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Section 5
Census Forms, 1790-1930
Population Schedules:
1790 Census Form .............................. 126
1800 U.S. Census Form ...................... 128
1810 U.S. Census Form ...................... 130
1820 U.S. Census Form ...................... 132
1830 U.S. Census Form ...................... 134
1840 U.S. Census Form ...................... 136
1850 U.S. Census Form ...................... 138
1860 U.S. Census Form ...................... 140
1870 U.S. Census Form ...................... 142
1880 U.S. Census Form ...................... 144
1885 U.S. Census Form ...................... 146
1890 U.S. Union Veterans’ Census Form148
1900 U.S. Census Form ...................... 150
1910 U.S. Census Form ...................... 152
1920 U.S. Census Form ...................... 154
1930 U.S. Census Form ...................... 156
Slave Schedules:
1850 U.S. Slave Schedule Form ......... 158
1860 U.S. Slave Schedule Form ......... 160
Mortality Schedules:
1850 U.S. Mortality Schedule Form... 162
1860 U.S. Mortality Schedule Form... 164
1870 U.S. Mortality Schedule Form... 166
1880 U.S. Mortality Schedule Form... 168
Soundex Index Extraction Forms:
1880 U.S. Soundex Form ................... 170
1900 U.S. Soundex Form ................... 172
1910 U.S. Soundex/Miracode Form ... 174
1920 U.S. Soundex Form ................... 176
1930 U.S. Soundex Form ................... 178
Census Extraction Sheet:
1790-1840 U.S. Census Comparison Sheet180
1850-1930 U.S. Census Comparison Sheet182
1790 Federal CensusHeads of household extracted from the original text of the 1790 Population Schedules
STATE & COUNTY
FREE WHITES
Name of
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
Males16 &over
Otherfree
persons
NARA Microfilm Series M637
Roll no. Page no.
Researcher: Date:
Males0 - 15
Females Slaves
Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 127
First Census of the United States - 1790
of free white males under 16, and 16 or older,the number of free white females of any age,the name of a slave owner, and number ofslaves owned by that person.
Census losses: 1790 districtwide censuslosses include those for Kentucky, Delaware,Georgia, New Jersey, and Virginia. SinceVirginia had extant tax lists covering all of itscounties for the years immediately preceding1790, the Census Office used these tax lists toreconstruct the 1790 name lists for the entirestate of Virginia. A few 1790 counties ofother states were also reconstructed from taxlists, including certain counties in NorthCarolina and Maryland.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1790 census is contained on 12 rolls of 35mmfilm, series M637. In addition, the 1908printed volumes of the 1790 census were filmedon three rolls of 35mm film as series T498.
General Information: In 1908, the CensusOffice in Washington, D.C., undertook a projectto extract and index the 1790 census name lists,a publication now commonly known as the1790 Heads of Families. It includes the namelists for twelve of the sixteen federal courtdistricts that were originally enumerated in the1790 census. Vermont entered the Union as the14th state in early 1791, its census taken as of 1April 1791. Also, in 1790, Maine was still partof Massachusetts but had its own censusbecause it was a separate federal court district.The same was true of Kentucky which was stillpart of Virginia but was a separate federal courtdistrict. The Census Office’s 1790 volumes,therefore, are limited to the federal courtdistricts of Connecticut, Maine, Maryland,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia.
Content: The 1790 census format includedthe name of a head of household, the number
Otherfree
personSlaves
1800 Federal CensusHeads of households extracted from the original text of the 1800 Population Schedules
FREE WHITE FEMALESName of
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
Researcher: Date:
FREE WHITE MALES
NARA Microfilm Series M32 Roll no.: State: County: Township:
Page0
thru9
10thru15
16thru25
26thru44
45andover
10thru15
16thru25
26thru44
45andover
0thru
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 129
Second Census of the United States - 1800
Census losses: 1800 districtwide censuslosses include those for Georgia, IndianaTerritory, Kentucky, Mississippi Territory,New Jersey, Northwest Territory, andTennessee, which have no known substitutesexcept some isolated tax lists. The 1800census for Washington County, NorthwestTerritory (later Ohio), was found among thepapers of the New Ohio Company. Thepapers are now at the Special CollectionsDepartment, Marietta College Library,Marietta, Ohio, and microfilmed by the FHLin Salt Lake City. Washington County wasabout one-third of the population of the oldNorthwest Territory in 1800. The portion ofthe District of Columbia included with theMaryland side (Washington County, DC)survives and is part of the Maryland 1800census. The portion for the Virginia side(Alexandria County, DC) is lost along with allof Virginia for 1800.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1800 census is contained on 52 rolls of 35mmfilm, series M32.
General Information: The 1800 federalcensus included two new states admitted tothe Union since 1790: Kentucky, admitted in1792; and Tennessee, previously the “South-west Territory,” admitted in 1796 for a total of16 states in the Union. In addition, threeterritories were enumerated for the first timein 1800: Mississippi Territory, created in1798 from lands obtained in a treaty withSpain; the Northwest Territory, created in1787 (but not enumerated in 1790); andIndiana Territory, divided from the oldNorthwest Territory in early 1800. Maine wasstill a federal court district within the state ofMassachusetts; and therefore, Maine had aseparate census taken. The District ofColumbia was created in 1791 from landceded by Maryland and Virginia, but itsfirst census of 1800 was taken withMaryland and Virginia.
