1920 United States Census
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The 1920 United States Census was a nationwide population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that documented demographic, social, and economic data for residents of the United States as of January 1, 1920.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decennial census
ⓘ
population census ⓘ |
| archivedBy | National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authority | United States Department of Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusDate | 1920-01-01 ⓘ |
| conductedBy | United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confidentialityProtection | Title 13 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataCollected |
age
ⓘ
citizenship ⓘ employment status ⓘ farm residence ⓘ home ownership ⓘ industry ⓘ marital status ⓘ mother tongue ⓘ nativity ⓘ occupation ⓘ population count ⓘ race ⓘ sex ⓘ |
| dataCollectionMode | paper schedules ⓘ |
| digitalAvailability | online genealogical databases ⓘ |
| enumerationMethod | door-to-door enumeration ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1930 United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1910 United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
Alaska Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaii Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama Canal Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Virgin Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ contiguous United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfForms | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official federal statistics ⓘ |
| legislativeBasis | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| microfilmAvailability | National Archives microfilm publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| processingTechnology | Hollerith punched card tabulating machines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsAccess | public ⓘ |
| recordsAccessRestrictionPeriod | 72 years ⓘ |
| referenceDateDescription | as of January 1, 1920 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| usedFor |
demographic research
ⓘ
economic research ⓘ genealogical research ⓘ historical analysis ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.