Eleventh Census: 1890. Report on Population of the United States

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Eleventh Census: 1890. Report on Population of the United States

Part I of the report contains general tables, explanatory text, and maps and diagrams giving the statistics of the population in aggregate and by sex, general nativity, color, place of birth, parentage, school, militia, and voting ages, conjugal condition, and dwellings and families. Comparative statements of the population and its distribution at preceding censuses are also given whenever possible or where they were deemed essential to the proper presentation and discussion of the results of the census.

Part II contains the statistics of the population classified according to age, school attendance, illiteracy, ability to speak English, occupations, and citizenship.

In addition, a monograph on education compiled from the reports of schools in the United States was included with part 2 of the report on population when published in 1897.

Part 1

Published: 1895

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    Sections include: Progress of the Nation (1790 to 1890); Form of Schedule and Method of Tabulation; Apportionments; General Tables; Appendix.

Sections of Part 1

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    Includes: Title page, List of Maps and Diagrams; Table of Contents; Letter of Transmittal; Progress of the Nation; Form of Schedule and Method of Tabulation; and Apportionments.
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    Includes: General Tables for States and Territories; Counties; Minor Civil Divisions; and Cities, Towns, Villages, and Boroughs.
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    Includes: General Tables by Sex, General Nativity, and Color; State or Territory of Birth; Country of Birth; Foreign Parentage; School, Militia, and Voting Ages; Conjugal Condition; and Dwellings and Families.
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    Includes: Appendix contains information on Indian Territory and Indian Reservations and Alaska.

Part 2

Published: 1897

Sections of Part 2

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    Includes: Title page, Table of Contents; Letter of Transmittal; and Progress of the Nation—Part II.
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    Includes: General Tables by Ages; School Attendance; Illiteracy; Can Not Speak English; and Citizenship of Foreign Born Males 21 Years of Age and Over.
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    Includes: General Tables on Occupations by Sex, General Nativity, and Color; Age Periods; Conjugal Condition; Illiteracy and Inability to Speak English; Months Unemployed; and Country of Birth, Birthplace of Mothers, and Citizenship.
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    Includes: General Tables on Occupations by Selected Occupations, Table 116; and Table 117.
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    Includes: General Tables on Occupations by Selected Occupations, Table 118.
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    Includes: General Tables on Occupations by Selected Occupations, Table 119, Table 120, Table 121, and Table 122.
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    Includes: General Tables on Soldiers and Widows; and Inmates of Soldiers' Homes.

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A Note on Language

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