Content: The 1800 census format included thename of a head of household, the number of freewhite males and free white females in specificage categories, the name of a slave owner, andnumber of slaves owned by that person.
Otherfree
person
1810 Federal CensusHeads of households extracted from the original text of the 1810 Population Schedules
FREE WHITE FEMALESName of
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
Researcher: Date:
FREE WHITE MALES
NARA Microfilm Series M252 Roll no.: State: County: Township:
Page0
thru9
0thru
9
10thru15
16thru25
26thru44
45andover
10thru15
16thru25
26thru44
45andover
Slaves
Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 131
Third Census of the United States - 1810
boundaries except it still included thenorthern peninsula of present-day Michigan.
Content: The 1810 census format included thename of a head of household, the number of freewhite males and free white females in specificage categories, the name of a slave owner, andnumber of slaves owned by that person.
Census losses: 1810 districtwide censuslosses include those for the District ofColumbia, Georgia, Indiana Territory, Michi-gan Territory, Mississippi Territory, Louisi-ana (MO) Territory, New Jersey, andTennessee. Partial losses included IllinoisTerritory which had only two counties(Randolph is extant, St. Clair is lost), andOhio, all lost except Washington County.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1810 census is contained on 71 rolls of 35mmfilm, series M252
General Information: The 1810 federalcensus included the new state of Ohio,admitted in 1803, bringing the total toseventeen states in the Union. The 1810census also included the District of Colum-bia, separated in the census schedules fromVirginia and Maryland for the first time. Inaddition, six territories in the public domainwere enumerated. Georgia ceded its westernlands to the federal government in 1802.These were added to Mississippi Territory,doubling its size. In 1804, two new territorieswere created from the Louisiana Purchase:Louisiana Territory (renamed MissouriTerritory in 1812); and Orleans Territory,which would become the state of Louisiana in1812. The remainder of the old NorthwestTerritory left by the creation of the state ofOhio and a part of Indiana Territory werecombined to become Michigan Territory in1805. To complete the changes for thedecade, Illinois Territory was created in 1809,reducing Indiana Territory to its present
0 thru 13 years14 thru 25 years26 thru 44 years45 years a
nd over
All other perso
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0 thru 13 years14 thru 25 years26 thru 44 years45 years a
nd over
0 thru 13 years14 thru 25 years26 thru 44 years45 years a
nd over
Fem
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Agriculture Commerce Manufacture 0 thru 13 years14 thru 25 years26 thru 44 years45 years a
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nd over
0 thru 9 years 10 thru 15 years16 thru 25 years26 thru 44 years45 years a
nd over
1820
Fed
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Foreigners not naturalized
Mal
es
Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 133
Fourth Census of the United States - 1820
by age categories, and the number offoreigners (not naturalized) in a household.
Census losses: 1820 districtwide census lossesinclude those for Arkansas Territory, MissouriTerritory, and New Jersey. Partial losses werefor over half the counties of Alabama. In 1820,Tennessee had two federal court districts, onewith a U.S. Courthouse in Nashville, the other inKnoxville. The original censuses returned toWashington were from the Nashville districtonly, representing the western two-thirds of thestate. The schedules for the twenty Easterncounties enumerated within the Knoxville 1820district were not received in Washington and arepresumed lost.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1820 census is contained on 142 rolls of35mm film, series M33.
General Information: By 1820 six newstates had been formed bringing the total totwenty-three states in the Union. The sixwere: Louisiana, admitted in 1812; Indiana in1816; Mississippi in 1817; Illinois in 1818;Alabama in 1819; and Maine in 1820. OrleansTerritory became the state of Louisiana in1812, and Louisiana Territory was renamedMissouri Territory the same year. MichiganTerritory spanned the northern portion of theold Northwest Territory north of the states ofOhio, Indiana, and Illinois. A new ArkansasTerritory was created from the southern areaof Missouri Territory in 1819.
Content: The 1820 census format includedthe name of a head of household, the numberof free white males and free white females inspecific age categories, the name of a slaveowner, the number of slaves owned by thatperson, the number of male and female slaves
Fem
ales
23 & over BlindAliens
0 - 13
14 - 24
36 thru 54 years
55 thru 99 years
100 years and over
0 thru 9 years10 thru 23 years
24 thru 35 years
36 thru 54 years
55 thru 99 years
100 years and over
0 thru 4 years5 thru 9 years10 thru 14 years15 thru 19 years20 thru 29 years30 thru 39 years40 thru 49 years50 thru 59 years60 thru 69 years70 thru 79 years80 thru 89 years90 thru 99 years100 years a
nd over
0 thru 9 years10 thru 23 years
24 thru 35 years
100 years and over
80 thru 89 years90 thru 99 years
0 thru 4 years5 thru 9 years10 thru 14 years15 thru 19 years20 thru 29 years30 thru 39 years40 thru 49 years50 thru 59 years60 thru 69 years70 thru 79 years
Mal
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eral
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 135
Fifth Census of the United States - 1830
person; the number of male and female slavesby age categories; the number of foreigners(not naturalized) in a household; and thenumber of deaf, dumb, and blind personswithin a household.
Census losses: None for 1830, except somecountywide losses in Massachusetts, Mary-land, and Mississippi.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1830 census is contained on 201 rolls of35mm film, series M19.
