United States Census 1930

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Content
1 April (time frame ?)

1930 Census was taken beginning 1 April 1930, [time frame?] 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

 * Lists age at first marriage
 * Lists if individual attended college
 * Lists if the household owned a radio set
 * Lists whether the individual was at work the day before the census was taken
 * Lists if a veteran and which war or expedition


 * There is not a complete state Soundex.

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.)