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The government of Austria which governed the Czech lands periodically took a census of the population for statistical purposes. The results of censuses were used to follow and regulate various aspects of society particularly taxation and conscription. The first census to record people by name was conducted in 1651. The Catholic Habsburg rulers ordered the 1651 census of the Czech lands to determine the religion of the people (Bohemia and Moravia had been predominantly Protestant prior to 1624) and the prospects of their conversion. Summaries remain of a 1702 count of all people over the age of 10. Censuses were carried out in 1754 and 1762 and revisions were to be made every few years (the compiler of this profile cannot determine at this time whether the revisions were made). Counts were taken in 1770 and 1776. These lists were largely for military purposes. Specific dates of subsequent censuses cannot be determined at this time. The first true census was conducted in 1857. Afterward, censuses were taken in 1869, 1880, 1890, 1900, and 1910. Under the Czechoslovak government censuses were conducted in 1921, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1961, 1970, 1980, and 1991. Future censuses will be conducted by the new government of the Czech Republic.