Facts Contained in Population Schedules:
U.S. Federal Census, 1870-1930
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Name and Address
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1880
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1890
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1900
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1910
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1920
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1930
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Name of individual; age or age range
Street name and house number
Dwelling and family numbers
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Family Origins
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1900
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1920
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1930
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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
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1910
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1920
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1930
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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
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1890
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1900
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1910
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1920
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1930
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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
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1870
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1880
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1890
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1900
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1910
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1920
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1930
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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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