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The United States census of 1930, conducted by the
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one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the
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to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 census.


Census questions

The 1930 census collected the following information: * address * name * relationship to head of family * home owned or rented ** if owned, value of home ** if rented, monthly rent * whether owned a radio set * whether on a farm * sex * race * age * marital status and, if married, age at first marriage * school attendance * literacy * birthplace of person, and their parents * if foreign born: ** language spoken at home before coming to the U. S. ** year of immigration ** whether naturalized ** ability to speak English * occupation, industry and class of worker * whether at work previous day (or last regular work day) * veteran status * if Indian: ** whether of full or mixed blood ** tribal affiliation Full documentation for the 1930 census, including census forms and enumerator instructions, is available from the
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) is the world's largest individual-level population database. IPUMS consists of microdata samples from United States ''(IPUMS-USA)'' and international ''(IPUMS-International)'' census records, as well ...
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Data availability

The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in 1949, after which the original sheets were destroyed. The microfilmed census is located on 2,667 rolls of microfilm, and available from the
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. Several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online, and digital indices. Microdata from the 1930 census are freely available through the
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) is the world's largest individual-level population database. IPUMS consists of microdata samples from United States ''(IPUMS-USA)'' and international ''(IPUMS-International)'' census records, as well ...
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for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the
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External links


1930 Census Questions
Hosted at CensusFinder.com
1931 U.S Census Report
Contains 1930 census results


''1930Census.com''
1930 United States Census for Genealogy & Family History Research
1930 Interactive US Census
Find stories, photos and more attached to names on the 1930 US census. {{Authority control United States Census, 1930 United States census
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