Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-05-28
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
SOME OF THE INQUIRIES TO BE MADE BY TT
CENSUS ENUMERAToRs IN JUNE.

SOME OF THE INQUIRIES TO BE MADE BY THE
CENSUS ENUMERAToRs IN JUNE.
The Eleventh Census of the United States will
be taken during the month of June. The GEN.
sus enumerators will begin their work on
Monday, June 2,and will visit every house and
ask questions concerning every person and
every family in the United States. The ques-
tons that will be asked call for the name of
every person residing In the United States on
the first day of June. with their sex and age.
and whether white, black, mulatto, quadroon,
octoroon or Chinese. Japanese, or Indian. In
quiry will be made also of every person as to
whether they are single, married. widowed, or
divorced, and, II married. whether married du-
ring the census year. The place of birth OF
each person and the place of birth of the father
and mother of each person, will also be called
for, as well as a statement as to the profession
trade, or occupation followed and the number
of months unemployed during the census year.
For all persons ten years of age or over a re-
turn must be made by the enumerator as to
the number able to read and write, and also
the number who can speak English. For those
who can not speak English the particular Ian
guage or dialect spoken by them Will be ascer.
tanned. For children OF school age also, the
number of months they attended school will
be recorded by the census enumerators.- In the
case of mothers an inquiry will be made as to
the number of children they have had and the
number of these children living at the present
time. This inquiry Is to be made of all women
who are or have been married, including all
who are widows or have been divorced. For
eign-born males of adult age, that is,2I years of
age or over, will be asked as to the number Of
years they have been in the United States, and
whether they are naturalized or have taken
out naturalization papers. OF the head of each
FAMILY visited the question will be asked as to
the number OF persons in the family, and
whether his home is owned or hired also, If
owned, whether the home is free from mort
gage incumbrauce. II the head of the family
is a farmer. similar inquiries will be made cons
corning the ownership of the farm. In addition
to these inquiries, all of which are made on the
population schedule, the law under which the
census Is taken makes provision for special in
quiries concerning such of the population as
may be mentally Or physically defective in any
respect, that is, insane, feeble-minded, deaf.
blind. or crippled, or who may be temporarily
disabled by sickness, diseased accident at the
time of the enumerator's visit Certain special
inquiries will also be made concerning inmates
of prisons and reformatories and Of charitable
and benevolent institutions. Besides this. a
statement will be called for concerning all per-
sons who have died during the census year.
giving their name. age, sex. occupation, and
cause of death.
This official count Of the people comes but
once in ten years, and every family and every
person should consider 1T to be their duty to
answer the questions of the census enumera
tors willingly and promptly, SO that definite
and accurate information may be gained con-
corning the 65 GO0,0D0 people living within the
bounds of this great country.