{"id":9690,"date":"2022-02-05T13:03:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T18:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/?p=9690"},"modified":"2022-02-08T10:09:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:09:29","slug":"1950-census-of-lewis-co-tn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/1950-census-of-lewis-co-tn\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Co, TN: 1950 US Census Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 1950 Census for Lewis Co, TN will be released to the public on 1 April 2022, exactly 72 years after it was taken. After the 72 years have passed, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is responsible for making the records publicly available for viewing or purchase.\u00a0 There were a few of firsts in that census.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This census included the continental United States, the territories of Alaska and Hawaii, American Samoa, the Canal Zone, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and some of the smaller island territories.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the first time that Americans living abroad were enumerated.\u00a0 Provisions were put in place to count members of the armed forces, crews of vessels, and employees of the United States government living in foreign countries, along with any members of their families also abroad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Families or neighbors were also able to report other persons living abroad in their household.\u00a0 This data was considered to be of poor quality and was not included in published statistics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Efforts to Improve Coverage and Completeness<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Census Bureau implemented new procedures to improve the accuracy and completeness of the 1950 census.\u00a0 These procedures included improved enumerator training, providing enumerators with detailed street maps of their assigned areas, publishing “Missed Person” forms in local newspapers, and setting a specific night to conduct a special enumeration of persons in hotels, tourist courts, and other places frequented by transients.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Census Bureau recanvassed a sample of about 3,500 small areas and compared these to the original census listings to identify households that may have been omitted in the original enumeration.\u00a0 This was a first.\u00a0 \u00a0In addition, a sample of about 22,000 households was reinterviewed to determine the number of persons likely omitted in the initial count.<\/span><\/p>\n

Technological Advancement<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Census Bureau began use of the first non-military computer shortly after completing the 1950 enumeration. UNIVAC I (for Universal Automatic Computer), the first of a series, was delivered in 1951, and helped tabulate some of the statistics for the 1954 economic censuses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Information Found on this Census<\/span><\/h3>\n

What information will find in the 1950 Census?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Actually, a lot of information can be found in this census.\u00a0 Let’s break it down:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n