1920 Federal Census Key
Payette County, Idaho

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Description of Census and Explanation of Numbers





PLACE OF ABODE

"1" is Street, avenue, road, etc
"2" is House number or farm
"3" is Number of dwelling house in order of visitation
"4" is Number of family in order of visitation

NAME

"5" is Name of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920 was in this family. Enter surname first, then given and middle initial, if any. Omit children born since January 1, 1920

RELATION

"6" is Relationship of each person to the head of this family - whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other

TENURE

"7" is Home owned or rented
"8" is If owned, free or mortgaged

PERSONAL DESCRIPTION

"9" is Sex
"10" is Color or race
"11" is Age at last birthday
"12" is Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced

CITIZENSHIP

"13" is Year of immmigration to the U.S.
"14" is Whether naturalized or alien
"15" is If naturalized, give the year

EDUCATION

"16" is Attended school any time since September 1, 1919
"17" is Whether able to read
"18" is Whether able to write

NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE     Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in the United States, give the state or territory. If of foreign birth, give the place of birth and, in addition, the mother tongue

PERSON

"19" is Place of birth
"20" is Mother tongue

NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE
FATHER

"21" is Place of birth
"22" is Mother tongue

NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE
MOTHER

"23" is Place of birth
"24" is Mother tongue

"25" is Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken

OCCUPATION

"26" is Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.
"27" is General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which this person works, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.
"28" is Whether an employer, employee, or working on own account

"29" is Number of farm schedule





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