United States Census, 1910 - FamilySearch Historical Records

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What is in This Collection?
Index to the 1910 population census schedules from National Archive microfilm publication T624, Thirteenth Census of the United States,1910. The collection is part of Record Group 29 Records of the Bureau of the Census. The census returns comprise 48 states, two territories (Arizona and New Mexico), Puerto Rico, and Military and Naval (in Philippines, Hospitals, Ships, and Stations). The collection is arranged alphabetically by state, then by county, and by enumeration district (ED). Enumeration districts may not always be arranged in numerical order within each state. The index created by FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. The census will identify the place of residence on April 15,1910 for each person counted.

Population schedules were recorded on large sheets with rows and columns. The schedules are arranged by state, county, place, and enumeration district. The districts are not always filed in sequential order. The arrangement of families on a schedule is usually the order in which the enumerator visited the households.

Federal census takers were asked to record information about all the people who were in a household on the census day, which was April 15 for the 1910 census. A census taker might have visited the residence on a later date, but the information collected was to have been about the people in the residence on the census day. The basic census enumeration unit was the county. Each county was divided into enumeration districts, one for each enumerator. The completed forms were sent to the Census Office of the Commerce Department in Washington, D.C. The schedules cover 95 to 97 percent of the population.

The U.S. federal census has been taken at the beginning of every decade, beginning in 1790, to apportion the number of representatives a state could send to the House of Representatives. In the absence of a national system of vital registration, many vital statistics and personal questions were asked to provide a statistical profile of the nation and its states.

Federal censuses are usually reliable, depending on the knowledge of the informant and the care taken by the census enumerator. Realize that any family member or even a neighbor may have supplied information to the census taker. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 4

How Do I Search This Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate age and birth place of your ancestor
 * The state and county where your ancestor lived
 * The names of other family members

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age listed to determine an approximate birth date. This date along with the place of birth can help you find a birth record. Birth records often list biographical and marital details about the parents and close relatives other than the immediate family
 * Use the race information to find records related to that ethnicity such as records of the Freedman’s Bureau or Indian censuses
 * Use the naturalization information to find their naturalization papers in the county court records. It can also help you locate immigration records such as a passenger list which would usually be kept records at the port of entry into the United States

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Remember that as with any index, transcription errors may occur
 * Check for variant spellings of the names
 * Look for another index. Local historical and genealogical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search neighboring localities or states

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the United States.
 * United States Guided Research
 * United States Record Finder
 * United States Research Tips and Strategies
 * Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * 1910 population census schedules
 * United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940
 * Census descriptions of geographic subdivisions and enumeration districts, 1910 : NA T1224
 * Cross index to selected city streets and enumeration districts, 1910 census, NARA, M1283
 * Indian population in the United States and Alaska, 1910.
 * Military and Naval, 1910 federal census : population schedules
 * Special instructions to enumerators relating to the enumeration of the Indians

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 * Twenty censuses, population and housing questions, 1790-1980
 * The history and growth of the United States census : prepared for the Senate Committee on the Census

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