.

USGenWeb Free Census Project, Notices, Key to 1930 Census Columns

Key to 1930 Census Columns:
Abbreviation Description
LINE Line Number
StreetName of Street, avenue, road, etc.
HouseHouse Number in cities or towns
HN Number of Dwelling House in
order of visitation.
FN Number of Family in
order of visitation.
Lastname Last Name
Firstname First Name
RELATION Relationship of each person to the
head of the family.
OWNHome Owned or Rented.
MORTGAValue of home, if owned, or monthly
rental, if rented.
RRadio Set.
FARM Does this family own a farm?
SSex
COL Color or Race
AGE Age at last birthday
MAMarital condition.
FIAge at first marriage.
SCHAttended school or college any time
since Sept. 1, 1929.
REAWhether able to read or write.
BIRTHPLACEPlace of birth of this PERSON
FATHERPlace of birth of FATHER of this person
MOTHERPlace of birth of MOTHER of this person
LANGUAGELanguage spoken in home before coming
to the United States
IMMIYear of immigration into the United States.
NANaturalization.
ENGWhether able to speak English.
TRADETrade, profession, or particular kind of
work, as spinner, as lawman, riveter,
teacher, etc.
INDUSTRYIndustry or business, as cotton mill,
dry-goods store, shipyard, public
school, etc.
EMPLOY Class of worker
WORWhether actually at work yesterday
(or the last regular working day).
Yes or No.
UNEMIf not, line number on Unemployment
schedule
VETWhether a veteran of U.S. military or
naval forces. Yes or No.
WARWhat war or expedition?
Remarks Transcriber's Remarks

Census Project since 1997

A Gift of the Past for the Future! Started in February, 1997, The USGenWeb Free Census Project is an all-volunteer project to transcribe census records in a standard format in order to make them available to genealogical researchers on the Internet.

Free CSS Template by CSSHeaven.org