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200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990; by the U.S. Government Printing Office; 108 pp; Paper; ISBN: 0945433727; Item # A0130

The Questions the enumerators of the U.S. federal censuses asked and what those questions meant.

 

Table of Contents

Preface Historical Background
  • The 1790 Census
  • Into the 19th Century
  • Census Expansion
  • Moving into the 20th Century
    • Sampling
    • New inquiries
  • New Direction
    • Processing
    • Collecting the data
    • Publishing
Availability of Population Schedules
  • Limitations
    • Confidentiality
    • Microfilm
  • Finding Guides
  • The 1840 Census
  • The 1885 Census
  • The 1890 Records
Availability of Mortality Schedules Principal Data Collection Forms, 1790–1990
  • 1790. General Population Schedule
  • 1800. General Population Schedule
  • 1810. General Population Schedule
  • 1820. General Population Schedule
  • 1830. Schedule of Whole Number of Persons
  • 1840. Schedule of Whole Number of Persons
  • 1850. Schedule 1—Free Inhabitants
  •           Schedule 2—Slave Inhabitants
  • 1860. Schedule 1—Free Inhabitants
  •           Schedule 2—Slave Inhabitants
  • 1870. Schedule 1—Inhabitants
  • 1850. Schedule 1—Inhabitants
  •           Indian Division...Schedule No. 1—Population
  • 1890. Schedule No. 1—Population and Social Statistics
  •           Special Schedule—Surviving Soldiers....etc.
  • 1900. Schedule No. 1—Population
  •           Special Schedule No. 1—Inquiries Relating to Indians
  • 1910. Population
  • 1920. Population
  • 1930. Populations Schedule
  •           Unemployment Schedule
  •           Supplemental Schedule for Indian Population
  • 1940. Population Schedule
  •           Confidential Report on Wage or Salary Income, 1939
  •           Vacant-Swelling Schedule
  • 1950. Population Schedule
  •           Housing Schedule
  • 1960. Population Inquiries
  •           Housing Inquiries
  • 1970. Population Inquiries
  •           Housing Inquiries
  • 1980. Population Inquiries
  •           Supplementary Questionnaire for Indian Reservations
  •           Housing Inquiries
  • 1990. Population Inquiries
  •           Supplementary Questionnaire for Indian Reservations
  •           Housing Inquiries

Bibliography

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