Dodge City times., 1890-05-30
Counting the People.

! The Eleventh Census of the United
States will be taken during the month OF
June. The census enumerators will be-
gin their work on Monday. June 2. and
will visit every house tnd ask questions
concerning every person and every fam
ily in the United States. The questions
that will be asked call for the name of
every person residing in the United Stat
es on the first day OF June, with their sex
and age. and whether white, black. mul.
alto. quadroOn, octo:cor. or Chinese.
japanese. or in:.ian. Inquiry will lie
made also of every person rs 10 whether
they are single. married, widowed. or iii
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. us well as
a 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 u return must be made by the enum-
orator as to the number able to read and
write, and also the number who can
speak English. For those who can not
speak English the particular language or
dialect spoken by them will be ascertain
ed. For children of school age. also. the
number of months they attended school
will be recorded by the census enumera,
ors. In the case of Mothers an inquiry
will be made as to the number of child
rem 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 married, including
all who are widows or have been divorc-
ed. Foreign born males of adult age,
thrt is, 81 years of age or over. will be
asked as TO the number of years they
heve been in the 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 per-
sons in the family, and whether his home
is owned or hired; also, if own2d, wheth-
er the home IS free from mortgage in
cumbrance. II the head of the family Is
a farmer, similar inquiries will be made
concerning the ownership Of the farm.
In addition to these inquiries, all of
which are made on the population sched-
ule, the law under which the census is
taken makes provision for special inqui-
res concerning such OF the population as
may be mentally or physically detective
in any respect, that is. inaane, feeble
minded, deaf, blind. or crippled, or who
may be temporarily disabled by sickness.
disease, or accident at the time of the
enumeratOr's visit. certain special in
quires will also be made concerning in
mates Of prisons and reforma:ories aud
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 il to he
tleir duty to answer The questions of the
census cnumerators willingly and pro-
mptly, so that definite and accurate in
formation may be gained concerning the
Is, OOO, 900 people living within the bounds
of this great country.