Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-30
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
Some Of the Inquiries to be made by
the Census Enumerators in June.

States Will be taken during the month
OF June. The census enumerators
will begin their work on Monday,
June 2, and will visit every house and
ask questions concerning every per-
son and every family in the United
States. The questions that will he
asked call for the name of every per
son residing i'll the United States on
the first day Of June, with their sex
and age, and whether white, black,
mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, or Chi
nese, 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 per-
son, and the place of birth of the
father and mother of each person, will
also be called for, as well as a state
nent 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, return must be
made by the enunierator as to the
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 as
certained. For children OF school age,
also, the number Of months they at
tended school will be recorded by the
census enumeratofs. 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 liv-
ing at the present time. This in
quiry is to be made Of all women who
are or have been married, including
all who are widows or have been d.
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 naturaliz-
ed 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 fami-
ly, and 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
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
physically defective in any respect.
that is, insane, feeble-minded, deaf,
blind, or crippled, or who may be tenn
porarily disabled by sickness, disease,
or accident at the time of the enume-
rator's visit. Certain special inquiries
will also be made concerning inmates
Of prisons and reformatories and 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 oniciil .count Of the people
comes but once in ten years, and every
family and every person should con-
slider it to be their duty to answer tile
questions of the census enumerators
willingly and promptly, 30 that def
mite and accurate information may be !
gained concerning the. IS. OO0, 900 peo-
pie living within the bounds OF this
great country. IL I