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== Record Description  ==
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The collection consists of digital images of National Archives microfilm publication A3378, reproductions of enumeration district maps for the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses. Each census year, the nation was divided into enumeration districts. An enumeration district was an area that could be covered by a single census taker in one census period. Enumeration districts varied in size from one city block in urban areas to an entire county in rural areas.  
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| micro_pub_title =[https://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/a3378.pdf Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940]
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| arrangement = Alphabetically by state, then by county, parish or city. 
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| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[United States Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Beginning Research in United States Census Records]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[United States Census Records for Beginners]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[United States Census Analyzing Census Data]]
| FS_URL_07 = [[Strategies for Using U.S. Census]]
| FS_URL_08 = [[United States Census Abbreviations]]
| FS_URL_09 = [[United States Census Maps]]
| FS_URL_10 = [[United States Census]] 
| FS_URL_11 = [[United States Census 1900]] 
| FS_URL_12 = [[United States Census 1910]] 
| FS_URL_13 = [[United States Census 1920]]
| FS_URL_14 = [[United States Census 1930]]
| FS_URL_15 = [[United States Census 1940]]
| RW_URL_01 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/821491 NARA Enumeration District and Related Maps, 1880-1990]
| RW_URL_02 = [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/a3378.pdf NARA Descriptive Pamphlet A3378]
| RW_URL_03 = [http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/reference.html Census Reference Maps]
| RW_URL_04 = [http://www.censusfinder.com Census Finder]  
| RW_URL_05 = [http://www.census-online.com/links/ United States Census Online]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
The collection consists of digital images of National Archives microfilm publication A3378, reproductions of enumeration district maps for the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses. Each census year, the nation was divided into enumeration districts. An enumeration district was an area that could be covered by a single census taker in one census period. Enumeration districts varied in size from one city block in urban areas to an entire county in rural areas.
'''Related National Archives Collections'''
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/721175 See also Enumerations District Descriptions, 1850-1950, National Archive publication T1210 NAID 721175 with searchable content]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/821491 Enumeration District and Related Maps, 1880 - 1990.]


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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== Record Content  ==
=== To Browse This Collection ===
{{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID2329948 |title=United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940 }}


== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The maps highlight the boundaries of individual enumeration districts.
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Image ===
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Image:United States, Enumeration District Maps (13-1142) Enumeration District Map DGS 7325772_541.jpg|
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== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The census year
*The approximate address or residence of your ancestor
=== Search the Index ===
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=== View the Images ===
{{View_Images_Link | CID = 2329948 | browse_1 = NARA Roll Number - Contents | browse_2 =  | browse_3 =  | browse_4 =  | browse_5 =  | browse_6 =  }}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].


The maps highlight the boundaries of individual enumeration districts.
== What Do I Do Next? ==
 
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
== How to Use the Records ==
*Use the maps to determine the appropriate enumeration district for your ancestor's residence for each census year  
 
*Look at each image comparing the information with the address for your ancestor until you find the map which is appropriate. Then search that enumeration district in census records
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*The maps are especially helpful if you cannot locate your ancestor in the census index by enabling you to search a specific street or neighborhood
*The census year
=== Research Helps ===
*Your ancestor's approximate address or residence
The following articles will help you research your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
 
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
=== Search the Collection  ===
* [[United States Record Finder]]
 
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
'''To browse by image:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>⇒Select the “NARA Roll Number - Contents" category which takes you to the images
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
 
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
=== Using the Information  ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/545087 William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. ''Map guide to the U.S. Federal censuses, 1790-1920.'' Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1987. FS Library 973 X2th]
Use the maps to determine the appropriate enumeration district for you ancestor's residence for each census year.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4092225 United States enumeration district maps for the twelfth through the sixteenth US censuses, 1900-1940]
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/59389 Census enumeration district descriptions, 1900 : NA T1210]
Look at each image comparing the information with the address for your ancestor until you find the map which is appropriate. Then search that enumeration district of the population schedule for your ancestor's family.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/297379 Census descriptions of geographic subdivisions and enumeration districts, 1910 : NA T1224]
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/622083 Census descriptions of geographic subdivisions and enumeration districts, 1920 : NA T1224]
The maps are especially helpful if you cannot locate your ancestor in the census index by enabling you to search a specific street or neighborhood.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1037259 Census descriptions of geographic subdivisions and enumeration districts ... 1930 : NA, T1224 rolls 61-90, Record Group 29]
 
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
== Related Websites  ==
*{{RecordSearch|1325221|United States Census, 1900}}
 
*{{RecordSearch|1727033|United States Census, 1910}}
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/a3378.pdf NARA Descriptive Pamphlet A3378]
*{{RecordSearch|1488411|United States Census, 1920}}
*[http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/reference.html Census Reference Maps]  
*{{RecordSearch|1810731|United States Census, 1930}}
*[http://www.censusfinder.com Census Finder]  
*{{RecordSearch|2000219|United States Census, 1940}}
*[http://www.census-online.com/links/ United States Census Online]


== Related Wiki Articles  ==
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===


*[[United States Census Maps]]
== Citing This Collection ==
*[[United States Census]]
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
*[[United States Census 1900]]
{{Collection citation}}
*[[United States Census 1910]]
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*[[United States Census 1920]]
[[Category:NARA_Census Records]]
*[[United States Census 1930]]
[[pt:Estados Unidos, Mapas de Distrito de Enumeração para o Décimo Segundo Através do Décimo Sexto Censo dos Estados Unidos (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]]
*[[United States Census 1940]]
 
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== How You Can Contribute  ==
 
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==Citations for This Collection==
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. <br>
 
'''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3378. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.}} <br><br>
 
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Record Description
Record Type Enumeration District Maps
Record Group RG 29: Records of the Bureau of the Census
Collection years 1900-1940
Microfilm Publication A3378. Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940. 73 rolls.
Arrangement Alphabetically by state, then by county, parish or city.
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What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of digital images of National Archives microfilm publication A3378, reproductions of enumeration district maps for the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses. Each census year, the nation was divided into enumeration districts. An enumeration district was an area that could be covered by a single census taker in one census period. Enumeration districts varied in size from one city block in urban areas to an entire county in rural areas. Related National Archives Collections

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

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To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The maps highlight the boundaries of individual enumeration districts.

Collection Content

Sample Image

  • United States, Enumeration District Maps (13-1142) Enumeration District Map DGS 7325772 541.jpg

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The census year
  • The approximate address or residence of your ancestor

Search the Index

This collection does not have a searchable index. Only images are available. See View the Images to access them.

View the Images

View images in this collection by visiting the Collection Browse Page:
  1. Select NARA Roll Number - Contents to view the images

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Use the maps to determine the appropriate enumeration district for your ancestor's residence for each census year
  • Look at each image comparing the information with the address for your ancestor until you find the map which is appropriate. Then search that enumeration district in census records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • The maps are especially helpful if you cannot locate your ancestor in the census index by enabling you to search a specific street or neighborhood

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the United States.

Other FamilySearch Collections

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch Historical Records

FamilySearch Digital Library

Citing This Collection

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.
Image Citation:
When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen.
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