General Information: Missouri became a statein 1821, bringing the total number of states inthe 1830 census to twenty-four. Florida waspurchased from Spain in 1819, but treatyratification did not occur until 1821. Floridabecame a territory in 1822, and its first censustaken was in 1830. No other new territories wereadded to the U.S. before this census year.
Content: The 1830 census format includedthe name of a head of household; the numberof free white males and free white females inspecific age categories; the name of a slaveowner and number of slaves owned by that
Mal
esFe
mal
es
23 & over
D
eaf &
dum
b BlindAliens
0 - 13
14 - 24
36 thru 54 years
55 thru 99 years
100 years and over
0 thru 9 years10 thru 23 years
24 thru 35 years
36 thru 54 years
55 thru 99 years
100 years and over
0 thru 4 years5 thru 9 years10 thru 14 years15 thru 19 years20 thru 29 years30 thru 39 years40 thru 49 years50 thru 59 years60 thru 69 years70 thru 79 years80 thru 89 years90 thru 99 years
100 years and over
0 thru 9 years10 thru 23 years
24 thru 35 years
100 years and over
80 thru 89 years90 thru 99 years
0 thru 4 years5 thru 9 years10 thru 14 years15 thru 19 years20 thru 29 years30 thru 39 years40 thru 49 years50 thru 59 years60 thru 69 years70 thru 79 years
1840
Fed
eral
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 137
Sixth Census of the United States - 1840
Content: The 1840 census format includedthe name of a head of household; the numberof free white males and free white females inspecific age categories; the name of a slaveowner; the number of slaves owned by thatperson; the number of male and female slavesby age categories; the number of foreigners(not naturalized) in a household; the numberof deaf, dumb, and blind persons within ahousehold; the number and age of eachperson receiving a military pension; and thenumber of persons attending school.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1840 census is contained on 580 rolls of35mm film, series M704.
General Information: Two new states wereincluded in the 1840 federal census:Arkansas, admitted in 1836; and Michigan in1837 bringing the total of states in the Unionto twenty-six. Florida Territory was enumer-ated, as were two new territories: WisconsinTerritory, carved out of the bounds ofMichigan Territory in 1836, including part ofthe area of present-day Minnesota; and IowaTerritory, created from the unorganizedterritory between the Mississippi and Mis-souri Rivers in 1838 and a northern area thatlater became Minnesota and Dakota Territo-ries. The “Indian Territory” was created in1828 from the western part of ArkansasTerritory, but no federal census was taken inthat area until 1860.
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 139
Seventh Census of the United States - 1850
household. The census was taken with acensus day of 1 June 1850. The categoriesincluded the following for each person: name;age as of the census day; sex; color;birthplace; occupation; value of real estate;whether married within the previous year;whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane; whethera pauper; whether able to read or speakEnglish; and whether the person attendedschool within the previous year. Norelationships were shown between membersof a household.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1850 census is contained on 1,009 rolls of35mm film, series M432, including freeschedules and slave schedules.
General Information: Between 1840 and1850, five new states were added to theUnion: Florida and Texas, both admitted in1845; Iowa in 1846; Wisconsin in 1848; andCalifornia in 1850 bringing the total to thirty-one states. In addition, four new territorieswere included: Oregon Territory, created in1848; Minnesota Territory in 1849; and NewMexico Territory and Utah Territory, bothcreated in 1850. No enumeration for the“Unorganized Territory” of the great plainswas included in the 1850 census. This arealater became all or part of the states of Nebraska,North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana,Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Content: For the first time, the 1850 censusschedules listed the name of every person in a
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Dwelling-house no.
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Age
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Color
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102
45
67
811
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Realestate
Personal estate
Val
ue o
f Est
ate
Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 141
Eighth Census of the United States - 1860
Nebraska Territory and the state of Minnesotawas included in the 1860 census, enumerated as“Unorganized Dakota Territory.”
Content: The 1860 census schedules listedthe name of every person in a household witha census day of 1 June 1860. The categoriesincluded the following for each person: name;age as of the census day; sex; color;birthplace; occupation; value of real estate;value of personal estate; whether marriedwithin the previous year; whether deaf, dumb,blind, or insane; whether a pauper; whetherable to read or speak English; and whether theperson attended school within the previousyear. No relationships between members of ahousehold were given.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1860 census is contained on 1,438 rolls of35mm film, series M653, including freeschedules and slave schedules.
General Information: Between 1850 and1860, two new states were added to the Unionfor a total of thirty-three states: Minnesotawas admitted in 1858, and Oregon in 1859.The existing territories of New Mexico andUtah were included in the 1860 census aswere three new territories: WashingtonTerritory, created in 1853 from OregonTerritory; and Nebraska and Kansas Territo-ries, created from the “Unorganized Territory”in 1854. Washington Territory increased in sizein 1859 when Oregon became a state, adding thearea of present-day Idaho plus the portions ofpresent-day Montana and Wyoming lying westof the continental divide. The region matchingthe present bounds of Oklahoma wasunofficially called the “Indian Territory.” In1860, for the first time, a census was taken there,but only for non-Indians living in that region.The name lists for the non-Indians in the “IndianTerritory” were added to the end of theArkansas name lists. The remainder of the“Unorganized Territory” left by the creation of
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102
47
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Val
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Value of real estate
Family no.
