Need to search U.S. 1940 census records, where can I find it for Maryland?

Question

I read somewhere that the 1940 census is not going to be released until 2012? Why hasn't it been released already, and also the 1950 and 1960? Is there a privacy violatiion thing involved? Ancestry.com has 1930 and the years prior. Is there somewhere else I can have access to it?

thanks

Answer 1

I'm sorry but the census records are not released until 72 years from the date the census was taken.  I have no idea where Guest 5371 got his/her info.