St. Landry democrat., 1890-05-31
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
Some of the Inqu r1es to be made
by the Census Enumerators
in june.

| The Eleventh Census of the Unite,
States viii! be taken during the montI
vf June. The census enumeratOrs vii
begin their work on Monday, juno
and will visit every house and ask qucs
tiOns concerning every person and every
family in the United States. Tilt
Questions that will he asked call for the
name of every person residing in the
United States on the first day of Juue
with their sex and age, and whether
white, black, mulatto, quadroon, octo.
room, or Chinese, Japanese, or Indian
Inquiry will be made also of every per-
son as to whether they are single, mar
rled, widowed, or divorced, and, if
married, whether married during the
census year. The place of birth of each
father and mother of each person, will
also be called for, as well as state
ment as to the profession, trade, or oc-
cupatiOn followed and the number of
months unemployed during the census
year. For all persons ten years of age
or over a 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 enumerators. 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
De made of all women who are OF have
been married, including all who are
widows or have been divorced. For
elRn-born males of adult age, that is,
IL years OF age or over, will be asked as
to the number of years they have been
are naturalized or have taken out ma
turalization papers. Of the head of
each family visited the question will be
asked as to the number Of persons iD
the family, and whether his home is
owned or hired; also, it owned,
whether the home is free FROM mortgage
lncumbrance. 1t the head of the fam-
lily 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 cen
sus is taken makes provision for special
inquiries concerning such of the p0pula-
ton as may be mentally or physically
detective IN any respect, that la, insane,
Feeble minded, deaf, blind, or crippled,
Or who may be temporarily disa bled by
sickness, disease, or accident at the
lime of the enumerator's visit. Certain
special inquiries will also be made con-
,erning inmates of prisons and refor-
and of charitable and benevo-
ent institution. Besides this, state
nent will be called for concerning all
PERSONS who have died during the
census year, giving their name, age, sex,
and cause of death.
This official count of the people comes ,
'ut once in ten years, and every family =
nd every person should consider it to I
'e their duty to answer the questions of ,
he census enumerators willingly and ,
50 that definite and accurate :
may be gained concerning :
he 65,O00, 900 people living within the :
ounds of this great country. .,