Sex
Color
Value of personal estate
Mother of foreign birth
If born within year
If marrie
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Attended schoolCannot re
ad Cannot write Whether deaf and dumb,
blind, insane, or id
iots Denied vote
56
1112
1314
1516
1718
1920
Occ
upat
ion
Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 143
Ninth Census of the United States - 1870Content: The 1870 census schedules listedthe name of every person in a household witha census day of 1 June 1870. The categoriesincluded the following for each person: name;age as of the census day; month of birth ifborn during the year; sex; color; birthplace;occupation; value of real estate; value ofpersonal estate; whether married within theprevious year; month of marriage if marriedwithin the previous year; whether deaf, dumb,blind, or insane; whether able to read or write;whether father or mother of foreign birth; andwhether the person attended school within theprevious year. No relationships betweenmembers of a household were shown.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1870 census is contained on 1,748 rolls of35mm film, mostly in series M593. SomeMinnesota schedules were filmed with seriesM593 on rolls 716-719. The entire Minnesotastate copy is on series T132, rolls 1-13.
General Information: Between 1860 and1870 — the decade of the Civil War — four newstates were added to the Union for a total ofthirty-seven states: Kansas became a state in1861, West Virginia in 1863, Nevada in 1864,and Nebraska in 1867. In addition, six newterritories were created: Dakota and ColoradoTerritories in 1861, Arizona and IdahoTerritories in 1863, Montana Territory in 1864,and Wyoming Territory in 1868. New MexicoTerritory was reduced to its present size with thecreation of Arizona and Colorado Territories, aswas Washington Territory with the creation ofIdaho, Wyoming, and Montana Territories.Kansas was reduced to its present size with thecreation of Colorado Territory, as was Nebraskawith the creation of Dakota Territories,Montana and Wyoming. Utah Territory wasreduced to its present size with the creation ofthe state of Nevada and Colorado Territory. The“Unorganized Territory,” unofficially called the“Indian Territory” was not enumerated for non-Indians in 1870.
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Tenth Census of the United States - 1880
of house; name of street and number of house;sex; color; birthplace; occupation; maritalstatus; whether married within the previousyear; whether temporarily or permanentlydisabled; whether crippled, maimed, ordeformed; time unemployed during thecensus year; whether deaf, dumb, blind, orinsane; whether able to read or write;birthplace of father and mother; and whetherthe person attended school within theprevious year.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1880 census is contained on 1,454 rolls of35mm film, series T9.
General Information: Only one new statewas admitted to the Union between 1870 and1880 (Colorado in 1876) bringing the total tothirty-eight states. Eight territories wereenumerated: Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Mon-tana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, andWyoming territories. Unorganized Alaskawas enumerated, but the “Indian Territory”was not enumerated for non-Indians.
Content: The 1880 census schedules listedthe name of every person in a household witha census day of 1 June 1880. The categoriesincluded the following for each person: nameand age as of the census day; month of birth ifborn during the year; relationship to the head
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Age
56
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910
1112
1314
1516
1718
1920
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2324
2526
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1885 Censuses Taken with Federal Assistance
Dakota portion. The surviving 1885 countiesfor present-day North Dakota are Allred,Bowman, Buford, Dunn, McIntosh,McKenzie, Mercer, Mountrail, Oliver,Renville, Stanton, Towner, Villard, Wallace,Ward, Wells, and Wynn. The surviving 1885counties of present-day South Dakota areBeadle, Butte, Charles Mix, Edmunds, FallRiver, Faulk, Hand, Hanson, Hutchinson,Hyde, Lake, Lincoln, Marshall, McPherson,Moody, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley,and Turner. The South Dakota portion wasmicrofilmed by the National Archives asseries GR27 (3 rolls).
Florida: The Florida State Archivesreported having no state manuscript of the1885 census, just the microfilmed federalcopy (microfilm series M845, 14 rolls).Missing are Alachua, Clay, Columbia, andNassau counties.
Nebraska: 1885 federal copy was micro-filmed by the National Archives as seriesM352 (56 rolls). Missing are Blaine andChase counties.
New Mexico Territory: The federal copy ofthe New Mexico Territory 1885 census iscomplete for all counties and was micro-filmed by the National Archives as seriesM846 (6 rolls). The state copy, microfilmedby the University of New Mexico -Albuquerque, is missing Bernalillo, RioArriba, Santa Fe, and San Miguel counties.
General Information: Congress allowedany state or territory to take a census in 1885and have the federal government pay for partof the expense. Only five states or territoriestook up the government’s offer: Colorado,Dakota Territory, Florida, Nebraska, andNew Mexico Territory. The 1885 censusfollowed the same format as the 1880 censusschedules, except that the names usually givean initial letter instead of a first name for aperson. Those federal copies of the 1885census that have been microfilmed includePopulation Schedules (list of inhabitants),inter-filed with other schedules, such asAgricultural Schedules (lists of farmers andfarm products), Manufactures Schedules(lists of companies, description of businesses,etc.), and Mortality Schedules (lists ofpersons who died within the previous twelvemonths).
Census Losses and Microfilm:
Colorado: The state copy of the Colorado1885 census is located at the Colorado StateArchives. The federal copy is at the NationalArchives and was microfilmed as seriesM158 (8 rolls). The federal copy is missingFremont and Garfield counties, while thestate copy has Fremont but is missingGarfield and eighteen other counties.
