• county
• city
• page
• names of heads of families
• free white males of 16 years & upwards, including heads of families
• free white males under 16 years
• free white females including heads of families
• all other free persons
• slaves

1810

• county
• city
• page
• names of heads of families
• free white males
  • under 10
  • 10 thru 15
  • 16 thru 25
  • 26 thru 44
  • 45 and over
• free white females
  • under 10
  • 10 thru 15
  • 16 thru 25
  • 26 thru 44
  • 45 and over
• all other free persons
• slaves

• Name of the county, parish, township, town or city where the family resides
• Names of heads of families
• Free White Males
  • Free white males under ten years (to 10)
  • Free white males of ten and under sixteen (10 to 16)
  • Free white males between sixteen and eighteen (16 to 18)
  • Free white males of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families (16 to 26)
  • Free white males of twenty six and under forty-five, including heads of families (26 to 45)
  • Free white males of forty five and upwards, including heads of families (45 & c.)
• Free White Females
  • Free white females under ten years (to 10)
  • Free white females of ten and under sixteen (10 to 16)
  • Free white females between sixteen and eighteen (16 to 18)
  • Free white females of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families (16 to 26)
  • Free white females of twenty six and under forty-five, including heads of families (26 to 45)
  • Free white females of forty five and upwards, including heads of families (45 & c.)
• Foreigners not naturalized
• Numbers of persons engaged in Agriculture
• Numbers of persons engaged in Commerce
• Numbers of persons engaged in Manufactures
• Slaves
  • Males
    • Males under fourteen (to 14)
    • Males of fourteen and under twenty-six (to 26)
    • Males of twenty-six and under 45 (to 45)
    • Males of forty-five and upwards (45 & c.)
  • Females
    • Females under fourteen (to 14)
    • Females of fourteen and under twenty-six (to 26)
    • Females of twenty-six and under 45 (to 45)
    • Females of forty-five and upwards (45 & c.)
• Free Colored Persons
  • Males
    • Males under fourteen (to 14)
    • Males of fourteen and under twenty-six (to 26)
    • Males of twenty-six and under 45 (to 45)
    • Males of forty-five and upwards (45 & c.)
  • Females
    • Females under fourteen (to 14)
    • Females of fourteen and under twenty-six (to 26)
    • Females of twenty-six and under 45 (to 45)
    • Females of forty-five and upwards (45 & c.)
• All other persons except Indians not taxed

• Line Number
• Name of the county, city, ward, town, township, parish, precinct, hundred, or district.
• Names of Heads of Families
• FREE WHITE PERSONS, (INCLUDING HEADS OF FAMILIES).
  • Males.
    • Under five years of age (under 5)
    • Of five and under ten. (5 to 10)
    • Of ten and under fifteen. (10 to 15)
    • Of fifteen and under twenty. (15 to 20)
    • Of twenty and under thirty. (20 to 30)
    • Of thirty and under forty. (30 to 40)
    • Of forty and under fifty. (40 to 50)
    • Of fifty and under sixty. (50 to 60)
    • Of sixty and under seventy. (60 to 70)
    • Of seventy and under eighty. (70 to 80)
    • Of eighty and under ninety. (80 to 90)
    • Of ninety and under one hundred. (90 to 100)
    • Of one hundred and upward. (100, &c.)
  • Females.
    • Under five years of age (under 5)
    • Of five and under ten. (5 to 10)
    • Of ten and under fifteen. (10 to 15)
    • Of fifteen and under twenty. (15 to 20)
    • Of twenty and under thirty. (20 to 30)
    • Of thirty and under forty. (30 to 40)
    • Of forty and under fifty. (40 to 50)
    • Of fifty and under sixty. (50 to 60)
    • Of sixty and under seventy. (60 to 70)
    • Of seventy and under eighty. (70 to 80)
    • Of eighty and under ninety. (80 to 90)
    • Of ninety and under one hundred. (90 to 100)
    • Of one hundred and upward. (100, &c.)

