The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-05-03
THE COMING cENsUs-TAKING.
Interesting Information About the
Methods.


M ade by the Census Bureau that the
work of preparing for the coming
enumeration OF the population next
J une is practically over, so far as the
central management in Washington is
concerned. The Superintendent OF the
Census, Robert p. Porter, has, in fact,
got the machinery of the Bureau IN
such good running order already that
he has been able 10 take advantage Of
the present period of routine inactiv-
ity 10 90 un ten days vacation
getting Il breathing spell now that he
would probably have been obliged to
forge during the busy period of tabu.
lation and computation which will
follow the actual gathering of the
statistics.
The manner of getting at the num-
Der OF inhabitants in each State anu
Territory Is simple and effective. The
supervisor 5 district Is the unit ot the
system. The supervisor appoints the
enumerators, among whom the work
In the district Is 10 be subdiyid-
ed, and is responsible for their zeal aud
accuracy. BY II provision OF the law
no enuEeratur Is 10 De required to
look after subdivision OF more than
1000 people, aud he Is also expected
10 be resident of Il subdivision aud
personally familiar with II great num-
Der of the families which he is to
visit. The average size of a supervi-
sors district may be guessed from the
fact that New York and Pennsylvania
have each II; Ohio and Illinois, s;
New Jersey and Connecticut ?. Many
Unequal ties occur, however, in the
division. according to population, New
York city, Kings, Queens, Richmond
and Suffolk county making up to-
gether only TWO OF the IL in New York
state. Massachusetts, similarly, forms
but sugie district, while Mary land
has three districts.
The enumetator is To start out ON
his inquiry on June 2d. Ii he he Is
to Work III u city ol more than 10000
inhabitants, he must finish his work in
less than two weeks. Ii he has a
country subdivision he will not be
called uu tlll the end OF the month. The
list al questions drawn up for him is
given bciow. With this he must 60
10 each family, and, il possible, get
answers from each members of it from
al tie questions which tit the case:
/. Give Christian name in full, aid
initial, surname.
,. Whether a soldier, sailor or mar
inc during the civil war Omitted States
or Confederate) or widow of such
person.
3. Relationship to head of family
4. Whether white or black, molatto,
quadroon, cctoroon, Chinese, Japan
ese or Indian.
5. Sex.
q. Age at nearest birthday. If un-
der one year, give aye in months.
Z. Whether single, married, widow
ed or divorced.
8. Whether married during the GEN.
sus year (June |, 1889, To May 81,
lS00).
.. Mother of how many children,
and number of these children living.
TO- Place of birth.
IL. Place of birth of father.
12. Place of birth of mother.
ID. Number of years in the United
States.
ID. Whether naturalized.
ID. Whether naturalization papers
have been taken out.
is. Profession, trade or occupation.
II. Months unemployed during the
census year June /, 1889, to May 81,
1S9O).
18. Attendance at school (in montbs)
during the census year (June l, 1889,
to May 81, 1S90).
10. Able to read.
20. Able to write.
81. Able to speak English. lfnot,
the language or dialect spoken.
%. Whether suffering from acute or
chronic disease and length of time
afflicted
%. Whether defective in mind,
sight, hearing or speech, or whether
crippled, MANNED or deformed, with
name of defect.
"a. Whether prisoner, convict,
homeless child, or pauper.
25 and 30. Is the home you live in
hired, or is il owned by the head or
by a member of the family2
27. If owned by the head or men,
ber of family, is the home free from
mortgage incumbrance.