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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 164 people named Bohlender in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 6% more people named Bohlender in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 174 people named Bohlender were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 34 owned their homes, valued on average at $3,634
  • They typically took 7 weeks of vacation a year
  • 17% of adults were unmarried
  • The typical household was 2 people

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As Bohlender families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • 22 were born in foreign countries
  • Most immigrants originated from Russia
  • Most fathers originated from Pennsylvania
  • The most common mother tongue was German