The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-31
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
Some of the Inquiries to be made
by the Census Enumerators.

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The Eleventh Census of the United
States will be taken during the
month of June. The census emu
merators will begin their work on
Monday, June 2, and will visit every
house and ask questions concern
ing 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, ia
panese, or Indian. Inquiry will be
made also of every person as to
whether they are single, married,
widowed, or divorced, and, if mar
ried, whether married during the
census year. The place of birth OF
each person, ond the place Of birth
of the father and mother of each
person, will also be called for, as
well as statement as to the pro-
fession, trade, or occupation fol-
lowed and the number of months
unemployed during the census year.
For all persons ten years of age or
over return must be made by the
enumeration as to the number able
to read and write, and also the num-
Der who can speak English. For
those who cannot speak English
the particular language or dialect
spoken by them will be ascertained.
For children of school age, also,
the number ofmonths they attended
school will be recorded by the GEN.
sus 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 chill
dren living at the present time.
This inquiry is to be made of all
women who are or have been mar
lied, including all who are widows
or have been divorced. Foreign
BORN males of adult age, that is q
years of age or over, will be asked
IS to the number of wears they have
'een in the United States, and
whether they are naturalized or
lave taken out naturalization pa
'ers. Of the head of each family
listed the question will be asked
S to the number of persons in the
amily, and whether his home is
wned or hired also, if owned, T
Vhether the home is free from mort a
age incumbrance. If the head of
ne family is a farmer, similar in
ulries will be made concerning the
wnership of the farm. In addition I
. these inquiries, all of which are
lad e on the population schedule,
he law under which the census is
AIKEN makes provision for special q
1qulries concerning such of the t
opulatlon as may be mentally or ;
hysically defective in any respect, {
lat is, insane, feeble minded, deaf, :
lind, or crippled, or who may be :
disabled by sickness, j
lsease, Or accident at the time of q
le enumerator's visit. Certain
oeclal inquiries will also be made r.
'ncerning inmates of prisons and .
'formatories and of charitable and =
enevolent institutions. Besides 7
rs, statement will be called for =
'ncerning all persons who have
led during the census year, giving =
lelr name, age, sex, occupati n, -
I'd cause of death. II
This official count of the people
'mes but once in ten years, and L
'ery family and every person Z
lould consider it to be their duty {
answer the questions of the CEN ]
Is ehunerators willingly and
romptly, SO that definite and ac- =.
lrate information may be gained Il
'ncerning the 65,0O0,OOO people L
wing within the bounds of this ;
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