Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-31
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.

The Eleventh Census of the United States
will be taken during the month of June. The
census 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
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, O.
Indian. Inquiry will be made also of every
person as to whether they are single, married,
widowed, or divorced, and, if 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, will also be called for, as we'll
as q 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 re-
turn must be made by the enumerator as to
the number able to read and write, and also
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those who can not speak English the partic-
nlar language or dialect spoken by them will
be ascertained. For children of school age,
also, the number of months they attended
school will be recorded by the census enum-
orators. In the case Of mothers an inquiry
will be made as to the number OF children
they have had, and the number Of these chill
dren living at the present. time. This inqui-
ny is to be made Of all women who are or
have been married. including all who are
widows or have been divorced. Foreign born
OF over, will be asked as to the number Of
years they have been in TIE 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 mortgage incumbrance. If the
head of the family is farmer, similar in
quries will be made concerning the owner
ship of the farm. In addition to these
inquiries. all of which are made on the pop
ulation schedule, the law under which the
census is taken makes provision for special
inquiries 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, disease, or
accident at the time of the enumerators visit.
Certain special inquiries will also be made
concerning inmates Of prisons and reforma-
tories and Of charitable and benevolent inst-
buttons. Besides this, a statement will be
called for concerning all persons who have
died daring 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 it to be their
duty to answer the questions of the census
enumerators willingly and promptly, SO that
definite and accurate information may be
gained concerning the $4,000, 900 people
gained within the bounds Of this great coun-
try.