Census Headings

(Italics added for emphasis.)

Location:

IN CITIES

Street (Not shown)
House number (Not Shown)

Column 1: Number of dwelling, house, in the order of visitation.

Column 2: Number of family, in the order of visitation.

Name:

Column 3:

of each person whose place of
abode on June1, 1900, was
in this family.

Enter surname first, then the given name and
middle initial, if any.

Include every person living on June 1, 1900.
Omit children born since June 1, 1900.

Relation:

Column 4:

Relationship of each person
to the head
of the family.

Personal Description:

Column 5: Color or race.

Column 6: Sex.

Column 7: DATE OF BIRTH Month (Left) Year (Right)

Column 8: Age at last birthday.

Column 9: Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced.

Column10: Number of years married.

Column 11: Mother of how many children.

Column 12: Number of those children living.

Nativity:

Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in the United
States, give the State or Territory; if of foreign birth, give the Country only.

Column 13: Place of birth of this PERSON.

Column 14: Place of birth of FATHER of this person.

Column 15: Place of birth of MOTHER of this person.

Citizenship:

Column 16: Year of immigration to the United States.

Column 17: Number of years in the United States.

Column 18: Naturalization

Occupation:

OCCUPATION, TRADE OR
PROFESSION
of each person TEN YEARS of age
and over.

Column 19: OCCUPATION

Column 20: Months not employed.

Education:

Column 21: Attended school (in months).

Column 22: Can read.

Column 23: Can write.

Column 24: Can speak English.

Ownership:

OWNERSHIP OF HOME.

Column 25: Owned or rented.

Column 26: Owned free or mortgaged.

Column 27: Farm or house.

Column 28: Number of farm schedule.