The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-01
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
some of the Inquiries to Be Made py Inc
Census EuumeratOrs in june.

Census Enumerators in June.
The eleventh census of the UnitedIStates
will be taken during the month of June.
The census enumerators will begin their
work on tomorrow, and will visit every
house and ask questions concerning every
person and every family in the United
States. The questions 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. Inquiry
will be made also of every person as to
whether they are single, married, widowed
or divorced and, if married, whether mar
ried during the census year. The place OF
birth OF every person, and the place OF birth
OF the father and mother of each person,
Will also be called for, as well as a state
ment as to the profession, trade or occupa-
ton followed and the number of months
unemployed during the census year. For
all persons 10 years of age or over re-
turn must be made by the enumerator as
to the number able to read and write,
and also the number who can speak En-
gllsh For those who cannot speak En-
giish the particular language or dialect
spoken by them will be ascertained. For
children OF school age, also, the number OF
months they attended school will be re-
corded 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 nave Deen
married, including all who are widows or
have been divorced. Foreign-bOrn males
of adult age, tibet is, q years OF age or over,
will be asked as to the number OF years
they have been in the United States, ana
whether they are naturaliZed or have taken
out naturalization papers. vi the neaq OF
each family visited the question Will pc
asked as TO the number Of persons In the
family, and whether his home IS owned or
hired; also, il owned, whether the home is
free from mortgage incumbrance. II the
head of the family is farmer, similar IN
ership 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 inquiries concerning such OF the
population as may be mentally or physl-
cally defective IN any respect, that IS, III
sane, feeble minded, deaf, blind, or Grip
pied, or who may be temporarily disabled
by sickness, disease, or accident at the time
of the enumerators visit. Certain special
inquiries will also be made concerning In
mates of prisons and reformatorles and OF
charitable and benevolent institutions. Be-
sides this, statement will be called for
concerning all personswho 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
duty 10 answer the questions of the census
enumeratOrs willingly and promptly, so
that definite and accurate information may
be gained concerning the 65,000000 people
living within the bounds of this great
country.