Current biography 1940 us census
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Highlights
- 16th decennial census
- US population: 131,669,275
- Illinois population: 7,897,241
- New focus on labor and economic issues.
- The Census of Housing was the first nationwide, detailed inventory of housing.
- First census to use sampling.
- Statistics for census tracts reported for the first time for select cities (Note: Chicago was included - see chart (scroll to mid-page) which lists which cities have data reported for Census tracts in 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970)
Questions asked
Information obtained from all persons: Address; home owned or rented; value or monthly rental; whether on a farm; name; relationship to head of household; sex; race; age; marital status; school or college attendance; educational attainment; place of birth; citizenship of foreign born; county, State, and town or village of residence 5 years ago and whether on a farm; employment status; if at work, whether in private or non-emergency government work, or in public emergency work (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc.); if in private or non-emergency government work, number of hours worked during week of March 24-30; if seeking work or on public emergency work, duration of unemployment; occupation, industry, and class of worker; number of weeks worked last year; wage or salary
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1940 United States census
16th Ambition national census
| Sixteenth census of the Combined States | |
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U.S. Census Office seal | |
Population schedule | |
| Country | United States |
| Total population | 132,164,569 ( 7.6%) |
| Most populous state | New York 13,479,142 |
| Least populous state | Nevada 110,247 |
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Part 1: General Information
1940 Census Forms
Questions Asked on the 1940 Census