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If that is the case, then how is it that you are able to access Census information for family history research?

Census information that is older than 72 years is accessible.

I don't have a problem with the Census at all, as laid out in the Constitution.

Does the Constitution detail the information to be collected in the Census?

Personally I have a hard time believing that very many people, if at all, are going to go leapfrog back 72 years, in order to do a family research project. It seems that you would need the most immediate 72 years, to make sure you are headed down the right family tree. Names such as Nelson, Anderson, Olson, Smith, etc., I would suspect have dozens of separate family geneologies.

And regarding whether the Constitution details the information to be collected in the Census, yes it does, in Article I, section 2 -- it is for an enumeration (or counting) every ten years, for the sole purpose of determining House of Representative representation according to the population counted. There is nothing about race or gender or name or telephone number or housing, etc. So the ONLY thing that was legitimate & constitutional in the current census form was question #1...How many people reside at the residence as of April 1.

ps. I just got back from the weekend. I did not see any more notices of a census worker stopping by. Maybe they will be back this week....I hope so!!!