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1940 U.S. Census
Counting the Depression Decade
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1940 Census
• Examining the structure and values of the Population Schedule
• Using the Enumeration District to find your ancestor
• Accessing the digital copy
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Structure and Values
• The physical form– Size
• 23 ¾ x 12 ½ inch paper• Printed on both sides• Both sides have exactly the same layout with the exception
of line numbering
– Layout• Heading• General Entry lines• Supplementary Question Lines• Codes used
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Census Form - Heading
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Census Form – General Entry Lines
• 40 members of a household can be entered on each page
• The 14th and 29th line of each page is designated for completion of the supplementary schedule
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Census Form – Location & Household
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Name, Relation, Personal Description and Education
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Place of Birth and Citizenship
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Residence, April 1, 1935
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Employment Status – Persons 14 Years Old and Over
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Supplementary Questions
• Sampling is used in the 1940 census to obtain additional information for persons entered on line 14 and 29 (54 and 69) of the population schedule.
• Questions for columns 35-50 are located at the bottom of each side of the census page.
• Only those persons from lines 14 and 29 (54 and 69) are enumerated for these questions.
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Name and For Persons of All Ages
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For Persons 14 Years Old and Over
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For all Women Who are or have ever been Married
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Symbols & Explanatory Notes
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Sources
• Fond du Lac County Genealogy Society Newsletter, November 2011 and February 2012
• Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMS USA publication at
• http://usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/inst1940.shtml.
• Sample Census form at http://www.1940census.net/Img/1940_census_form_large.jpg.
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Enumeration Districts
• Enumeration Districts were used starting with 1880 Census
• Area assigned to a single census-taker to count persons and prepare schedules within one census period
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Using Enumeration Districts
• Collect Addresses for Ancestors
• Identify the Enumeration District
• Access the Census pages for the ED
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Address Sources
• City Directories• Family Letters & Photos• World War II Draft Records• Immigration Records• 1930 Census
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Finding the Enumeration District
• Unified 1940 Census ED Finder • Created by Stephen P. Morse PhD & Joel D.
Weintraub PhD• http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html
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Sources
• http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html