Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-12-05

is be taken. during the month OF
January 1920.
The st cen,'s of til, rnit.a
States was taken in 1890, during the
administration of George Washington
1t related solly to population.
The Constitution of the United
States requires that a census of the
United States be taken every ten
years. 1t is by this means that the
apportionment of members of the
House of Representative is appointed
as to states.
The Bureau of the census is part
of the Department of Commerce. 1t
was established as permanent
Bureau in 1902.
Prior to that time the census work
was done by temporary organization
known as the Census Office.
A census of the country's manu-
actures was made for the first time
in 1910. Under the present law a
manufacturers census is to be taken
in connection with the Fourteenth
Decennial Census and every two
years thereafter.
An enumeration of the mines and
quarries of the United States was
made for the first time in 1910.
The department of Agriculture as
sisted the CensusBureau in prepar-
alton of the list ofquestions to be
asked of every farmer at the coming
census.
The United States marshaIs acted
as the enumerators at the first 5 dec
ennial census. Each marshal had as
many assistants as were necessary
to properly cover his allotted terri
tory.
About $50 people were engaged in
taking the first census of the United
States. The 1920 census will squire
the services of 10000.
The statistics of the first census
Of the United States were published
in one small volume consisting of
Sc pages. The statistics Of the 1910
census required IL volumes having
an aggregate of more than 10000
pages.
The census Bureau prints special
supplement for each State in the
Union containing all the census
figures relating to the State in ques-
ton.
Congress extended the scope of
the approaching 1920 census by pro-
viding that census of forestry and
forest products should be taken.
These subjects were never specific
ally covered by any past census act.
1t required Is months to complete
the enumeration work for the first
decennial census in 1890. In 1920
the Census Bureau plans to complete
the enumeration for the entire
country in. from two to four weeks
and announce the population figures
in less than three months from the
date of enumeration work is comp
leted
A heavy concentration on the ages
ending in five and zero are always re
ported at a census. The Census Bur-.
eau has made many efforts to over
come this inaccurate tendency on the
part of the people when stating ages.
Every census has disclosed the fact
there are more men in the United
States than women.
In 1914, the year the last manufa-
ctures census was taken, there were
275, 600 manufacturing establish
ments reported. The Census Bu-
reau expects about 100000 establish
ments to be listed in 1920.
The statistics gathered by the Cen
sus in regard to farms are used quite
extensively by the Department of Ag-
riculture in it's work of aiding farm
ers.
The ingenious machines used by
the Census Bureau to count, sort and
tabulate the information gathered by
the census enumerators are the pro-
duct of the Bureaus own laboratory.
The sorting machines will take carr
of 800 cards per minute, the count
ing machine can do 500 cards min
ute and the tabulating machine is
capable of handling 400 cards each
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