Dakota Territory: The 1885 census survivesfor just 37 of the 132 counties that existed in1885, 17 in the present-day North Dakotaportion and 20 in the present-day South
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Eleventh Census of the United States - 1890Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans
states’ Union Veterans’ schedules (alphabeti-cally from Alabama through Kansas) wereapparently lost in the fire, as were abouthalf of the names for Kentucky. Statelistings begin with the partial list forKentucky and are complete from Louisianathrough Wyoming.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for thefragments of the 1890 census is contained on3 rolls of 35mm film, series M407. An indexto the surviving names of the 1890 census wascompiled and microfilmed on 2 rolls of 16mmfilm, series M496.
The 1890 Special Schedules EnumeratingUnion Veterans and Widows of UnionVeterans of the Civil War were microfilmedon 118 rolls of 35mm film, series M123.
General Information: Over 99 percent of the1890 census was destroyed as a result of a firewhich took place in January 1921 inWashington, DC. A special census listing wasextracted from the 1890 population schedulesfor surviving Union soldiers, sailors, andmarines (or their widows), and a portion ofthat special census survives.
Content of 1890 Union Veterans Census:The schedules listed the name of each soldier,sailor, marine, or widow of a veteran in ahousehold; the veteran’s rank; company;regiment or vessel; dates of enlistment anddischarge; length of service in years, months,and days; post office address; nature ofdisability, if any; and remarks.
Census losses: Of the forty-nine states andterritories enumerated in 1890, sixteen of the
Occ
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Mot
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Relationship to Head
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910
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1920
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Twelfth Census of the United States - 1900
birthplace; if female, number of children, andnumber of children still living in 1900;occupation; marital status, and if married,number of years; number of years in the U.S.;birthplace of father and mother; whetherparents were of foreign birth; whether able toread or write; whether a person could speakEnglish; and whether the person attendedschool within the previous year.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1900 census is contained on 1,854 rolls of35mm film, series T623. The original censusschedules, after microfilming in the early1940s, were destroyed.
General Information: Utah was added to theUnion in 1896 bringing the total number ofstates to forty-five. Oklahoma Territory,Arizona Territory, Hawaii Territory, “Unor-ganized (Indian) Territory,” New MexicoTerritory, and Alaska were also included.Hawaii was annexed to the U.S. in 1898 andbecame a territory in 1900. UnorganizedAlaska was enumerated, but did not become aterritory until 1912.
Content: The 1900 census schedules listedthe name of every person in a household andincluded the name of each person; relation-ship to the head of house; name of street andnumber of house; sex; color; the person’s age,plus the exact month and year of birth;
Can write
Deaf
Blind
Veteran
Sex
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Age, last b
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Relationship to Head
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1718
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Naturalization Language spoken
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Attended school
Owned / Rented
Free / M
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ouse Farm schedule no.
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3132
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Thirteenth Census of the United States - 1910
language spoken; trade or profession, type ofbusiness, and whether an employee, em-ployer, or working on one’s own account;whether out of work, and if so, the numberweeks out; birthplace of father and mother;whether able to read or write; whether theperson attended school within the previousyear; whether a person own or rented a house;whether the house was mortgaged ormortgage free; whether a farm or a home;whether the person was a veteran; andwhether the person was blind or deaf.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1910 census is contained on 1,784 rolls of35mm film, series T624. The original censusschedules, after microfilming in the early1940s, were destroyed.
General Information: Oklahoma was ad-mitted to the Union in 1907 bringing the totalnumber of states to forty-six. Arizona,Hawaii, and New Mexico Territories werealso enumerated. Unorganized Alaska wasenumerated, but did not become a territoryuntil 1912. Also included in the census wasthe U.S. possession of Puerto Rico.
Content: The 1910 census schedules listedthe name of every person in a household andincluded the name of a street and housenumber; the name and age of each person;relationship to the head of house; sex; color; iffemale, the number of children, and numberof children still living in 1910; marital status,and if married, number of years; year ofimmigration to the U.S.; whether a natural-ized citizen, alien, or papers pending;
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Fourteenth Census of the United States - 1920
pending; language spoken; trade or profes-sion, type of business, and whether anemployee, employer, or self employed;whether out of work, and if so, the number ofweeks out; birthplace of father and mother;whether able to read or write; whether theperson attended school during the previousyear; whether a person own or rented a house;whether the house was mortgaged ormortgage free; whether a farm or a home;whether the person was a veteran; andwhether the person was blind or deaf.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1920 census is contained on 2,076 rolls of35mm film, series T625. The original censusschedules, after microfilming in the early1940s, were destroyed.
General Information: Arizona and NewMexico both became states in 1912 bringingthe total number of states to forty-eight.Hawaii Territory and Alaska Territory wereenumerated along with the U.S. possessionsof Guam, Midway, Canal Zone, Puerto Rico,American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, andWake Island.