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• LINE NUMBER
• Slaves.
  • Males.
    • Under ten years of age. (under 10)
    • Of ten and under twenty-four. (10 to 24)
    • Of twenty-four and under thirty-six (24 to 36)
    • Of thirty-six and under fifty-five. (36-55)
    • Of fifty-five and under one hundred. (55 to 100)
    • Of one hundred and upwards. (100 & c.)
  • Females.
    • Under ten years of age. (under 10)
    • Of ten and under twenty-four. (10 to 24)
    • Of twenty-four and under thirty-six (24 to 36)
    • Of thirty-six and under fifty-five. (36-55)
    • Of fifty-five and under one hundred. (55 to 100)
    • Of one hundred and upwards. (100 & c.)
• Free Colored Persons.
  • Males.
    • Under ten years of age. (under 10)
    • Of ten and under twenty-four. (10 to 24)
    • Of twenty-four and under thirty-six (24 to 36)
    • Of thirty-six and under fifty-five. (36-55)
    • Of fifty-five and under one hundred. (55 to 100)
    • Of one hundred and upwards. (100 & c.)
  • Females.
    • Under ten years of age. (under 10)
    • Of ten and under twenty-four. (10 to 24)
    • Of twenty-four and under thirty-six (24 to 36)
    • Of thirty-six and under fifty-five. (36-55)
    • Of fifty-five and under one hundred. (55 to 100)
    • Of one hundred and upwards. (100 & c.)
• TOTAL
• WHITE PERSONS included in foregoing.
  • Who are Deaf and Dumb, under fourteen years of age. (under 14)
  • Who are Deaf and Dumb, of the age of fourteen and under 25. (14 to 25)
  • Who are Deaf twenty-five and upwards. (25 & c.)
  • Who are blind.
  • ALIENS - Foreigners not naturalized.
• SLAVES AND COLORED PERSONS, included in foregoing.
  • Who are Deaf and Dumb, under fourteen years of age. (under 14)
  • Who are Deaf and Dumb, of the age of fourteen and under 25. (14 to 25)
  • Who are Deaf twenty-five and upwards. (25 & c.)
  • Who are blind.

• LINE NUMBER
• Name of the county, city, ward, town, township, parish, precinct, hundred, or district
• Names of Heads of Families
• FREE WHITE PERSONS, (INCLUDING HEADS OF FAMILIES)
  • Males.
    • Under 5
    • 5 & under 10
    • 10 & under 15
    • 15 & under 20
    • 20 & under 30
    • 30 & under 40
    • 40 & under 50
    • 50 & under 60
    • 60 & under 70
    • 70 & under 80
    • 80 & under 90
    • 90 & under 100
    • 100 & upwards
  • Females.
    • Under 5
    • 5 & under 10
    • 10 & under 15
    • 15 & under 20
    • 20 & under 30
    • 30 & under 40
    • 40 & under 50
    • 50 & under 60
    • 60 & under 70
    • 70 & under 80
    • 80 & under 90
    • 90 & under 100
    • 100 & upwards
• FREE COLORED PERSONS.
  • Males.
    • Under 10
    • 10 & under 24
    • 24 & under 35
    • 36 & under 55
    • 56 & under 100
    • 100 & upwards
  • Females.
    • Under 10
    • 10 & under 24
    • 24 & under 35
    • 36 & under 55
    • 56 & under 100
    • 100 & upwards

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• LINE NUMBER
• Slaves.
  • Males.
    • Under 10
    • 10 & under 24
    • 24 & under 35
    • 36 & under 55
    • 56 & under 100
    • 100 & upwards
  • Females.
    • Under 10
    • 10 & under 24
    • 24 & under 35
    • 36 & under 55
    • 56 & under 100
    • 100 & upwards
• TOTAL
• Number of persons in each family employed in
  • Mining.
  • Agriculture.
  • Commerce.
  • Manufacture and trade.
  • Navigation of the ocean
  • Navigation of canals, lakes, rivers.
  • Learned professional engineers.
• Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military services, included in the foregoing.
  • Names
  • Ages
• Deaf and Dumb, Blind, and Insane White Persons, Included in the foregoing
  • Deaf and Dumb
    • Under 14
    • 14 & under 25
    • 25 & upwards
  • Blind and Insane
    • Blind.
    • Insane and idiots at public charge
    • Insane and idiots at private charge
• Deaf and Dumb, Blind, and Insane Colored Persons, Included in the foregoing
  • Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
    • Deaf & Dumb
    • Blind.
  • Insane and Idiots
    • Insane and idiots at private charge
    • Insane and idiots at public charge
• Schools & c.
  • Universities or college
  • Number of students
  • Academies & Grammar Schools
  • No. of Scholars
  • Primary and Common Schools
  • No. of Scholars at Public charge
  • No. of white persons over 20 years of age in each family who cannot read and write.

