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## 1900 Enumerator's Certificate

The U.S. Census Bureau issued certificates to enumerators conducting the 1900 Census.

Prior to conducting the 1900 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau trained enumerators and issued them certificates that empowered them to collect data from each household they visited.

At the conclusion of the 1900 Census, the enumerator who carried the certificate pictured here counted 1,201 people in three Nebraska districts.  The addition of these Cornhuskers helped Nebraska's population grow a modest .03 percent, from 1,062,656 in 1890 to 1,066,300 in 1900.  The 1900 Census was also the last census conducted before the Census Bureau became a permanent agency in 1902, and the first to include the territory of Hawaii.

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