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- noun Plural form of
census .
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Examples
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Several censuses from the 19th century were tragically destroyed because some high level British administrator mistakenly believed that there were duplicates, and wanted to recycle the paper for the war effort of WWI.
Thousands of 19th century Land files to be shredded « Cork Genealogist 2010
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Later, in Engelmann's German history book we discover that there were likely well over one or two million migratory workers and uncounted workers -- mostly from Eastern Europe -- in German censuses under the Kaiser.
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Inspired by that discovery, staff and researchers at the Cornwall Record Office compiled a list of more than 1,000 unusual names found in censuses as well as in births, deaths and marriage records going back as far as the 16th century.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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The population of the United States, as they were according to the three last censuses, is given in tabular form.
American Maps. 1863
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Archivists at the Montana Historical Society found from studying nineteenth-century censuses that black Montanans were not segregated into separate neighborhoods as they were in most of the United States.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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More Philadelphia Mint 1943 bronze cents are known than D-mint and S-mint errors put together; most recent censuses state that only one 1943-D bronze cent is known, plus seven 1943-S bronze cents.
1943-S Lincoln Cent Struck in Bronze sold by Heritage for $207K : Coin Collecting News 2010
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Under the 1930 and '40 censuses, New York held 45 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives.
Henry J. Stern: Pants Heating Up Henry J. Stern 2011
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Researchers said it is a synthesis of data from around 1,500 different sources including national censuses, health surveys and other studies.
Study: Muslims to Make Up Fourth of World's Population by 2030 2011
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Mr. Cantrell suspects the increase is due largely to towns shrinking below the 100-resident mark as residents die between the two censuses, rather than any influx of people into tiny towns.
A One-Horse Town Down to Two People James R. Hagerty 2011
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I also thought it was funny that ACORN only shows up to residents homes who don't fill out their censuses.
Fellow Republicans urge Bachmann not to boycott 2010 Census 2009
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