These census transcriptions are the transcriber's and proofreader's interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original document (or a copy of the original) for your own interpretation.
The following is the key to abbreviations of some column headings on the census pages.
| Column | Abbreviation | Description |
| PG | Page Number on census sheet | |
| LN | Line Number on census sheet | |
| 1 | NBR/DLS | Dwelling Number in order of visitation |
| 2 | NBR/FAM | Family Number in order of visitation |
| 4 | TWP, RNG, SECT | Township, Range, Section if no street address |
| 7 | CLR | Color |
| 8 | S/M/W/D | Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced |
| 13 | FTHR | Father Native born or Foreign born |
| 14 | MTHR | Mother Native born or Foreign born |
| 15 | MIL | Subject to Military Duty? |
| 16 | VOTE | Entitled to Vote? |
| 17 | FILED | Alien who has taken out first papers |
| 18 | NOT FLD | Alien who has not taken out first papers |
| 19 | RD/WR | Cannot read or write, over 10 years old |
| 20 | CAN RD/NOT WR | Can read but not write, over 10 years old |
| 21 | DF/DMB/BLND/INSN/IDIOTC | Deaf/Dumb/Blind/Insane/Idiotic |
| Volunteers who assisted in the transcription and proofreading. Our many thanks. | ||
| Phyllis Heller | Freddie Georgius Randolph | Randall Saunders |
| Mary Klauer | Darleen Berens | Ron Collins |
| Stacey Dietiker | Bob Kuehl | |
Copyright © 2008, Stacey Dietiker for the Crawford County, Iowa, IAGenWeb Project.