The Fourteenth U.S. Census ~ 1920

  The 1920 U.S. Census reflects the resident status as of the 1st of January, 1920.

      Information recorded on the 1920 U.S. Census:

     ¯ Name of state, county and village, town, city, township or district.

     ¯ Name of the census enumerator.

     ¯ Dwelling (or house) Number.

     ¯ Family Number.

     ¯ Name of every person residing in this dwelling as of 01 January, 1920.

     ¯ Relationship of every person to the head of the family.

     ¯ Age at last birthday of every person residing in this dwelling.

     ¯ Sex of every person residing in this dwelling.

     ¯ Color/Race (i.e. white, black, mulatto, Chinese or Indian) of every

               person residing in this dwelling.

     ¯ Marital status (i.e. single, married, widowed, or divorced).

     ¯ Place of birth or every person residing in this dwelling, and mother

               tongue.

     ¯ Place of birth of father, and mother tongue.

     ¯ Place of birth of mother, and mother tongue.

     ¯ Year of immigration to the U.S.

     ¯ Whether naturalized or alien.

     ¯ Year of naturalization.

     ¯ Indication of ability to read and write.

     ¯ Whether able to speak English.

     ¯ Trade, profession or particular kind of work engaged in.

     ¯ Industry, business or establishment in which at work.

     ¯ Indication if person is an employer, salary, or wage worker; or working

               on own account.

     ¯ Number of farm schedule.

 

  The 1920 U.S. Census is available on microfilm, and can be purchased from the National Archives at the following address: National Archives Trust Fund, P.O. Box 100793, Atlanta, GA, 30384.

  Pennsylvania returns are found on Microfilm Publication #T625. Bedford County is recorded on Roll #1533. Blair County is recorded on Rolls #1538, #1539 and #1540. Cambria County is recorded on Rolls #1545, #1546, #1547 and #1548. Fulton County is recorded in Roll #1572. Huntingdon County is recorded on Roll #1564. Somerset County is recorded in Rolls #1653 and #1654.

  The 1920 U.S. Census is the most recent national enumeration to be released to the public, having been released in 1992. The law prohibits the release of the census to the public within seventy years of its being taken. Then, an act of the Congress is required to release the information.