1910's Census Records

The 1910 U.S. Federal Census:

• Census Day was 15 April 1910.
• The thirteenth census included the states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming; the District of Columbia; and the territories of Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
• The questionnaire provided space to tally the following information:
  • Location
    - Street, avenue, road, etc
    - House number or farm
    - Dwelling number
    - Number of family in order of visitation
  • Name of each person whose place of abode on April 15, 1910, was in this family
  • Relationship of this person to the head of the family
  • Personal description
    - sex
    - color or race
    - age at last birthday
    - whether single, married, widowed, or divorced
    - number of years of present marriage
    - mother of how many children born
    - mother of how many children now living
  • Nativity; Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in United States, give state or territory. If foreign birth, give the country
    - place of birth of this person
    - place of birth of father of this person
    - place of birth of mother of this person
  • Citizenship
    - years of immigration to the U.S.
    - whether naturalized or alien
  • Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken
  • Occupation
    - trade or profession of, or particular kind of work done by this person
    - general nature of industry, business, or establishment in which this person works
    - whether an employer, employee, or working on own account
    - If an employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910
    - If an employee, number of weeks out of work during 1909
  • Education
    - whether able to read
    - whether able to write
    - attended school any time since Sept 1. 1909
  • Ownership of home
    - owned or rented
    - owned free or mortgaged
    - farm or house
    - number of farm schedule
  • Whether a survivor of the Union or Confederate Army or Navy
  • Whether blind (both eyes)
  • Whether deaf and blind
• There are no substantial losses.

Other 1910's Census Records:

Other census records for the 1910 decade will be added as they are discovered.