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Free Download:  Blank 1930 Census Form needed to record your ancestors in the 1930 census.

What information can be found in the 15th Federal Census of the United States?

Questions Asked on the 1930 Census

  • Name of street, road, avenue etc.

  • House numbers for city dwellers.

  • Number of dwelling in order of visitation.

  • Number of family in order of visitation.

  • Name of each person.

  • Relationship of each person to the head of household.

  • Is home owned or rented.

  • Value of home if owned or monthly rental amount.

  • Does the family own a radio set.

  • Does the family live on a farm.

  • Sex of person.

  • Color or race of person.

  • Age of person at last birthday.

  • Is this person single, married, widowed or divorced.

  • Age when this person first married.

  • Did this person attend school since Sept. 1, 1929.

  • Is this person able to read and write.

  • Place of birth of this person.

  • Place of birth of the father of this person.

  • Place of birth of the mother of this person.

  • If person is foreign born, what is the native language.

  • What year did this person immigrate to the US.

  • Naturalization.

  • Is this person able to speak English.

  • Occupation, trade of profession of person.

  • Industry, or business name.

  • Class of worker.

  • Was person at work yesterday or the last regular working day.

  • If not, list the line number of the Unemployment Schedule.

  • Is this person a veteran of the U.S. Military or Naval forces.

  • What war or expedition.

  • Number on farm schedule.

Good Sense Census Tips: 

Soundex: The 1930 census was only partially "soundexed".  The soundexing system uses a numbering system for letters allowing a name to be indexed by the way it sounds, rather than the way it is spelled.  The 1930 census was partially indexed by Soundex indexing before the government halted this process due to the need for employees to work in the war efforts.  Unfortunately for those of us pursuing our family history, the indexing was never resumed, meaning later census years will not have soundex indexes.  Only 12 states of the 1930 census records were soundexed.  They include: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (partial - Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Kenton, Muhlenberg, Perry and Pike Counties), Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia (partial - Fayette, Harrison, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer and Raleigh.)

Once again, the original 1930 census documents were destroyed by the US government, leaving only the microfilmed copies for research.

The actual date of enumeration appears on each page of this census, allowing the genealogy researcher to pinpoint ages more correctly.

1930 Census Records Online at Ancestry - Learn about the 1930 census & how to access the census index and images.

Free Download: 1930 Census Form will come in handy to record your ancestors in the 1930 census. 

See 1930 census form headers - This is the actual top of the census form used to record the 1930 census.

1930 Census Search

Which States Were Included in 1930 Census Records?

All of the United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Panama Canal, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were enumerated in the 1930 census.

Where Can 1930 US Census Data be found?

1. Census Finder Census Directory - This is our own directory of free census records which can be found online.  Our directory is categorized by state and county and we have attempted to list every census index, census transcription, and even census images which can be found online. 

To access the directory, choose a state: Alabama Census, Alaska Census, Arizona Census, Arkansas Census, California Census, Colorado Census, Connecticut Census, Delaware Census, District of Columbia Census, Florida Census, Georgia Census, Hawaii Census, Idaho Census, Illinois Census, Indiana Census, Iowa Census, Kansas Census, Kentucky Census, Louisiana Census, Maine Census, Maryland Census, Massachusetts Census, Michigan Census, Minnesota Census, Mississippi Census, Missouri Census, Montana Census, Nebraska Census, Nevada Census, New Hampshire Census, New Jersey Census, New Mexico Census, New York Census, North Carolina Census, North Dakota Census, Ohio Census, Oklahoma Census, Oregon Census, Pennsylvania Census, Rhode Island Census, South Carolina Census, South Dakota Census, Tennessee Census, Texas Census, Utah Census, Vermont Census, Virginia Census, Washington Census, West Virginia Census, Wisconsin Census, Wyoming Census

 

2. Ancestry.com Census Records   Ancestry.com has completed the database of all US census records 1790-1930.  This is the greatest tool for genealogy research in the United States to be found online and it does include the entire collection of 1930 census records enumerated in the United States.  While it is a paid subscription, it is well worth the money and they have so many more genealogy records in their databases.

 

3. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)  The archives maintained by the Federal Government contains all census records on microfilm, however they do not have census records available online.  What they do have online is the catalog of microfilm and a lot of useful information about what is available for census research.  See 1930 Census Information.

 

4. The LDS (Latter Day Saints) Library in Salt Lake City also maintains the entire set of census microfilm and these can also be found or ordered for a fee at Family History Libraries located throughout the United States.  You can search for a Family History Library near you using this search.  The 1880 census along with some other LDS records are available online at FamilySearch.org

 

5. Local libraries will often have history and genealogy departments with a (usually incomplete) collection of microfilm available for research and sometimes they will offer their patrons online subscriptions which can be accessed while at the library.

What questions were asked on the US Census?

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