1. 1940 U.S. Census Counting the Depression Decade

2. 1940 Census Examining the structure and values of the Population Schedule Using the Enumeration District to find your ancestor Accessing the digital copy

3. Structure and Values The physical form – Size 23 ¾ x 12 ½ inch paper Printed on both sides Both sides have exactly the same layout with the exception of line numbering – Layout Heading General Entry lines Supplementary Question Lines Codes used

4. Census Form - Heading

5. Census Form – General Entry Lines 40 members of a household can be entered on each page The 14 th and 29 th line of each page is designated for completion of the supplementary schedule

6. Census Form – Location & Household

7. Name, Relation, Personal Description and Education

8. Place of Birth and Citizenship

9. Residence, April 1, 1935

10. Employment Status – Persons 14 Years Old and Over

11. Supplementary Questions Sampling is used in the 1940 census to obtain additional information for persons entered on line 14 and 29 (54 and 69) of the population schedule. Questions for columns 35-50 are located at the bottom of each side of the census page. Only those persons from lines 14 and 29 (54 and 69) are enumerated for these questions.

12. Name and For Persons of All Ages

13. For Persons 14 Years Old and Over

14. For all Women Who are or have ever been Married

15. Symbols & Explanatory Notes

17. Sources Fond du Lac County Genealogy Society Newsletter, November 2011 and February 2012 Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMS USA publication at http://usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/inst1940.shtml. http://usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/inst1940.shtml Sample Census form at http://www.1940census.net/Img/1940_census_f orm_large.jpg.

18. Enumeration Districts Enumeration Districts were used starting with 1880 Census Area assigned to a single census-taker to count persons and prepare schedules within one census period

19. Using Enumeration Districts Collect Addresses for Ancestors Identify the Enumeration District Access the Census pages for the ED

20. Address Sources City Directories Family Letters & Photos World War II Draft Records Immigration Records 1930 Census

21. Finding the Enumeration District Unified 1940 Census ED Finder Created by Stephen P. Morse PhD & Joel D. Weintraub PhD http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html

32. Sources http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html