The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-19
COUNTING TzII: PEOPLE.
some OF the Inquiries TO be made bv tbc
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| NooNslNG THE PEOPLE,.
some Of the Inquiries 10 he ,nodebv,,,o
| census EnuIncrntors In June.
The Eleventh Ce.1sus of the JJn;ted
States will be taken during tbe month
VI Juno The census enumerators
Ge9oH their work on Monday.
June z. and will visit every house md
ask questions concerning every person
ail and every family in the United Stotes
Inc questions that will be asked coli
iof the name of every person resid.
ing IN the United States on the first
day OF juno, with their sex and ace,
and whether white black, mulatto.
quadroon, octoroon, or Chinese, jap,
anese, or Indian. Inquiry will be
made also of every person rs to
whether they arc single, married,
widowed, or divorced, and, if mar
led, whether married during the
census year. The place of birth of
each person, and the place of birth
the father and mother of each person.
will also be called for, as well rs n
statement as to the profession, trade,
or occupation followed and the mum.
Der OF months unemployed during
the census year, For all persons ten
years OF age or over a return must
be made by the enumcrator as to tho
number able to read and write, and
also the number who can speak Eng
lish. For those who can not speak
English the particular language or
dialect spoken by them will be ascer-
tanned. For children Of school are,
also, the number Of months they at
tended school will be recorded by the
census enumcratOrs. In the case of
mothers an inquiry will be made rs
to the number of children they have
had, and the number Of these child
rcn living at the present time. This
inquiry IS to be made Of all women
who arc or have been married, includ-
ing all who arc widows or have been
divorced. Forcign-born males of
adult age, that IS, twcntv.one wears of
age or over, will lsc asked as to the
number of years they have been in
the United States, and whether they
are naturalizcd or have taken out nat
urahzaton papers. Of the head of
each family visited the question will be
asked as to number of persons in the
family, and whether his home is own
ed or hired: also, if home is owned.
whether the home is free from mort
gage lncumbrancc. If the head of
the family is a farmer, similar inuuir
les will be made concerning the own
ershlp Of the farm. In addition to
these inquiries, all Of which are made
on the p"pn!ation schedule, the law
under which the the census is taken
makes provision for special inquiries
concerning such of the population rs
may be mentally or physically defect
I'VE III any respect. that is, insane, fee
b!e-mlnded, deaf, blind, or crippled,
or VINO may be temporarily disabled
by sickness, disease, or accident at
the time of the cnumcrator's visit.
Certain special inquiries will also be
made concerning inmates of prisons
and rcformatoriCs and of charitable
and benevolent institutions. Besides
TINS, statement will be called for
concerning I'LL persons who have died
during the ccnsus year, giving their
name, age, Sex, occupation, and cause
of death.
This official count of the people
comes but once i'll ten years, and ev-
cry family and every person should
consider it to be their duty to answer
the questions of the census cnumcra-
tors willingly and promptly, SO that
definite and accurate information may
be gained concerning the G5,00O,OOO
people living within the bounds of
THIS great country.