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| Name of every person whose usual place of abode on the census date was in this household. |
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| Dwelling houses are numbered in order of enumerator’s visit. |
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| Families are numbered in order of enumerator’s visit. |
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| Enumeration districts recorded at tops of pages. |
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| Post office addresses at tops of pages (when applicable). |
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| Street addresses given in cities. |
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| Age of every person at last birthday prior to census date;
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| Sex of every person. |
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| Relationship of each person to head of household. |
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| 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”). |
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| Profession, occupation, or trade of every person. |
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| Value of real estate owned. |
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| Value of personal property owned. |
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| Place of birth and “mother tongue” (state, territory, or country). |
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| Place of birth and “mother tongue” of each person’s
father and mother. |
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| If person married within the census year; 1870 gives month. |
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| Number of years of marriage. |
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| Civil (marital) condition; 1930 includes age at first
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| If person attended school within census year; 1930 added college. |
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| If person could not read or write. |
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| If person was deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic. |
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| If person was a pauper or a convict. |
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| Month of birth if born within year prior to census date. |
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| If person’s father/mother were of foreign birth. |
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| 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. |
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| Time employed during census year; 1930 whether actually at
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| Sickness or disability and whether temporary or permanent. |
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| Length of time in U.S. (immigrants) and whether naturalized. |
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| If person spoke English. |
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| Whether farm or home was rented or owned; if owned, is it mortgage free (except 1930). |
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| Value of home or monthly rental. |
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| How many children born to a mother and how many still living. |
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| If the person were a Civil War veteran or widow. |
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| Gives cross reference to census farm schedule. |
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| Whether a veteran of the U.S. military of naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition. |
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| Whether family has a radio set. |
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