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FEDERAL POPULATION CENSUS CONTENT, 1850-1930

CONTENT

1850

1860

1870

1880

1900

1910

1920

1930

Name of every person whose usual place of abode on the census date was in this household.

 

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Dwelling houses are numbered in order of enumerator’s visit.

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Families are numbered in order of enumerator’s visit.

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Enumeration districts recorded at tops of pages.

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Post office addresses at tops of pages (when applicable).

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Street addresses given in cities.

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Age of every person at last birthday prior to census date; 1900 includes month and year of birth.

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

X

Sex of every person.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Relationship of each person to head of household.

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Color or race of every person (1850-1860 included white, black, and mulatto; 1870-1880 added Chinese Indian; 1920-1930 space to record “color or race”).

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

X

  

 

X

  

 

X

 

 

X

Profession, occupation, or trade of every person.

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Value of real estate owned.

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Value of personal property owned.

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Place of birth and “mother tongue” (state, territory, or country).

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Place of birth and “mother tongue” of each person’s father and mother.

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

 X

 

X

 

 X

If person married within the census year; 1870 gives month.

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Number of years of marriage.

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

Civil (marital) condition; 1930 includes age at first marriage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

If person attended school within census year; 1930 added college.

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

If person could not read or write.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

If person was deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic.

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

If person was a pauper or a convict.

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month of birth if born within year prior to census date.

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

If person’s father/mother were of foreign birth.

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

If person was a male citizen, age 21 or over, whose right to vote was denied or abridged on grounds other than rebellion or other crime.

 

 

 

 X

 

 

 

 

 

Time employed during census year; 1930 whether actually at work.

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

 

X

Sickness or disability and whether temporary or permanent.

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Length of time in U.S. (immigrants) and whether naturalized.

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

If person spoke English.

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Whether farm or home was rented or owned; if owned, is it mortgage free (except 1930).

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

Value of home or monthly rental.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

How many children born to a mother and how many still living.

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

If the person were a Civil War veteran or widow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Gives cross reference to census farm schedule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

Whether a veteran of the U.S. military of naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Whether family has a radio set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X