U. S. Census Records Class Handout: Difference between revisions

m
Text replacement - "Riverton FamilySearch Library" to "Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center"
m (Text replacement - "[fF]amily([\s_])[hH]istory[\s_]([lL])ibrary" to "FamilySearch$1$2ibrary")
m (Text replacement - "Riverton FamilySearch Library" to "Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center")
Line 1: Line 1:
=='''United States Census Records'''==
=='''United States Census Records'''==
Courtesy of Jill Shoemaker, Revised 24 February 2015, Riverton FamilySearch Library
Courtesy of Jill Shoemaker, Revised 24 February 2015, Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center
===='''WHAT IS A U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS?'''====
===='''WHAT IS A U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS?'''====
*Created by the Constitution, the Federal Census is an '''''inventory of everyone living in the United States''''', taken for the purpose of determining representation in the House of Representatives. <br>
*Created by the Constitution, the Federal Census is an '''''inventory of everyone living in the United States''''', taken for the purpose of determining representation in the House of Representatives. <br>