Joseph Costa — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Queens-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Costa across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Italy Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Costa
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Italy
1935 Residence (City)	NYC
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Italy
Birthplace (normalized)	italy
Township / Ward	Nyc
Est. Birth Year	~1878

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Eleanor Costa	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Michael Costa	Son	—	32	~1908
Rose Costa	Spouse	—	57	~1883
Joseph Costa	Head	—	62	~1878
Charles Costa	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Hudson, New …

Head, age 40

Hudson, New Jersey · implied b. ~1880 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Casti
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Italy
Year of Immigration	1902
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Italy
Mother's Birthplace	Italy
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Contractor
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	No
Mother Tongue	Italian
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Italy
Birthplace (normalized)	italy

1930

Queens, New …

Head, age 51

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1879 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Casta
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Italy
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1902
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Italy
Mother's Birthplace	Italy
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Italian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5000
Birth Country	Italy
Birthplace (normalized)	italy

1940

Queens-County, New …

Head, age 62

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1878 — 5 household members

Surname	Costa
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Italy
1935 Residence (City)	NYC
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Italy
Birthplace (normalized)	italy

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Joseph Costa

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02720-00411)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	John Lella	38	Head	Supervisor	Italy
42	Rose Lella	36	Wife	—	Italy
43	Rose Lella	15	Daughter	—	New York
44	Joseph Lella	12	Son	—	New York
45	Lewis Lella	9	Son	—	New York
46	Anthony Lella	2	Son	—	New York
47	Rocco Pollito	46	Head	Polisher	Italy
48	Vincent Pizzaro	43	Cousin	Dish Washer	Italy
49	George Scalaro	41	Head	Milliner	Italy
50	Carmela Scalaro	39	Wife	—	New York
51	Margaret Scalaro	17	Daughter	Milliner	New York
52	Frances Scalaro	15	Daughter	—	New York
53	John Scalaro	14	Son	—	New York
54	Matteo Pizzonia	28	Head	Tailor	Italy
55	Nella Pizzonia	22	Wife	—	Italy
56	Dolores Pizzonia	0	Daughter	—	New York
57	Samuel Nadel	58	Head	Laborer	Austria
58	Anna Nadel	47	Wife	—	Austria
59	Frank Onorato	29	Head	Barber	Italy
60	Antoinette Onorato	28	Wife	—	New York
61	Jennie Onorato	3	Daughter	—	New York
62	Nicholas Onorato	1	Son	—	New York
63	John Gramoli	49	Head	Cook	Italy
64	Clotilda Gramoli	40	Wife	—	Italy
65	Giuseppe Pinto	42	Lodger	Cook	Italy
66	Achon Karmakides	47	Head	Cook	Turkey
67	Alice Karmakides	43	Wife	—	Turkey
68	Gabriel Karmakides	21	Son	Bus Boy	West Virginia
69	Anna Karmakides	17	Daughter	—	New York
70	James Karmakides	13	Son	—	Penna
71	Joseph Costa THIS PERSON	62	Head	—	Italy
72	Rose Costa	57	Wife	—	Italy
73	Michael Costa	32	Son	Salesman	New York
74	Charles Costa	21	Son	Driver	New York
75	Eleanor Costa	16	Daughter	—	New York
76	Philip Macaluso	32	Head	Sprayer	New York
77	Minnie Macaluso	26	Wife	—	New York
78	Thomas Macaluso	3	Son	—	Staten Island
79	John Spampinato	24	Head	Chauffeur	New York
80	Mary Spampinato	24	Wife	—	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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