The US Census has been taken in this country at the national level since 1790. Some states may have conducted state Census that are not related to the Federal Census.

Census Questions
1790-1840
Enumeration, no citizenship questions.

1850
No citizenship questions

1860
No citizenship questions

1870
Constitutional relations:
Question 19. Male citizens of United States of 21 years of age and upwards.
Question 20. Male citizens of United States of 21 years of age and upwards, whose right to vote is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crime.

1880
Nativity:
Question 24. Place of birth of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the country, if of foreign birth.
Question 25. Place of birth of the father of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the country, if of foreign birth
Question 26. Place of birth of the mother of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the country, if of foreign birth

1890
[Note: Most of the 1890 completed census forms were lost in a fire and thus data is unavailable for this census year.]
Question 10. Place of birth.
Question 11. Place of birth of father.
Question 12. Place of birth of mother.
Question 13. Number of years in the United States.
Question 14. Whether naturalized.
Question 15. Whether naturalization papers have been taken out.

1900
Citizenship:
Question 16. Year of immigration to the United States.
Question 17. Number of years in the United States.
Question 18. Naturalization.

1910
Citizenship:
Question 15. Year of immigration to the United States.
Question 16. Whether naturalized or alien.
Question 17. Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken.

1920
Citizenship
Question 13. Year of immigration to the United States.
Question 14. Naturalized or alien.
Question 15. If naturalized, year of naturalization.

1930
Citizenship, etc.:
Question 22. Year of immigration to the United States.
Question 23. Naturalization.
Question 24. Whether able to speak English.

1940
Place of Birth:
Question 15. If born in the United States, give State, Territory, or possession. If foreign born, give country in which birthplace was situated on January 1, 1937. Distinguish Canada-French from Canada-English and Irish Free State (Eire) from Northern Ireland.
Question 16. Citizenship of the foreign born.

1950
Question 13. What State (or foreign country) was he born in?
· If born outside Continental United States, enter name of Territory, possession, or foreign country
· Distinguish Canada-French from Canada-other
Question 14. If foreign born:
Is he naturalized? (Yes, No, or AP for born abroad of American parents)

1960
No questions about citizenship or naturalization only place of birth for self and parents.

(P6) When was this person born?
Month ____________________
Year ____________________

(P7) Is this person - Married, Widowed, Divorced, Separated, Single (never married)?
(Leave blank for children born after March 31, 1946)
____________________

P8. Where was this person born?
(If born in hospital, give residence of mother, not location of hospital)

If born in the United States, write name of State. If born outside the United States, write name of country, U.S. possession, etc. Use international boundaries as now recognized by the U.S. Distinguish Northern Ireland from Ireland (Eire).
________________________________________
(State, foreign country, U.S. possession, etc.)

P9. If this person was born outside the U.S. -
What language was spoken in his home before he came to the United States? ____________________

P10. What country was his father born in?
United States...O OR (Name of foreign country; or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.)

P11. What country was his mother born in?
United States...O OR (Name of foreign country; or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.)

1970
Question 16. For persons born in a foreign country -
a. Is this person naturalized?
O Yes, naturalized
O No, alien
O Born abroad of American parents

1980
Question 12. If this person was born in a foreign country --

"This question is only for persons born in a foreign country. Fill the Yes, a naturalized citizen circle only if the person has completed the naturalization process and is now a citizen. If the person has entered the U.S. more than once, fill the circle for the year he or she came to stay permanently."

a. Is this person a naturalized citizen of the United States?

O Yes, a naturalized citizen
O No, not a citizen
O Born abroad of American parents

b. When did this person come to the United States to stay?

O 1975 to 1980 O 1965 to 1969 O 1950 to 1959
O 1970 to 1974 O 1960 to 1964 O Before 1950

1990
Question 9. Is this person a CITIZEN of the United States?
O Yes, born in the United States - Skip to 11
O Yes, born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas
O Yes, born abroad of American parent or parents
O Yes, U.S. citizen by naturalization
O No, not a citizen of the United States

"A person should fill the Yes, U.S. citizen by naturalization circle only if he/she has completed the naturalization process and is now a United States citizen. If the person was born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas, he/she should fill the Yes, born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas circle. If the person was born outside the United States (or at sea) and has at least one American parent, he/she should fill the Yes, born abroad of American parent or parents circle."

2000
Question 13. Is this person a CITIZEN of the United States?
O Yes, born in the United States --> Skip to 15a
O Yes, born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas
O Yes, born abroad of American parent or parents
O Yes, a U.S. citizen by naturalization
O No, not a citizen of the United States

Question 14. When did this person come to live in the United States? Print numbers in boxes.
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2010
No Citizenship Questions expected to be included.


Don't you find it interesting that the 1960 Census omitted the question proir to the Amnesty of 1964? We have been asking these direct questions about citizenship and naturalization for over 100 years and it's suddendly wrong of us to ask?

Trying to keep those illegal aliens in the shadows. Additionally, since the Census data and demographics are used to determine voting districts, this could easily be gerrymandering by a Democratically controlled administration and congress.

Dixie