1920 census

1920 Census Number:   106,021,537

1920 Census Data

• Place of residence
• Name of each person at residence
• Relationship of each person to head of household
• Home data
  - Owned or rented
  - Value of home or monthly rental
  - Does family own a farm
• Personal Description
  - Sex
  - Color or race
  - Age at last birth
  - Marital condition
  - Age at first marriage
• Education
  - Attended school or college in the last year
  - Whether able to read or write
• Place of Birth
  - Each person and his or her parents birthplace
  - If United States give State or Territory
  - If foreign birth give country in which birthplace is now situated
• Native language of foreign born
• Citizenship
  - Year of immigration into the United States
  - Naturalization
  - Ability to speak English
• Occupation & Industry
  - Trade or profession,  type of work done
  - Industry or business
  - Class of worker
• Employed (Yes/No)
• Sample 1920 Census Image
• Sample 1920 Census Transcription

1920 Census Day:  January 5, 1920

1920 Census Duration:  1 month

1920 Census Geography

• 48 States - New States in 1920 Census:  Arizona and New Mexico
• Territories – Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, the Canal Zone, Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

1920 Facts

• President during census:  William H Taft
• American Professional Football League is formed in 1920. It would change its name to the National Football League in 1922
• 19^th Amendment is ratified giving women the right to vote on August 18,1920
• Warren G Harding wins the Presidential election in a landslide.  Was the first presidential election in which women had the right to vote – November, 1920
• KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA becomes the first radio station to offer regular broadcasts on November 2, 1920