U.S. Census of 1920

GPTKB entity

Properties (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Census
gptkbp:category Race, age, sex
gptkbp:challenges Post-World War I economic conditions
gptkbp:collection Demographic information
gptkbp:conducted January 1, 1920
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demographics Increase in immigrant population
gptkbp:director gptkb:William_J._Harris
gptkbp:evaluates Controversial due to undercounting
gptkbp:historical_significance First census to include a question on veteran status
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Census of 1920
gptkbp:is_a_source_of To count the population
gptkbp:is_essential_for Increase in urban population
gptkbp:is_used_in Federal funding allocation
State legislative redistricting
Apportioning_congressional_seats
gptkbp:medianHouseholdIncome 24,000,000
gptkbp:notable_feature First census after women's suffrage
gptkbp:notableFeature Population density of 30.2 per square mile
Urban population at 51.2%
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:U.S._Census_Bureau
gptkbp:population 105710620
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:U.S._Census_of_1910
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:Statistical_Abstract_of_the_United_States
1921
gptkbp:state 48
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:U.S._Census_of_1930
gptkbp:technique Door-to-door enumeration
gptkbp:year 1920