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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1900''' {{RecordSearch|1325221|United States Census, 1900}} at FamilySearch | |||
*'''1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7602 1900 United States Federal Census] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*'''1900''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/us-census-1900 U.S. Census 1900] at Findmypast ($) | |||
*'''1900''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10131/1900-united-states-federal-census 1900 United States Federal Census] at MyHeritage ($) | |||
== | ===Maps=== | ||
*'''1900''' {{FSC|4092225|item|displ=United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth Through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
*'''Pre-1900''' {{FSC|373717|item|disp=Ward Maps of United States Cities: Microfilm Reproduction of 232 Maps Described in Ward Maps of United States Cities}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
== Indexes and Images == | |||
For an article about 1900 census population schedules available for free online at [[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]] see the [[United States Census Population Schedules, 1900 - FamilySearch Historical Records|U.S. Census Population Schedules, 1900]] Wiki page. Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. A [[Soundex]] index for each state and for institutions is also available on microfilm. | |||
== Content == | == Content == | ||
The 1900 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1900, for thirty days or two weeks for populations of 10,000+. The following information was recorded by the census taker: | |||
The 1900 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1900, for thirty days or two weeks for populations of 10,000+. The following information was recorded by the census taker: | {{col-begin|width=79%}} | ||
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*Name | *Name | ||
*Address | *Address | ||
*Relationship to head of household | *Relationship to head of household | ||
*Color/race | *Color/race | ||
*Sex | *Sex | ||
*Month and year of birth | {{col-break}} | ||
*Age at last birthday | *Month and year of birth | ||
*Marital status | *Age at last birthday | ||
*Number of years married | *Marital status | ||
*Total children born to mother | *Number of years married | ||
*Number of children living | *Total children born to mother | ||
*Birthplace | {{col-break}} | ||
*Birthplace of parents | *Number of children living | ||
*Foreign born | *Birthplace | ||
*Year of Immigration | *Birthplace of parents | ||
*Number of years in U.S. | *Foreign born | ||
*Citizenship status of over 21 | *Year of Immigration | ||
*Occupation | *Number of years in U.S. | ||
*Read, write & speak English | {{col-break}} | ||
*Home owned or rented | *Citizenship status of over 21 | ||
*Home was a farm | *Occupation | ||
*Home was mortgaged | *Read, write & speak English | ||
*Home owned or rented | |||
*Home was a farm | |||
*Home was mortgaged | |||
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== Value == | == Value == | ||
The 1900 census can be used to:<ref>Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. ''The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy''. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)</ref> | |||
The 1900 census can be used to: | #identify month of birth | ||
#identify year of marriage | |||
#identify month of birth | |||
#identify year of marriage | |||
#determine year of immigration | #determine year of immigration | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1850-1940 Clues in Census Records, 1850-1940] | |||
== Unique Features and Problems == | == Unique Features and Problems == | ||
#Month and year of birth | |||
#Month | |||
#Number of years married | #Number of years married | ||
#Number of children born | #Number of children born and living | ||
#How long immigrant been in country | #How long immigrant been in country and if naturalized | ||
#Home/farm was owned/rented | #Home/farm was owned/rented | ||
#Property free or mortgaged | #Property free or mortgaged | ||
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[[Image:Oklahoma1900.png|Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory on 1900 census]] | [[Image:Oklahoma1900.png|Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory on 1900 census]] | ||
== States and Territories Covered == | |||
== States and Territories Covered == | All states, District of Columbia, and the Territories listed below: | ||
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*[[Arizona Census|Arizona]] | *[[Arizona Census|Arizona]] | ||
*[[Alaska Census|Alaska]] (unorganized) | *[[Alaska Census|Alaska]] (unorganized) | ||
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*[[Guam Census|Guam]] (U.S. armed forces) | *[[Guam Census|Guam]] (U.S. armed forces) | ||
*[[Hawaii Census|Hawaii]] | *[[Hawaii Census|Hawaii]] | ||
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*[[New Mexico Census|New Mexico]] | *[[New Mexico Census|New Mexico]] | ||
*Oklahoma — split between | *Oklahoma — split between | ||
**[[Oklahoma Census|Oklahoma Territory]] | **[[Oklahoma Census|Oklahoma Territory]] | ||
**[[Oklahoma Census|Indian Territory]] | **[[Oklahoma Census|Indian Territory]] | ||
*[[Philippines Census|Philippines ]](U.S. armed forces) | *[[Philippines Census|Philippines ]](U.S. armed forces) | ||
*[[Puerto Rico Census|Puerto Rico]] (U.S. armed forces) | *[[Puerto Rico Census|Puerto Rico]] (U.S. armed forces) | ||
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== Missing Records == | == Missing Records == | ||
* '''No States Missing''' | |||
* '''Six million Agriculture Schedules from the 1900 Census were destroyed by order of the 66th United States Congress'''<ref>House of Representatives, 66th Congress, 2nd Session, "List of Useless Papers in the Bureau of the Census" in "Document No. 460," p. 1.</ref> | |||
'''1900 United States | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{USCensus}} | {{USCensus}} | ||
[[Category:United_States_Census]] | [[Category:United_States_Census]] | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1900 United States Census, 1900 at FamilySearch
- 1900 1900 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
- 1900 U.S. Census 1900 at Findmypast ($)
- 1900 1900 United States Federal Census at MyHeritage ($)
Maps[edit | edit source]
- 1900 FS Library Collection(*) at FamilySearch Catalog
- Pre-1900 Ward Maps of United States Cities: Microfilm Reproduction of 232 Maps Described in Ward Maps of United States Cities(*) at FamilySearch Catalog
Indexes and Images[edit | edit source]
For an article about 1900 census population schedules available for free online at FamilySearch Historical Record Collections see the U.S. Census Population Schedules, 1900 Wiki page. Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. A Soundex index for each state and for institutions is also available on microfilm.
Content[edit | edit source]
The 1900 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1900, for thirty days or two weeks for populations of 10,000+. The following information was recorded by the census taker:
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Value[edit | edit source]
The 1900 census can be used to:[1]
- identify month of birth
- identify year of marriage
- determine year of immigration
Unique Features and Problems[edit | edit source]
- Month and year of birth
- Number of years married
- Number of children born and living
- How long immigrant been in country and if naturalized
- Home/farm was owned/rented
- Property free or mortgaged
- Person Civil War Vet or widow of one
- A Soundex index is available for each state.
- Oklahoma census schedules and Soundex indexes are split between Oklahoma Territory to the northwest, and Indian Territory to the southeast.
States and Territories Covered[edit | edit source]
All states, District of Columbia, and the Territories listed below:
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Missing Records[edit | edit source]
- No States Missing
- Six million Agriculture Schedules from the 1900 Census were destroyed by order of the 66th United States Congress[2]
References[edit | edit source]
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