The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-29
Counting the People.
SOME OF THE INQUIRIES TO BE MADE BY THH
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 census
enunerators viii begin their work on Monday,
June 2, ana will visit every house and ask que. :
tions concerning every person and every family
in the United States. The questions that viii be
asked call for the name OF every person residing
in the United States the first day OF June,
with their sex and age, and whether white,
black, mu!atto, quadroon, octoroon, or Chinese,
Japanese, or Indian. Inquiry Will be made also
of every person as to whether they are single
married. widowed, or divorced and, il married,
whether married during the census year. The
place of birth OF each person, and the place of
birth of the father and mother of each person
VIII also be called for, as well as statement
as to the profession, trade occupation fol-
lowed and the number of months unemployed
during the census year. For all persons ten
years of age or a return must be made
by the enumeration as to the number able to
read and write, and also the number who can
speak English. For those who can not speak Eug-
lish the particular language or dialect spoken
by them will be ascertained. For children of
school age, also, the number of months they at
enumeratois In the case OF mothers a Ii 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 nave been mar
ried including all who widows or have been
divorced. Foreign born males OF adult age
that Isl u 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 personsrin the family,
and whether his home is owned or hired: also if
owned, whether the home is free from mortgage
incumbrance. If the head of the family is a
farmer similar inquiries wilt be made concern
ing the ownership OF the farm In addition to
these inquiries, all of which are male 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-lninded, deaf
blind or crippled, or who may be temporarily
disabled by sickness, disease, OF accident at the
time of the enumerator's visit. Certain special
inquiries will also be made concerning inmates
of prisons and reformatolies and OF charitable
and benevolent Institutions. Besides this,
statement will be called for concerning all per
sons who have died during the census year, Civ
ing their 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 it to be their duty to answer
the questions of the census enumerators will
lngly and promptly, SO that definite and accu-
rate Information may be gained conce rning the
65,UO0,00 people living within the bounds OF this
great country.