The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-06-05
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
Some of the Inquiries to be Made by the
Census EnumeratoIs in June.

Some of the Inquiries to be Made by the
Census EnumsratOTs in June.
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
visit every house and ask questions con-
cerning every person and every family in
the United States. The questions 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, 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 well as a statement
as to the profession, trade or occupation
followed and the number of months un-
employed during the census year. For
all persons ten years of age or over q re-
turn 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 cannot 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 enumeratoTs. In the case of
mothers 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 women who are or have
been married, including all who are
widows or have been divorced. Foreign
born males of adult age that is u 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 naturaliza-
ton papers. OF the head of each family
visited the question will be asked as to
the number of persons in the family, and
whether his home is owned or hired;
also, if owned, whether the home is free
from mortgage incumbrance. If the
head of the family is 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 provi-
sionfor special inquiries concerning such
of the population as may be mentally or
physically defective in any respect, that
is, insane, feeble-minded, deaf, blind, or
crippled, or who may be temporarily dis
abled by sickness, disease, or accident at
the time of the enumeratOr's visit. Ger
tain special inquiries will also be made
concerning inmates of prisons and re-
formatOries and of charitable and benev-
olent institutions Besides this, state
ment will be called for concerning all
persons who have died during the cen
sus 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 it to be
their duty to answer the questions of the
census enumeratOTs willingly and
promptly, so that definite and accurate
information may be gained concerning
the 6j,0O0,0 600 people living within the
bounds of this great country.