Facts in U.S. Census, 1870-1930


Facts Contained in Population Schedules:
U.S. Federal Census, 1870-1930
based on a fact sheet provided by the Bentley Historical Library
See "History: Through the Decades," U.S. Census.
(Most federal census records for 1890 burned in 1921.)
 
 Name and Address 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930
 Name of individual; age or age range
Street name and house number
Dwelling and family numbers
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Family Origins 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930
Relationship to head of household
Month of birth, if born within the year
Birthplace; sex; color/race
Marital status
Age at first marriage
Whether married within the year
Number of years in present marriage
Number of children born during year
Number of living children, if a mother
Birthplaces of father and mother
Whether father or mother of foreign birth
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Education & Health 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930
Mother tongue / language before came to U.S.
Whether able to speak English
Whether able to read/write; attended school/college
Whether temporarily or permanently disabled
Whether suffering from acute or chronic disease
Whether crippled, maimed, or deformed
Whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane
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Welfare & Occupation 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930
Occupation/Industry
If employer/wage earner/self-emp.; employed now
Time unemployed during the census year
Value of personal estate
Value of real estate or monthly rent
Own or rent; if home/farm free of mortgage
If live on a farm; if own a radio
Whether a pauper; convict; prisoner or homeless child
Whether a veteran, which war
Whether a soldier, sailor, or marine in the
Civil War (USA or CSA), or a widow of one
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Residency and Citizenship 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930
Number of years in the United States
Naturalized or alien; papers taken out
Male citizens by age group; over 21 unable to vote
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