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==Online Resources==
*'''1939-1945''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61708/ Stanislav, Ukraine (Poland), List of Residents by Street, 1939-1945 (USHMM)] at Ancestry - index & images ($)


Censuses (counts and descriptions of populations) have been taken by the various governments of Poland, primarily for population studies, taxation, or military purposes.  
Censuses (counts and descriptions of populations) have been taken by the various governments of Poland, primarily for population studies, taxation, or military purposes.  
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Many original census returns were destroyed, and only compiled information remains. Some census records still exist in archives but are usually not available to researchers. Some censuses are in the Main Archives of Ancient Documents (Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych - AGAD) in Warsaw; various district and municipal archives, such as Płock and Kraków; or even local parishes. It is uncertain where most Polish census records are kept, so you may have to contact various archives in the vicinity of the town where your ancestor lived.  
Many original census returns were destroyed, and only compiled information remains. Some census records still exist in archives but are usually not available to researchers. Some censuses are in the Main Archives of Ancient Documents (Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych - AGAD) in Warsaw; various district and municipal archives, such as Płock and Kraków; or even local parishes. It is uncertain where most Polish census records are kept, so you may have to contact various archives in the vicinity of the town where your ancestor lived.  


The Family History Library has copies of census records for very few towns in Poland. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
The FamilySearch Library has copies of census records for very few towns in Poland. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


POLAND, (PROVINCE), (TOWN) CENSUS  
POLAND, (PROVINCE), (TOWN) CENSUS  
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*Taxation records.
*Taxation records.


===Census Records [''Spisy Ludnoci'']===
===Census Records [''Spisy Ludności'']===
Research Use: These records link families together and greatly supplement the research process. Helpful for establishing family relationships and linkage of generations.
Research Use: These records link families together and greatly supplement the research process. Helpful for establishing family relationships and linkage of generations.


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