• Page
• State
• County
• City
• Enumeration Date

Columns

• Dwelling-houses numbered in the order of visitation
• Families numbered in the order of visitation
• The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1850, was in this family
• Description
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Color < White, black, or mulatto
• Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each Male Person over 15 years of age
• Value of Real Estate owned
• Place of Birth Naming the State, Territory, or Country
• Married within the year
• Attended School within the year
• Persons over 20 y'rs of age who cannot read & write
• Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict

Slave Inhabitants in ________ in the County of ________ State of ________, enumerated by me, on the ________ day of ________, 1850 ________ Ass't Marshal.

Columns

• NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS
• Number of Slaves.
• DESCRIPTION.
  • Age.
  • Sex.
  • Color
• Fugitives from the State
• Number manumitted.
• Deaf & dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic

• Page
• State
• County
• City
• Enumeration Date

Columns

• Dwelling-houses numbered in the order of visitation
• Families numbered in the order of visitation
• The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1860, was in this family
• Description
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Color < White, black or mulatto
• Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each Male Person over 15 years of age.
• Value of Real Estate
• Value of Personal Estate
• Place of Birth Naming the State, Territory, or Country
• Married within the year
• Attended School within the year
• Persons over 20 y'rs of age who cannot read & write
• Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict

Slave Inhabitants in ________ in the County of ________ State of ________, enumerated by me, on the ________ day of ________, 1860 ________ Ass't Marshal.

Columns

• NAMES OF SLAVE OWNERS.
• Number of Slaves.
• DESCRIPTION.
  • Age.
  • Sex.
  • Color
• Fugitives from the State.
• Number manumitted.
• Deaf & dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic.
• No. of Slave houses.

• Page
• State
• County
• City
• Enumeration Date

Columns

• Dwelling-houses numbered in the order of visitation
• Families numbered in the order of visitation
• The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1870, was in this family
• Description
  • Age at last birth-day. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 3/12
  • Sex-Male (M). Female (F).
  • Color-White (W); Black (B); Mulatto (M); Chinese, (C); Indian, (I).
• Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each Male Person over 15 years of age
• Value of Real Estate owned
  • Value of Real Estate
  • Value of Personal Estate
• Place of Birth Naming the State, Territory, or Country
• Parentage
  • Father of Foreign born
  • Mother of Foreign born
• If born within the year, state month (Jan, & c.)
• If married within the year, state month (Jan, & c.)
• Attended School within the year
• Education
  • Cannot read
  • Cannot write
• Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict
• Constitutional Relations
  • Male Citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards
  • Male Citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards where rights to vote is denied on other grounds than rebellion or other crime

• Page
• State
• County
• City
• E.D.
• Enumeration Date

Columns

• In Cities
  • Name of street
  • House number
• Dwelling houses numbered in order of visitation
• Families numbered in order of visitation
• The Name of each Person whose place of abode on 1st day of June 1880, was in this family.
• Personal Description
  • Color-White, W; Black, B; Mulatto, Mu; Chinese, C; Indian, I
  • Sex-Male, M; Female, F
  • Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus: 8/12
• If born within the Census year, give the month.
• Relationship of each person to the head of this family-whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other.
• Civil Condition
  • Single
  • Married
  • Widowed, divorced
• Married during Census year
• Occupation
  • Profession, Occupation or Trade of each person, male or female.
  • Numbers of months this person has been unemployed during the Census year.
• Is the person (on the day of the enumerator's visit) sick, or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so,m what is the sickness or disability?
• Health
  • Blind
  • Deaf and dumb
  • Idiotic
  • Insane
  • Maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled
• Education
  • Attended school within the Census year.
  • Cannot read
  • Cannot write
• Nativity
  • Place of Birth of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth.
  • Place of Birth of the father of this person naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth.
  • Place of Birth of the mother of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth.

Also, this was the first year in history in which each family was recorded on its own family group sheet.

Enumerators were instructed: The inquiries numbers 26 to 30, inclusive, must be made concerning each family and each farm visited.