Content: The 1920 census schedules listedthe name of every person in a household andincluded the name of a street and housenumber; the name, age, and birthplace of eachperson; relationship to the head of house; sex;color; if female, the number of children, andnumber of children still living in 1920;marital status, and if married, number ofyears; year of immigration to the U.S.;whether a naturalized citizen, alien, or papers
Age, last b
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Sex
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Census offic
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Fifteenth Census of the United States - 1930
Ireland; Mother Tongue (or Native Lan-guage) of Foreign Birth: listing the languagespoken in the person’s home before coming tothe United States and codes to indicate themother tongue, country, and nativity;Citizenship, Etc.: listing the person’s year ofimmigration to the U.S., indicating whethernaturalized (Na), alien (Al), or first papersfiled (Pa), and whether able to speak English;Occupation and Industry: listing theperson’s trade or profession or particular kindof work; industry or business, and whether anemployer (E), wage or salary worker (W),working on own account (O), or an unpaidworker, as a member of the family (NP);Employment: listing whether the person wasactually at work 31 March 1930, and if not,the line number on the unemploymentschedule; Veterans: listing whether theperson was a veteran of U.S. military or navalforces, and codes to indicate a war in whichthe person served: World War (WW),Spanish-American War (Sp), Civil War(Civ), Philippine Insurrection (Phil), BoxerRebellion (Box), or Mexican Expedition(Mex); and finally, if the person lived on afarm, the number on the farm schedule.
Microfilm: Researchers are awaiting the2002 release of the 1930 census on microfilm.Microfilmed in the early 1940s, the quantityand quality of the film is unknown to thepublic yet. The original census schedules,after microfilming, were destroyed.
General Information: The National Ar-chives and Records Administration isexpected to release the population schedulesof the 1930 census to the public in the year2002. Forty-eight states were enumeratedalong with Hawaii Territory and AlaskaTerritory, plus the U.S. possessions of Guam,Midway, Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, AmericanSamoa, the Virgin Islands, and Wake Island.
Content: The 1930 population censusschedule has the categories of Place ofAbode: listing the street number, avenue, orroad, and family numbers in order ofvisitation; Name: listing the surname, firstname and middle initial of each person as of 1April 1930; Relation: listing the relationshipof each person to the homemaker (indicatedwith “H”); Home Data: listing whether thehome was owned or rented, the value of thehome or monthly rental, whether the homehad a radio set, and whether the family livedon a farm; Personal Description: listing theperson’s sex, color or race, coded to indicateWhite (W), Negro (Neg), Mexican (Mex),Indian (In), Chinese (Ch), or Japanese (Jp),age at last birthday, marital status, and theperson’s age at first marriage; Education:listing whether the person attended school orcollege any time since 1 September 1929;Place of birth: listing the place of birth(without abbreviating) of each personenumerated and of his or her parents,distinguishing Canada-French from Canada-English, and Irish Free State from Northern
1850 Slave ScheduleExtracted from the original text of the 1850 census slave schedules
Researcher: Date:
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Page
City, Town, or Subdistrict Names of Slave Owners
Description
Deaf & dumb,blind, insane,or idiotic
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1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedule
and number deaf, dumb, blind, insane, oridiotic. Although the form did not providefor the names of the slaves, manyenumerators added the slave’s given nameon the schedules.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1850 slave schedules is included in seriesM593. The slave schedules follow the freeschedules for each of the 16 states and theDistrict of Columbia.
General Information: Slave schedules wereprepared for certain states as part of the 1850census: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware,District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, SouthCarolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Content: The format listed the city, town, orsubdistrict; name of slave owner; number ofslaves; age, sex, and color; number offugitives from state; number manumitted;
1860 Slave ScheduleExtracted from the original text of the 1860 census slave schedules
Researcher: Date:
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City, Town, or Subdistrict Names of Slave Owners
Description
Deaf & dumb,blind, insane,or idiotic
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1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedule
and number of deaf, dumb, blind, insane, oridiotic; and number of slave houses.Although the form did not provide for thenames of the slaves, many enumerators addedthe slave’s given name on the schedules.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1860 slave schedules is included in seriesM653. The slave schedules follow the freeschedules for each of the 15 states and theDistrict of Columbia.
General Information: Slave schedules wereprepared for certain states as part of the 1860census: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware,District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Content: The format listed the city, town, orsubdistrict; name of slave owner; number ofslaves; age, sex, and color; number offugitives from state; number manumitted;
Age
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1850 U.S. Federal Census - Mortality Schedule
Content: The schedule listed the name of adeceased person who died during the yearending 1 June 1850, the person’s age, sex,color, whether free or slave, whethermarried or widowed, birthplace, month ofdeath, occupation, disease or cause ofdeath, and the number of days the personwas ill prior to the death.
General Information: Mortality scheduleswere prepared for all states and territories inthe U.S., taken from the 1850 populationschedules. For all states, the name of anyperson who died within the previous year wasgiven, along with information about thedeath. See the “Non-Population CensusSchedules” section for a state-by-state listingshowing the repositories holding original ormicrofilm copies of mortality schedules.
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1860 U.S. Federal Census - Mortality Schedule
Content: The schedule listed the name of adeceased person who died during the yearending 1 June 1860, the person’s age, sex,color, whether free or slave, whethermarried or widowed, birthplace, month ofdeath, occupation, disease or cause ofdeath, and the number of days the personwas ill prior to the death.
General Information: Mortality scheduleswere prepared for all states and territories inthe U.S., taken from the 1860 populationschedules. For all states, the name of anyperson who died within the previous year wasgiven, along with information about thedeath. See the “Non-Population CensusSchedules” section for a state-by-state listingshowing the repositories holding original ormicrofilm copies of mortality schedules.
