eleventh United States decennial census
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The eleventh United States decennial census was the 1890 nationwide population count that notably introduced extensive use of punch-card tabulating machines, greatly speeding data processing.
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| Eleventh United States decennial census | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States census
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decennial census ⓘ |
| appliesTo | resident population of the United States ⓘ |
| censusYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| computingPioneerInvolved | Herman Hollerith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy | United States Census Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataProcessingMethod | Hollerith punch-card tabulation ⓘ |
| dataStorageMedium | punched cards ⓘ |
| dataTypeCollected |
demographic characteristics
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economic characteristics ⓘ population ⓘ |
| effect | greatly sped up data processing ⓘ |
| followedBy | Twelfth United States decennial census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Tenth United States decennial census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first extensive governmental use of punch-card data processing
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milestone in history of computing ⓘ |
| inceptionOfPractice | large-scale machine tabulation of census data ⓘ |
| introducedTechnology | Hollerith electric tabulating machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalFrequency | every 10 years ⓘ |
| legislativeBasis | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| ordinalNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| organizationTypeOfExecutor | temporary Census Office ⓘ |
| partOf | series of United States decennial censuses ⓘ |
| precededByTechnology | manual tabulation ⓘ |
| processingLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
collection of demographic data
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population count ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | development of tabulating machine industry ⓘ |
| relatedField |
demography
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history of computing ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| significantInnovation |
mechanization of data processing
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use of punch-card tabulating machines ⓘ |
| startTime | 1890 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
allocation of federal resources
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apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ redistricting ⓘ |
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