Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23
Subject to Correction.

The announcement of the result Of the
District census was made after the
completion OF schedules by enumerators
and special agents and verihcation in
the supervisors office aud in the census
bureau. The complete tabulation of all
the data collected will consume much
additional time The final detailed re-
suits for the District. therefore. cannot
be announced at this time.
1t was said at the census bureau today
that with the data at present available
1t Is impossible to make a critical study
Of the population of Washington and
comparison with the reports of the last
census. 1t is known. however, that in ad-
dition to the general increase in all
parts of the city there has been a notable
shifting Of population to outlying sec
tions of the District.
This Is not confined to any one direc-
ton, but the northern sections show the
also shown In the Anacostia section and
In the section east of the Soldiers Home
The greatest loss Is shown In the down.
town portion of. the city, between 7th and
18th streets and between Pennsylvania
avenue and X street northwest. This loss
is, Of course, due to the conversion OF
residential property into business blocks
and the consequent forcing OF residents
elsewhere.
William s. Broughton. who recently
completed his work as supervisor of
census for the District of Columbia, was
in charge of the actual work of taking
the census of Washington He was asked
to give a brief history of his work..
Method Of Census Taking.
I'm preparing for the 1910 enumera-
tion.'' Mr.. Broughton said. the District
of Columbia was divided into 245 emu
meration districts, each small enough to
guarantee a complete canvass within the
enumeration period. yet large enough to
provide adequate compensation for the
person undertaking the work. The size
and location Of these districts were based
upon the results of the census Of 1900
the police count of 1909 and general in
formation.
The appointments Of the enumerators
were made as the result of a practical
test. to which all who filed the neces-
sary application papers were admitted.
This test consisted in the filling out Of
a sample schedule from printed infor-
nation in narrative form regarding
number of typical families.
Altogether 574 men and 1S1 women,
| total Of 755 persons. were authorized to
take the test. and. with the exception of
a small number. who had had previous
census experience, and so were excused
from examination. only those who quail
fed through this test were appointed as
enumerators
.'The force as finally constituted con-
sisted of PA white men. thirty-one white
women. forty-two colored men and three
cOlored women-a total OF 29O. In addi-
ton to the enumerators. six inspectors
were appointed for the intimate direction
of the enumerators' work
Shortly before the census taking be-
gan meetings of enumeratcrs were held
in the supervisors ioffice tor final in
structions and directions.
Two Weeks in Counting Noses.
THE enumeration began April 15 and
practically every enume-ator was COM
pleted well within the twelve days al
lowed by the census act. A few days
| before April Is the enumerators dis
tributed advance population schedules
throughout their districts. These were
| subsequently collected and the data
transferred from them to the regular
| schedules.
canvass as thorough as possible. Each
| enumerator was furnished with a map Of
| his district. He was required to visit
dwellings In certain regular order,
keeping a record of every possible house
number and reporting to the supervisor
| all houses or apartments found vacant or
| indefinitely closed and the names of all
persons absent at the time OF the visit
\ and for whom the required Information
l could not be secured.
subsequently the District was gone over
again by a special agent. who visited
every house or apartment reported as va
| cant or closed. II q house reported va
cant was found to be occupied. the emu
meration was made II 1t had been omitted
elsewhere: the usual occupants of houses
closed. but not vacant. were communicat-
ed with and their enumeration made. and
| al, persons reported as absent wers
looked up and the data secured
.'At the close Of the enumeration,
/ through the courtesy of the Washington
papers, the supervisor was enabled to ap-
1conth ed on Second Pase.)