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1870 U.S. Federal Census - Mortality Schedule
Content: The schedule listed the familynumber from the population schedules, thename of a deceased person who died duringthe year ending 1 June 1870, the person’s ageat last birthday, sex, color, whether married orwidowed, birthplace, whether father wasforeign born, whether mother was foreignborn, month of death, occupation, and thedisease or cause of death.
General Information: Mortality scheduleswere prepared for all states and territories inthe U.S., taken from the 1870 populationschedules. For all states, the name of anyperson who died within the previous year wasgiven, along with information about thedeath. See the “Non-Population CensusSchedules” section for a state-by-state listingshowing the repositories holding original ormicrofilm copies of mortality schedules.
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 169
1880 U.S. Federal Census - Mortality Schedule
Content: The schedule listed the familynumber from the population schedules, thename of a deceased person who died duringthe year ending 1 June 1880, the person’s ageat last birthday, sex, color, whether married orwidowed, birthplace, whether father wasforeign born, whether mother was foreignborn, month of death, occupation, and thedisease or cause of death.
General Information: Mortality scheduleswere prepared for all states and territories inthe U.S., taken from the 1880 populationschedules. For all states, the name of anyperson who died within the previous year wasgiven, along with information about thedeath. See the “Non-Population CensusSchedules” section for a state-by-state listingshowing the repositories holding original ormicrofilm copies of mortality schedules.
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(T734 - T780) Roll n
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 171
1880 U.S. Federal Census - Soundex Index
to the original census schedules—which werebound into large books—indicated a state,county, volume, enumeration district, page,and line from which the family names wereextracted. Each head of household’s surnamewas given a Soundex code, and the cards werethen arranged in alphabetical order by theSoundex code number and after that by thefirst name of the head of the household. Afterthe 1880 census and 1880 Soundex cardswere microfilmed in the 1940s, the need forknowing the volume was eliminated, sincethe census schedules were microfilmed innumerical order by Enumeration District.Therefore, the pertinent information one needsfrom the 1880 Soundex Index are the state,county, E.D. number, and page number to find afamily in the census schedules.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the 1880Soundex Index is contained on 2,367 rolls of16mm film. Each state has a separate microfilmseries, beginning with Alabama (T734) throughWyoming and Institutions (T780).
General Information: Soon after thecreation of the Social Security Administra-tion in 1935, clerical workers from the WorksProgress Administration (WPA) were calledupon to create an index to the 1880 census. Aspecial system of coding names was created,called “Soundex.” 3" x 5" cards wereprepared for each household which includedchildren ten years old or younger. Familieswith children older than ten were not indexed,nor were persons living alone, or anyhousehold with no children. A person shownas 0-10 years old in the 1880 census wouldhave been born after 31 May 1870 and before1 June 1880. The same person in 1935 wouldhave been 55 to 65 years old. The WPASoundex index was prepared for confirming aperson’s age after he or she had applied forSocial Security benefits, beginning in 1935.The information on the Soundex index cardswas extracted from the full census schedulesand included the full name, age, andbirthplace for a head of household, andincluded any other person living in thehousehold, regardless of their age. A citation
1900
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(T1030 - T1083) Roll n
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 173
1900 U.S. Federal Census - Soundex Index
code number and after that by the first nameof the head of the household. After the 1900census and 1900 Soundex cards weremicrofilmed in the 1940s, the need forknowing the volume was eliminated, sincethe census schedules were microfilmed innumerical order by Enumeration District.Therefore, the pertinent information oneneeds from the 1900 Soundex Index is thestate, county, E.D. number, and page numberto find a family in the census schedules.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1900 Soundex Index is contained on 7,846rolls of 16mm film. Each state has a separatemicrofilm series, beginning with Alabama(T1030) through Wyoming (T1080), plusU.S. Military and Naval (T1081), IndianTerritory (T1082), and U.S. Institutionsand U.S. military and naval facilitiesworldwide (T1083).
Clerical workers from the Works ProgressAdministration (WPA) were called upon tocreate a comprehensive index to the 1900census. Unlike the 1880 Soundex Index, the1900 index was completed for everyhousehold in America. The information onthe Soundex index cards was extracted fromthe full census schedules and included the fullname, age, and birthplace for a head ofhousehold and included any other personliving in the household with the person’srelationship to the head of household. Personsin a household with a different surname thanthe head of household were given anotherseparate card and included in Soundex codesequence. A citation to the original censusschedules—which were bound into largebooks—indicated a state, county, volume,enumeration district, page, and line fromwhich the family names were extracted. Eachhead of household’s surname was given aSoundex code, and the cards were thenarranged in alphabetical order by the Soundex
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 175
1910 U.S. Federal Census - Soundex/Miracode Index
order the enumerator followed door-to-door. In both systems, each head ofhousehold’s surname was given a Soundexcode, and the cards were then arranged inalphabetical order by the Soundex codenumber, and after that by the first name ofthe head of the household.
1910 Soundex states: Alabama, Georgia,Louisiana (except Shreveport and NewOrleans), Mississippi, South Carolina,Tennessee, and Texas.
1910 Miracode states: Arkansas, Califor-nia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky,Louisiana (Shreveport and New Orleansonly), Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina,Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia,and West Virginia.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1910 Soundex/Miracode Index is containedon 7,846 rolls of 16mm film. Each state has aseparate microfilm series, beginning withAlabama (T1030) through Wyoming (T1080),plus U.S. Military and Naval (T1081),Indian Territory (T1082), and U.S. Institu-tions, and military and naval facilitiesworldwide (T1083).
