Census Enumerator Badge, 1960
date: label: date made
content: 1960
notes: label: Description
content: The U.S. Constitution requires that the federal government take a census every ten years. Citizens are required by law to be counted and to participate in this fundamental aspect of the democratic process. The primary purpose of the census is to allocate seats in the House of Representatives to the states according to their population. This badge was worn by census administrators in 1960.
topic: label: classified
content: Census
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.235937.01g
label: accession number
content: 235937
label: catalog number
content: 235937.01g
objectType: label: Object Name
content: badge, census
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper, plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white, red, blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 5.715 cm x 8.89 cm x .635 cm