United States Census 1890

1890 Census

Dates: 1 June (2 weeks - 30 days)

Uniqueness: -Listed the address of the individual. -Listed if a person was a soldier, sailor, or a marine during the Civil War -Listed whether they were Union or Confederate -Listed whether they were a widow of a veteran -Listed, if a mother, the number of children she had and how many were living. -If foreign born, the individual was asked how many years they had been in the United States and if they were naturalized or in the process of being naturalized. -Lists what language the individual speaks -Lists number of months employed -Asks if the home is rented or owned (and mortgaged) -Listed individuals in Army forts, US vessels, Navy Yards, &amp; prisons.

Problems: -Most schedules destroyed by fire in 1921.

States Covered: -44 states &amp; District of Columbia: All of those listed for 1880 (34) plus 6 more: Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming. -A few districts and counties survived: Check Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas.

States Missing: Check ancestry.com for the database of the 1890 Census Substitute.

Territories: Arizona Oklahoma Alaska (unorganized) Utah New Mexico