Questions asked on the 1920 US Census (14th)

1920 US Census Questions (see blank form) (see Census site here for 1920)

Woodrow Wilson

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
Population: 106,021,537
Census date: 1 January 1920
Time allowed: 1 month
US States: 48

1. Street/
2. house number
3. name of each person whose place of abode on april 15, 1910 was in this family….include every person living on / april 15 – omit children born since april 15.
4. relationship of this person to the head of the family sex
5. name of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920 – include living on January 1, 1920 – omit children born since January 1
6. relationship of this person to the head of the family
7. home owned or rented
8. if owned, free or mortgaged
9. sex
10. color or race
11. age at last birthday
12. single, married, widowed or divorced
13. year of immigration to the united states
14. naturalized or alien
15. if naturalized, year of naturalization
16. 1’6. education: attended school any time since sept 1, 1919 il. whether able to read
17. whether able to write
18. Nativity of this person
19. mother tongue: of this person
20. nativity of this person’s father
21. mother tongue of father
22. nativity of mother
23. mother tongue of mother
24. whether able to speak English
25. trade profession or particular kind of work done, as spinner..
26. industry, business or establishment in which at work, as cotton mill,….
27. employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account.

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