The 1910 Soundex/Miracode Index wascompleted for twenty-one states only. Thiswas the only census index prepared (in 1962)by the Age Search Group of the Bureau of theCensus. For the fifteen states indexed usingthe Miracode system, it was the first censusindex in which electronic computers wereemployed. The original input data forms wereentered on IBM punch cards and were notpreserved. Only the computer printout datasurvives and was later microfilmed for publicuse. Each head of household and familymembers taken from the computer printoutswere printed on a 1" x 4" strip of paper andlater microfilmed in alphabetical order bySoundex code. Six more states were indexedusing the Soundex system, on handwrittencards similar to other census indexes. Theonly difference between the two systems wasin the citation to the page on the originalcensus schedules. For each indexed head ofhousehold, the Soundex index cards cite thestate, county, enumeration district, pagenumber (within an E.D), and a line number;while the Miracode index cites the state,county, enumeration district, visitationnumber (within an E.D.), and line number.The visitation number indicates the order inwhich the families were visited by the censusenumerator, numbered in the particular
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 177
1920 U.S. Federal Census - Soundex Index
census and 1920 Soundex cards weremicrofilmed in the 1940s, the need forknowing the volume was eliminated, sincethe census schedules were microfilmed innumerical order by enumeration district.Therefore, the pertinent information oneneeds from the 1920 Soundex Index is thestate, county, E.D. number, and page numberto find a family in the census schedules.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1920 Soundex Index is contained on 8,586rolls of 16mm film. Each state has a separatemicrofilm series, beginning with Alabama(M1548) through Wyoming (M1596), plusAlaska (M1597), through Hawaii, CanalZone, Military-Naval, Puerto Rico, Guam,American Samoa, Virgin Islands, andInstitutions (M1605).
The 1920 Soundex Index was completed forevery household in America. The informationon the Soundex index cards was extractedfrom the full census schedules and includedthe full name, age, and birthplace for a head ofhousehold and included any other personliving in the household, with the person’srelationship to the head of household. Personsin a household with a different surname thanthe head of household were given anotherseparate card and included in Soundex codesequence. A citation to the original censusschedules—which were bound into largebooks—indicated a state, county, volume,enumeration district, page, and line fromwhich the family names were extracted. Eachhead of household’s surname was given aSoundex code, and the cards were thenarranged in alphabetical order by the Soundexcode number and after that by the first nameof the head of the household. After the 1920
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 179
1930 U.S. Federal Census - Soundex Index
Soundex code sequence. A citation to theoriginal census schedules—which werebound into large books—indicated a state,county, volume, enumeration district, page,and line from which the family names wereextracted. Each head of household’s surnamewas given a Soundex code, and the cards werethen arranged in alphabetical order by theSoundex code number and after that by thefirst name of the head of the household.
Microfilm: The National Archives andRecords Administration microfilm for the1930 Soundex Index is scheduled for releaseto the public in the year 2002.
The 1930 Soundex index was completed forthe states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caro-lina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vir-ginia, plus seven counties in Kentucky andseven more in West Virginia. The informa-tion on the Soundex index cards wasextracted from the full census schedules andincluded the full name, age, and birthplace fora head of household and included any otherperson living in the household, with theperson’s relationship to the head of house-hold. Persons in a household with a differentsurname than the head of household weregiven another separate card and included in
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Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 181
1790-1840 U.S. Census Worksheet
The heads of household censuses can becompared on this sheet. The top of the formhas a place to identify the names of the headsof household for each of the years beingcompared. Within the boxes for the agecategories for each census year, indicate thenumber of males and females. By lining upthe census years on a background time-line,the age brackets overlap and a shorter rangeof years for a person’s year of birth should beevident if two or more censuses arecompared. A line drawn vertically on theform will indicate a particular age year for aperson common to all of the census years,1790-1840.
Note the difference in the census day for eachcensus. The census day was the day for which
all statistics were gathered, regardless of howlong after that day it took the censusenumerator to visit a particular house. From1790 through 1820, the census day was thefirst Monday in August. Beginning in 1830,the census day was the first day of June. Bycomparing families appearing in 1830 andearlier censuses, this means that thereporting date has about a 60-day differ-ence. For example, a child born between 7June 1820 and 7 August 1820 will appear inthe “0-9” age category in the 1820 census,and will appear in the “5-9” age category inthe 1830 census, because, due to the latercensus day in the 1830 census, the child hadnot turned ten years old yet. This formallows this type of anomaly in censuses tobe presented graphically.
State County Town or DistrictSeries Roll No. Page Dwelling No. Family No.
Year
Name
Census Comparison Sheet Researcher:
Age Sex Occupation Birthplace Other Information
State County Town or DistrictSeries Roll No. Page Dwelling No. Family No.
Year
Name Age Sex Occupation Birthplace Other Information
State County Town or DistrictSeries Roll No. Page Dwelling No. Family No.
Year
Name Age Sex Occupation Birthplace Other Information
Census Forms, 1790-1930 • 183
1850-1930 U.S. Census Comparison Sheet
dates of birth, places of birth, and otherfacts. The census years compared do nothave to be in sequence, and, up to threeyears, can be displayed.
This form can be used to identify a familyappearing in more than one census year. Byplacing them together on one sheet, it willbe possible to see a better picture of the