Statements (114)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Census-designated_place
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| gptkbp:analysis |
Used for social science research
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| gptkbp:census_bureau_established |
Established in 1902
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| gptkbp:census_data_access |
Data is now considered historical
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| gptkbp:census_data_analysis |
Analyzed for trends in population growth
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| gptkbp:census_data_challenges |
Challenges in data accuracy and completeness
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| gptkbp:census_data_historical_context |
Contextualized within the Gilded Age
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| gptkbp:census_data_interpretation |
Interpreted by historians and researchers
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| gptkbp:census_data_preservation |
Efforts made to preserve remaining data
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| gptkbp:census_data_preservation_efforts |
Ongoing efforts to digitize remaining records
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| gptkbp:census_data_relevance |
Still relevant for historical studies
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| gptkbp:census_data_sources |
Data sourced from various local records
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| gptkbp:census_director |
Robert P. Porter
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| gptkbp:census_historical_significance |
Important for understanding demographic changes
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| gptkbp:census_impact_on_society |
Affected social policies
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| gptkbp:census_limitations |
Limited by the loss of records
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| gptkbp:census_methodology |
Utilized sampling techniques
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| gptkbp:census_outcomes |
Influenced immigration policies
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| gptkbp:census_publications |
Published reports and summaries
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| gptkbp:census_results_published |
Results published in 1891
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| gptkbp:collection |
Door-to-door enumeration
Enumerators visited households Mail-in surveys |
| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
gptkb:U._S._Census_Bureau |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Disputed accuracy of data
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:coverage |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:data_loss |
Fire in 1921 destroyed most records
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| gptkbp:data_lost |
Most of the records were destroyed in a fire in 1921
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| gptkbp:data_type |
Economic data
Demographic data Social data |
| gptkbp:data_usage |
Used for political representation
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| gptkbp:demographics |
Conducted every ten years
Data affected by undercounting Data collected in paper format Faced challenges in data collection Included data on eligible voters Limited by the accuracy of self-reporting Limited by the technology of the time Used by government for resource allocation |
| gptkbp:education_data |
Included literacy rates
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| gptkbp:employment_data |
Included information on occupations
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| gptkbp:ethnicity |
Included data on racial demographics
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
U. S. Census of 1900
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Industrialization
Post-Civil War America Westward expansion |
| gptkbp:housing_data |
Included data on housing conditions
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
U. S. Census of 1890
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future census methodologies
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legislation |
Census Act of 1880
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| gptkbp:marital_status_data |
Included marital status information
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| gptkbp:notable_feature |
Included questions on the number of veterans
Included questions on agriculture Included questions on industry Included questions on mortality First census to report on urban vs rural population |
| gptkbp:notable_wins |
Increased representation in Congress
Influenced educational policy Influenced urban development Contributed to national identity formation Influenced immigration policy Affected public policy decisions Influenced social justice initiatives Contributed to historical research Affected civil rights movements Influenced regional planning Affected economic inequality studies Affected immigration studies Affected labor laws Affected rural development Affected state boundaries Contributed to demographic studies Contributed to public administration studies Contributed to public policy evaluation Contributed to sociological studies Facilitated urban planning Helped in the allocation of federal funds Influenced cultural studies Influenced demographic forecasting Influenced economic research Influenced social services development Influenced transportation planning Informed disaster response planning Informed economic development strategies Informed housing market analysis Informed housing policies Informed public health policy Provided data for community planning Provided data for economic planning Provided data for environmental studies Provided data for historical preservation Provided data for labor market analysis Provided data for marketing research Provided data for public health initiatives |
| gptkbp:number |
62,947,714
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| gptkbp:population |
62,947,714
629,797,000 |
| gptkbp:population_density |
Included age breakdowns
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
U. S. Census of 1880
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| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:North_America
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| gptkbp:research |
De facto enumeration
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Increased focus on urbanization
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| gptkbp:significance |
First census to use a machine for tabulation
First census to use a machine for data processing |
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
U. S. Census of 1900
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| gptkbp:technique |
De facto enumeration
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| gptkbp:total_households |
12,000,000
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| gptkbp:year |
1890
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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