San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-31
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.


The eleventh census of the United
States will be taken during the
mon tn of June. The census enumer-
ators will begin their work on Mon
day June ,, and will visit every home
and ask questions concerning 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 quadrOor,
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 statement as to the pro-
tession, trade, or occupation followed
and the number of months unempl0y-
| ed during the census year. For e.!
persons ten years of age or over,
a return must be made by
| the enumeratOr as to the num-
Der able to read and write,
| and also the number who can speak
English. For those who can not
| speak English the particular Ian
guage 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 enumerera-
tors. In the case of mothers an in
qulry will be made as to the number
of children they have had, and the
number ofthese children living at the
present time. This inquiry is TO
be made of all women who are
or have Deen married, including all
who are widows or have been di-
vOrced. Foreign-born males of adult
age, that is, 81 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 natural
lied 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 fam
lily, and whether his home is
owned or hired; also, IfOwned, wheth-
or the home is free from mort
gage incumbrance. If the head of
the family is a farmer, similar inqui-
ries will be made concerning the own
ership 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 is
| taken makes provision for special in
quiries concerning such of the pOpu
lation as may be mentally or phys
ically defective in any respect, that
| is, insane, feeble-minded, deaf, blind,
or crippled, or who may be Temporal
rily disabled by sickness disease, or &C
| cident at the time of the enumeratOr' S
visit. Certain special inquiries will
| also be made concerning inmates of
| prisons and refOrmatOries and of
charitable and benevolent institu-
lions. Besides this statement will
be called for concerning all persons
who have died during the census year
giving their name, age, sex, Occupa-
| ton and cause of death.
This official count of the people
| comes but once in ten years, and
every family and every person should
| consider 1T to be their duty to
answer the question of the census
enumerators willingly aud promptly,
50 that definite and accurate inform
alton may be gained concerning the
60, 100000 people living within the
bounds of this great country.