Across the Top

• Supervisor's District No.
• Enumeration District No.
• Name of city, town, township, precinct, district, beat, or other minor civil division.
• County
• State
• Street and No.
• Ward
• Name of Institution
• Enumerated by me on the ________ day of June, 1890
• Enumerator

1. Number of Dwelling-house in the order of visitation.
2. Number of families in this dwelling-house
3. Number of persons in this dwelling-house.
4. Number of Family in the order of visitation.
5. No. of Persons in this family.

Inquiries Down The Side

1. Christian name in full, and initial of middle name.
   Surname
2. Whether a soldier, sailor, or marine during the civil war (U.S. or Conf.) or widow of such person.
3. Relationship to head of family.
4. Whether white black, mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, Chinese, Japanese, or Indian.
5. Sex.
6. Age at nearest birthday. If under one year, give age in months.
7. Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced.
8. Whether married during the census year (June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890).
9. Mother of how many children, and number of these children living.
10. Place of birth.
11. Place of birth of Father.
12. Place of birth of Mother.
13. Number of years in the United States.
14. Whether naturalized.
15. Whether naturalization papers have been taken out.
16. Profession, trade, or occupation.
17. Months employed during the census year (June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890).
18. Attendance at school (in months) during the census year (June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890).
19. Able to read.
20. Able to write.
21. Able to speak English. If not, the language or dialect spoken.
22. Whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted.
23. Whether defective in mind, sight, hearing, or speech, or whether crippled, maimed, or deformed, with name and defect.
24. Whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child, or pauper.
25. Supplemental schedule and page.
26. Is the home you live in hired, or is it owned by the head or by a member of the family?
27. If owned by head or member of family, is the home free from mortgage encumbrance?
28. If the head of family is a farmer, is the farm which he cultivates hired, or is it owned by him or by a member of his family?
29. If owned by head or member of family, is the farm free from mortgage or encumbrance?
30. If the home or farm is owned by head or member of family and mortgaged, give the post-office address of owner.

• State
• County
• City, township
• Enumeration District
• Sheet Number
• Enumeration Date

Columns

• Line number
• House no.
• Family no.
• Names of surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and widows
• Rank
• Company
• Name of regiment or vessel
• Date of Enlistment
  • Day 
  • Month
  • Year
• Date of Discharge
  • Day 
  • Month
  • Year
• Length of service
  • Years
  • Months
  • Days
• Post office address
• Disability incurred

• State
• County
• City, township
• Enumeration District
• Sheet Number
• Enumeration Date

Columns
Top Section

• Line Number
• Locatoin
  • In Cities
    • Street
    • House number
  • Number of dwelling house in the order of visitation
  • Number of family, in the order of visitation
• Name of each person whose place of abode on June 1, 1900, was in this family. 
  Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any. 
  Include every person living on June 1, 1900. 
  Omit children born since June 1, 1900.
• Relation
  • Relationship of each person to the head of the family.
• Personal Description
  • Color or Race
  • Sex
  • Date of Birth
    • Month
    • Year
  • Age at last birthday
  • Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced
  • Number or years of present marriage
  • Mother of how many children
  • Number of these children living
• Nativity
  • Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in United States, give state or territory. If foreign birth, give the country.
    • Place of birth of this person.
    • Place of birth of Father of this person.
    • Place of birth of Mother of this person.

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• Line number
• Citizenship
  • Year of immigration to the U.S.
  • Number of years in the U.S.
  • Naturalization
• Occupation, Trade or Profession of each person TEN YEARS of age and over.
  • Occupation
  • Months not employed
• Education
  • Attended school (in months)
  • Can read
  • Can write
  • Can speak English
• Ownership of Home
  • Owned or Rented
  • Owned free or mortgaged
  • Farm or house
  • Number of farm schedule

• State
• County
• City, township
• Enumeration District
• Sheet Number
• Enumeration Date

