Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-06-07
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
Some of the Inquiries 10 be ma de nv
the Census Emu umerators in June.


The Eleventh Census of the United
States will be taken during the month
of June. The census enumerators
began their work on Monday, June 2,
and will visit every house and ask
questions concerning every person and
every family in the United States. The
questions that will be asked call for
tho 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, octoSoon, or Chinese, Japanese,
or Indian. Inquiry will be made also
OF every person as to whether they are
single, married, widowed, or divorced,
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 we'll
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 Il return must be
made by the enumerator 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 ascertained.
For children of school age, also, the
number of months they attended school
will be recorded by the census enumer-
ators. In the case of molhers 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 woman who are or have
been married, including all who are
widows or have been divorced. For
eign-born males of adult age, that is 2l
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
naturalization papers. OF the head of
each family visited the question will be
asked as to the number of persons in
the family land whether his home is
owned or hired; also, if owned, whether
the home is free from mortgage incum-
brance. If the head of the family is 81
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
schedule, the law under which the
census is taken makes provision for
special inquiries concerning such of the
population as may be mentally or phvsi-
cally defective in any respect, that is,
insane, feeble-minded, deaf, blind, or
crippled, or who may be temporarily
disabled by sickness, disease, or acci-
dent at the time of the enumerator's
visit. Certain special inquiries will
also be made concerning inmates of
prisons and reformatories and charit-
able 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, Grd
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 the questions
of the census enumerators willingly
and promptly,so that definite and accu-
rate information may be gained concer
ming the 65,000,000 people living within
the bounds of this great country.