1930 Census
The 1930 census was taken
on April 1, 1930. The official census population count was 123,202,624.
Questions Asked in the 1930 Census
The 1930 Census form called for: street, avenue, road, house number, number
of dwelling house in order of visitation, number of family in order of
visitation; name of each person whose place of abode on April 1, 1930, was
in this family; relationship of this person to the head of the family; home
owned or rented, value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented;
radio set; does this family live on a farm? sex; color or race; age at last
birthday; marital condition; age at first marriage; attended school or
college any time since Sept. 1, 1929; whether able to read or write; place
of birth - person, place of birth- father, place of birth- mother; language
spoken in home before coming to the United States; year of immigration into
the United States; naturalization; whether able to speak English; trade,
profession, or particular kind of work done, Industry of business, class of
worker; whether actually at work yesterday, If not, line number on
unemployment schedule; whether a veterans of U.S. military or naval
force-yes or no, what war or expedition; number of farm schedule (Note: The
farm schedules have not survived).
Other Significant Facts about the
1930 Census
A WPA Soundex exists for the 1930 census for the following states only:
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The following counties were
Soundexed for Kentucky: Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Kenton, Mehlenberg, Perry, and
Pike. The following West Virginia counties were indexes: Fayette, Harrison,
Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, and Raliegh.
All of the
Soundex indexes are in the traditional format,
with the exception of Georgia, which is in
Miracode. All of the Soundexed
states, except for Georgia, list the institutions at the end of the
publication. There appear to be no mixed codes for the 1930 census.
Research Tips for the 1930 Census
To effectively search the 1930 census, know as much about where the person
lived as is possible.
