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NARA US Census records as a download

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Posted to Message board on December 20, 2024 by Chuck Tintera.
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I have had no luck locating my father (James Benjamin (baptized Vaclav) born Chicago, 1895) in the online 1940 US Census, for the Cook County Illinois area. Anyone tried getting a specific area as a download to search off-line and not depending on an ISP connection? What was the process and did you succeed?

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Comment by Jengels on January 6, 2025 at 1:49pm

In Chicago you can always determine the enumeration district of a particular address by using the ward maps that are provided on the "A Look at Cook" website. You find the address on the map and you can which ward it was in for that year. -Judi

Comment by kzeman1 on January 5, 2025 at 6:33pm

Chuck:

There are ways to search specific zones in a census, but it's quite a complex process. You need to know the Enumeration District for your search. I did notice a James Benjamin living at 2922 Burling Street, Chicago, IL in 1940 (Ward 44, Block 3). He is listed as a nephew of a Margaret Hadley. Not sure if this is the same person you are looking for or not.