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## Publications - Governments

Oswego County Court House, Oswego, NY, ca. 1886 Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

Factfinder for the Nation: Statistics on Governments [PDF 1.05MB]

History of the Decennial Censuses of Governments: 1850 to 1942 [PDF 775KB]

Historical Overview of U.S. Census Bureau Data Collection Activities About Governments: 1850 to 2005 [PDF 60KB].

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