Today is the official start of the 2010 United States Federal Census enumeration. The very first town to be enumerated is in Alaska. Turns out they have to get up there and get everyone enumerated while they are all holed up for the winter because at the first sign of spring entire villages clear out for their commercial fishing season. You can read more about it at http://blogs.census.gov/.
For a genealogist the census is a pretty big deal. It is a foundational record (different from a vital record) for a large amount of U.S. family history research into the last 200 years. Unfortunately (though I guess I understand it), we have a 72 year privacy law. So, the most recently available census is 1930. The 1940 census will come available in 2012.
In the meantime, be sure to do your part to participate in the 2010 census - besides being a law that you provide complete and accurate information - imagine the delight of your descendants 72 years from now when they get to see your answers.
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