United States Census 1920

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Content
1920 Census was taken beginning 1 January 1920, for two weeks to thirty days. The following information was recorded by the census taker:

1790-2000 Information: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf

Value
The 1870 census can be used to:1

1850-1930 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html

Unique Features and Problems

 * Actual date of Census listed
 * Year of naturalization
 * If a farmer, it includes the corresponding farm schedule
 * No separate schedule for the Indian population
 * More accurate listing of place of birth for those born in Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia or Turkey
 * Children born since 1 January were not to be listed
 * An individual who was alive on January 1 but had since died would be listed
 * Did not list some of the previous questions. (number of children, years of marriage, military service, unemployment)

States Covered and Missing

 * All states, District of Columbia, and the Territories listed below

No States Missing

Territories

 * Alaska
 * Hawaii

Web Sites
1790-2000 Info: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf

1850-1930 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html

Bibliographic Citations
1. Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)