River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
Some of the Inquiries to be made by the
Census Enumerators in Iune.

Census Enumerators in June.
The Eleventh Census of the United
States will be taken during the month
of June. The census enumeI ators
will begin their work on Monday,
June 2, and will visit 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, quad.
room, oetoroon, or Chinese. Japanese,
or Indian. Inquiry will be made also
of every person as to whether they
are single. married, widowed, or d.
vorced, 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 well as 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 return must be made by the enum-
orator as to the number able to read
and write, aud also the number who
can speak English. For those who
can not speak English the particular
language or dialect spoken by them
will be ascertaIned. For children of
school age, also, the number Of
months they attended school viii 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 mar.
ried, including all who are willows or
have been divorced. Foreign born
males of adult age, that is, q 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 nat
uralization 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 his home is free from mort
gage incumbrance. If the head of
the family is farmer, similar inquir-
les will be made concerning the own
ership of the farm. In advance 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 physically defec.
tive in any respect, that is, insane,
Predetermined, deaf, blind, or crippled
or who may be temporarily disabled
by sickness, disease, or accident at
at the time of the enumerator's visit.
Certain special inquiries viii also be
made concerning inmates of prisons
and reformatories and Of charitable
and benevolent institutions. Besides
this, statement will be called for
concerning all persons 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 it to be their duty to answer
.Ae questions of the census ennmera-
tors willingly and promptly, SO that
definite and accurate information may
be gained concerning the 65,000,000
people living within the bounds of
this great country.