GSWC: 1870-1930 Federal Census Facts

Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. Facts Contained in Population Schedules: U.S. Federal Census, 1870-1930 based on a fact sheet provided by the Bentley Historical Library (Most federal census records for 1890 burned in 1921.)
Name and Address	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930
Name of individual; age or age range Street name and house number Dwelling and family numbers	*** ~ ~	* * ~	* * ~	* * ~	* * ~	* * ~	* * ***
Family Origins	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930
Relationship to head of household Month of birth, if born within the year Birthplace; sex; color/race Marital status Age at first marriage Whether married within the year Number of years in present marriage Number of children born during year Number of living children, if a mother Birthplaces of father and mother Whether father or mother of foreign birth	~ * * ~ ~ month ~ ~ ~ ~ ***	* * * * ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ***	* ~ * * ~ * ~ ~ * * ***	* * * * ~ ~ * * * * ***	* ~ * * ~ ~ * * * * *	* ~ * * ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * ~	* ~ * * * ~ ~ ~ ~ *** ~
Education & Health	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930
Mother tongue / language before came to U.S. Whether able to speak English Whether able to read/write; attended school/college Whether temporarily or permanently disabled Whether suffering from acute or chronic disease Whether crippled, maimed, or deformed Whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane	~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ *	~ ~ * * ~ * *	~ * * ~ * * ***	~ * * ~ ~ ~ ~	* * * ~ ~ ~ *	* * *** ~ ~ ~ ~	* * *** ~ ~ ~ ~
Welfare & Occupation	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930
Occupation/Industry If employer/wage earner/self-emp.; employed now Time unemployed during the census year Value of personal estate Value of real estate or monthly rent Own or rent; if home/farm free of mortgage If live on a farm; if own a radio Whether a pauper; convict; prisoner or homeless child Whether a veteran, which war Whether a soldier, sailor, or marine in the Civil War (USA or CSA), or a widow of one	* ~ ~ * *** ~ ~ ~ ~ ~	* ~ * ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~	* ~ * ~ ~ * ~ * ~ ***	* ~ * ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ *	* ~ * ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ *	* ~ ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ ~	* * ~ ~ * * * ~ * ~
Residency and Citizenship	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930
Number of years in the United States Naturalized or alien; papers taken out Male citizens by age group; over 21 unable to vote	~ ~ ***	~ ~ ~	* * ~	* * ~	* * ~	*** year ~	year *** ~

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