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Special State census records in Iowa are available for 1852, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915 and 1925. Mills County 1856, 1885, 1895 and 1925 census records are available at the Glenwood Public Library. The following lists a description of the information included in these special censuses.
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Name of head of household, number of males and females in household, number of voters, if subject to militia, if alien-presumably born in foreign country. |
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Name of each household member, age, sex, marital status, birthplace, occupation, if native voter, if subject to militia, whether owner of land and number of years residing in the state of Iowa |
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Name of each household member, age, color, marital status, occupation, address if in town or rural township (range & section), if born in Iowa (incl. county), whether parents were native or foreign born |
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Name of each household member, age, sex, birthplace, occupation, religious denomination, if served in military (incl. company & regiment), if subject to military service, whether or not entitled to vote |
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Name of each household member, age, sex, marital status, relationship of all persons in household to head of household, ownership of home or farm, foreign born or naturalized, number of years in Iowa and U.S., highest grade completed in school, birthplace, name of father, his age and birthplace, name of mother, her age and birthplace, where parents were married, if served in military (incl. unit), occupation, and religious affiliation |
- Questions used in the Federal Census may be found at IPUM http://www.ipums.org/usa/doc.html. Scroll about half way down the
- page to Vol. III, "Counting the Past". Here you will find a history of the census, enumerator's instructions, and a list of the questions asked
- on each census.