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  2. 1920 United States census - Wikipedia

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    The 1920 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau during one month from January 5, 1920, determined the resident population of the United States to be 106,021,537, an increase of 15.0 percent over the 92,228,496 persons enumerated during the 1910 census. The 1920 Census was determined for 1 January 1920. The actual date of the ...

  3. 1920 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This becomes the first census to record a population exceeding 100 million, at 106,021,537. Because there are so many mixed-race persons and because so many Americans with some black ancestry appear white, the Census Bureau stops counting mixed-race peoples and the one-drop rule becomes the national legal standard.

  4. List of the most popular names in the 1920s in the United ...

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    Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1920s from the Social Security Administration This page was last edited on 4 January 2024, at 19:56 (UTC). Text is available under ...

  5. List of most populous cities in the United States by decade

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    Of the eighteen most populous cities in the 1950 census, fifteen have declined in population as of the 2020 census, with the exceptions of New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Although populations within city limits dropped in many American cities, the metropolitan populations of most cities continued to increase greatly.

  6. Demographic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Irish in the 1790 census were mostly Scots Irish. The French were mostly Huguenots. The total U.S. Catholic population in 1790 is estimated at 40,000 or 1.6%, perhaps a low count due to prejudice. The Native American Indian population inside territorial U.S. 1790 boundaries was less than 100,000.

  7. Historical racial and ethnic demographics of the United States

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    b ^ While all Native Americans in the United States were only counted as part of the (total) U.S. population since 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau previously either enumerated or made estimates of the non-taxed Native American population (which was not counted as a part of the U.S. population before 1890) for the 1860–1880 time period.

  8. How Controversy Over the Census and Immigration Caused a ...

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    The census has always been political, since the framers of the Constitution created it as a tool for determining political representation, and today’s controversy over the 2020 Census ...

  9. United States census - Wikipedia

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    The results of the 1920 census were ignored and no reapportionment took place, as rural lawmakers feared losing power to urban areas. [11] In the 1940s, census officials were involved in organizing Japanese-American internment. [11] The census is controversial; up to one-third of all U.S. residents do not respond to repeated reminders.