The 1930 Federal Census for Wisconsin on microfilm has arrived at the Appleton Public Library.

Information from the census is arranged by county and includes personal, family, home, educational, citizenship, and occupational information for individuals. The information is particularly valuable to genealogists who use it to write their family histories.

The official date of the census was April 1, 1930. There is a 72-year privacy restriction on census records. The major differences in the 1930 census from earlier census records include:

1. In 1920, the census asked "if naturalized, year of naturalization." In 1930, the census asked only if the person were naturalized.
   
2. The 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses asked if a person owned or rented a house. In 1930, the schedules also included the value of the home or the amount of rent paid each month.
   
3. The 1930 census asked if the home had a radio.
   
4. The 1930 census asked a person's age at the time of his or her first marriage.
   
5. In 1930, the census asked in which specific war a man fought.
6. Additional information about the 1930 census can be found on the web at 1930census.archives.gov.

The library's microfilm collection is located on the first floor, just west of the Information Desk. For assistance call 832-6177.