U.S. federal census records

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:accessRestrictedUntil 72 years after census date
gptkbp:availableOn gptkb:Ancestry.com
gptkb:National_Archives
gptkb:FamilySearch
HeritageQuest
gptkbp:digitizedBy gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:firstConducted 1790
gptkbp:format gptkb:newspaper
digital
microfilm
gptkbp:frequency every 10 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. federal census records
gptkbp:includes Indian population schedules
agricultural schedules
manufacturing schedules
mortality schedules
slave schedules (1850, 1860)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:latestAvailableYear 1950
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:U.S._Constitution_Article_I,_Section_2
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
gptkbp:notConductedIn 1920 for U.S. territories acquired after 1910
Confederate states in 1860 (partial loss)
gptkbp:provides gptkb:given_name
gptkb:racism
gptkb:residence
age
sex
occupation
place of birth
relationship to head of household
gptkbp:purpose taxation
population count
apportionment of congressional seats
gptkbp:someRecordsLost 1890 census (fire)
gptkbp:usedBy historians
genealogists
demographers
gptkbp:usedFor public policy research
historical analysis
redistricting
federal funding allocation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HeritageQuest_Online
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7