Columns

• Line number
• Location
  • Street, Avenue, Road, Etc.
  • House number or farm
  • Dwelling Number
  • Number of family, in order of visitation
• Name of each person whose place of abode on April 15, 1910, was in this family.
  Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any.
  Include every person living on April 15, 1910.
  Omit children born since April 15, 1910.
• Relations
  • Relationship of this person to the head of the family
• Personal Description
  • Sex
  • Color or Race
  • Age at last birthday
  • Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced
  • Number of years of present marriage
  • Mother of how many children
    • Number born
    • Number now living
• Nativity
  • Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in United States, give state or territory. If foreign birth, give the country.
    • Place of birth of this person
    • Place of birth of Father of this person
    • Place of birth of Mother of this person
• Citizenship
  • Year of immigration to the U.S.
  • Whether naturalized or Alien

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• Line number
• Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken.
• Occupation
  • Trade or profession of, or particular kind of work done by this person.
  • General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which this person works.
  • Whether an employer, employee, or working on own account
  • If an employee--
    • Whether out of work on April 15, 1910
    • Number of weeks out of work during 1909
• Education
  • Whether able to read
  • Whether able to write
  • Attended school any time since Sept. 1, 1909
• Ownership of Home
  • Owned or Rented
  • Owned free or mortgaged
  • Farm or house
  • Number of farm schedule
• Whether a survivor of the Union or Confederate Army or Navy
• Whether blind (both eyes)
• Whether deaf and dumb

• State
• County
• City, township
• Enumeration District
• Sheet Number
• Enumeration Date

Columns
Top Section

• Line number
• Place of Abode
  • Street, Avenue, Road, Etc.
  • House number or farm
  • Dwelling Number
  • Number of family, in order of visitation
• Name of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920, was in this family.
• Relation.
  • Relationship of this person to the head of the family.
• Tenure.
  • Home owned or rented
  • If owned, free or mortgaged
• Personal Description
  • Sex
  • Color or Race
  • Age at last birthday
  • Single, married, widowed, or divorced
• Citizenship.
  • Year of immigration to the United States
  • Naturalized or alien
  • If naturalized, year of naturalization
• Education
  • Attended school any time since Sept. 1, 1919
  • Able to read
  • Able to write

Bottom Section

• Nativity and Mother Tongue
  Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in United States, give state or territory. If foreign birth, give the place of birth, and, in addition, the mother tongue.
• Person
  • Place of Birth
  • Mother Tongue
• Father
  • Place of Birth
  • Mother Tongue
• Mother
  • Place of Birth
  • Mother Tongue
• Able to speak English
• Occupation.
  • Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done.
  • Industry, business, or establishment in which at work.
  • Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account
  • No. of farm schedule

• State
• County
• City, township
• Enumeration District
• Sheet Number
• Enumeration Date

Columns
Top Section

• Line number
• PLACE OF ABODE
• Street, avenue, road, etc.
• House number (in cities or towns)
• Number of dwelling house in order of visitation
• Number of family in order of visitation
• NAME of each person whose place of abode on April 1, 1930, was in this family
  Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any.
  Include every person living on April 1, 1930. Omit children born since April 1, 1930.
• RELATION Relationship of this person to the head of the family
• HOME DATA
  • Home owned or rented
  • Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented
  • Radio set
  • Does this family live on a farm
• PERSONAL DESCRIPTION
  • Sex
  • Color or race
  • Age at last birthday
  • Marital condition
  • Age at first marriage
• EDUCATION
  • Attended school or college any time since Sept. 1, 1929
  • Whether able to read and write
• PLACE OF BIRTH Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in the United States, give the State or Territory. If of foreign birth, give the country of birth. See Instructions for additional entries required for certain countries.
  • Person
  • Father
  • Mother

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• Line number
• MOTHER TONGUE (OR NATIVE LANGUAGE) OF FOREIGN BORN
  • Language spoken in home before coming to the United States
  • CODE (For office use only. Do not write in these columns.)
    • State or M.T.
    • Country
    • Nativity
• CITIZENSHIP
  • Year of immigration to the United States
  • Naturalized or alien
• Able to speak English
• OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY
  • OCCUPATION Trade profession, or particular kind of work, as spinner, salesman, riveter, etc.
  • INDUSTRY Industry or business, as cottonmill, dry goods store, shipyard, public school, etc.
  • CODE (For office use only. Do not write in this column.)
  • Class of Worker
• EMPLOYMENT Whether actually at work
  • Yes or No
  • Line number for unemployed
• VETERANS Whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition
  • Yes or No
  • What war or expedition
• No. of farm schedule