United States Census 1890

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Census_1890
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf census
gptkbp:availableOn fragments for some states and veterans schedules
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataLost most original records destroyed in 1921 fire
gptkbp:dateConducted June 2, 1890
gptkbp:firstCensusFor gptkb:Idaho
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:followedBy United States Census 1900
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Census 1890
gptkbp:includesState 42
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:notableFor first census to show urban population outnumbered rural in some states
first to use Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine
most records destroyed by fire
gptkbp:numberInSeries 11
gptkbp:population 62,979,766
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:United_States_Census_1880
gptkbp:purpose apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
gptkbp:superintendent gptkb:Robert_P._Porter
gptkbp:territoryIncludes 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Census_1880
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7