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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
1871-1873: | 1871-1873: | ||
Mizra Hosein Khan Sepahsalar instigated reforms that led to census style data collection. | Mizra Hosein Khan Sepahsalar instigated reforms that led to census style data collection.<br> | ||
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1930-1940: | 1930-1940: | ||
Full census attempted and abandoned after Anglo-Soviet Invasion | Full census attempted and abandoned after Anglo-Soviet Invasion<br> | ||
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1956: | 1956: | ||
First complete, national census. | First complete, national census.<br> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
1871-1873: | 1871-1873: | ||
*Names and ages of every man, woman, and child in their villages | *Names and ages of every man, woman, and child in their villages | ||
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*head of house | *head of house | ||
*relationship to head of house | *relationship to head of house | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Iran]] | [[Category:Iran]] | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
1871-1873:
Mizra Hosein Khan Sepahsalar instigated reforms that led to census style data collection.
1930-1940:
Full census attempted and abandoned after Anglo-Soviet Invasion
1956:
First complete, national census.
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
1871-1873:
- Names and ages of every man, woman, and child in their villages
- List of the dead and the newborn each year
1956-2016: Most of the data contains:
- district and province
- population size
- number of households
- mean household size
- approximate number of migrant tribe population
May include:
- names
- ages
- head of house
- relationship to head of house
References[edit | edit source]