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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

BC-600

FORM

Economics and Statistics Administration

(9-14-2011)

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

APPLICATION FOR SEARCH OF CENSUS RECORDS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW CAREFULLY

This application is for use in requesting a search of census records.*

The U.S. Census Bureau’s records are arranged according to the

Copies of these census records often are accepted as evidence of age,

address at the time of the census. Censuses are taken primarily for

citizenship, and place of birth for employment, social security benefits,

statistical, not legal, purposes. Attention is called to the possibility that

insurance, and other purposes.

the information shown in the census record may not agree with that

given in your application. The record must be copied exactly as it

If the applicant is located, an official transcript will be provided

appears on the census form. The U.S. Census Bureau CANNOT

including the following information:

make changes even though it realizes that enumerators may have been

misinformed or made mistakes in writing down the data they collected.

Those agencies that accept census transcripts as evidence of age,

relationship, or place of birth usually overlook minor spelling

Personal Census Information

Available for census year(s)

differences but would be reluctant to consider a record that was

• Census year

changed years later at an applicant’s request.

1910–2000

• County where taken

1910–1980

• State where taken

1910–2000

If you authorize the U.S. Census Bureau to send your record to

• Name

1910–2000

someone other than yourself, you must provide the name and address,

• Relationship to head of

including ZIP Code, of the other person/agency.

household

1910–2000

• Name of person in whose

Birth certificates, including delayed birth certificates, are not issued by

the U.S. Census Bureau. You can obtain the birth certificate from the

household you were counted

1910–2000

Health Department or the Department of Vital Statistics of the state in

• Age at the time of the census

1910–1950, 1970–2000

which the applicant was born.

• Date of birth

Year and quarter

1960

The average time it should take you to fill out the BC-600, "Application for Search of Census

Month and year

1970–1980

Records", including the time spent reading instructions is 12 minutes.

Year

1990

Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of

Month/day/year

2000

information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Paperwork Project

0607--0117, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, AMSD-3K138, Washington, D.C.

• Place of birth

1910–1950

20233-1500. You may e-mail comments to Paperwork@census.gov; use "Paperwork Project

• Citizenship if requested

0607-0117" as the subject.

Respondents are not required to respond to any information collection unless it displays a

or if foreign born

1910–1950

valid approval number from the Office of Management and Budget. This 8-digit number

• Occupation (if requested)

1910–1950

appears in the top right corner of page 3 of this form.

* Information from 1930 and earlier censuses is public information and is available from the National Archives.

The completed application should be mailed to the U.S. Census Bureau, P.O. Box 1545, Jeffersonville, IN 47131, together with a

money order or check payable to "Commerce–Census."

Form Bc-600 - Application For Search Of Census Records - U.s. Department Of Commerce

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