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November 30, 2009 |
Fourteenth Census of the United States (1920)
Colorado County, Texas
Introduction and Table of Contents
Compiled by Bill Stein, with David Hahn and Errol Rizzuto
Links to Index in Alphabetical Order |
Surnames beginning with:. |
A | F | K | P | U |
B | G | L | Q | V |
C | H | M | R | W |
D | I | N | S | Y |
E | J | O | T | Z |
Summary of Data |
Number of persons: 18,959
Number of persons described as white: 12,462 (65.7% of the entire population)
Number of males described as white: 6,417 (33.8% of the entire population)
Number of females described as white: 6,045 (31.9% of the entire population)
Number of persons described as black: 5,491 (29.0% of the entire population)
Number of males described as black: 2,710 (14.3% of the entire population)
Number of females described as black: 2,781 (14.7% of the entire population)
Number of persons described as mulatto: 1,001 (5.3% of the entire population)
Number of males described as mulatto: 449 (2.4% of the entire population)
Number of females described as mulatto: 552 (2.9% of the entire population)
Number of persons whose race was given as Chinese: 1 (0.1% of the
entire population)
Number of American born persons: 17,286 (91.2% of the entire population)
Number of American born white persons: 10,806 (57.0% of the entire population)
Number of American born black persons: 5,485 (28.9% of the entire population)
Number of American born mulattos: 992 (5.2% of the entire population)
Number of foreign born persons: 1,659 (8.8% of the entire population)
Number of foreign born white persons: 1,648 (8.7% of the entire population)
Number of foreign born black persons: 1
Number of foreign born mulattos: 9
Number of persons born in Texas: 15,476 (81.6% of the entire population)
Number of white persons born in Texas: 9,433 (28.9% of the entire population)
Number of black persons born in Texas: 5,113 (5.4% of the entire population)
Number of mulattos born in Texas: 927 (4.9% of the entire population)
Number of persons born in Mexico: 594 (3.1% of the entire population)
Number of white persons born in Mexico: 579 (3.1% of the entire population)
Number of heads of households: 4425
Number of white heads of households: 2812 (63.5% of the number of heads of
households)
Number of black heads of households: 1443 (32.6% of the number of heads of
households)
Number of mulatto heads of households: 169 (3.8% of the number of heads of
households)
Number of American born heads of households: 3711 (83.9% of the number of heads
of households)
Number of American born white heads of households: 2105 (47.6% of the number of
heads of households)
Number of American born black heads of households: 1441 (32.6% of the number of
heads of households)
Number of American born mulatto heads of households: 165 (3.7% of the
number of heads of households)
Number of foreign born heads of households: 710 (16.0% of the number of heads of
households)
Number of foreign born white heads of households: 704 (15.9% of the number of
heads of households)
Number of foreign born black heads of households: 1
Number of foreign born mulatto heads of households: 4
Enumerators and Dates |
Enumerated by |
From |
Population | ||
Enumeration District 17 | Justice Precinct 1 (Columbus) | May A. Pendergraft | January 2 - February 11 | 1258 |
Enumeration District 18 | Justice Precinct 1 (west half) | Ben H. Meinert | January 2 - February 4 | 1936 |
Enumeration District 19 | Justice Precinct 2 (part of) | Asher G. McLachlan | January 2 - January 31 | 1633 |
Enumeration District 20 | Justice Precinct 2 (Rock Island) | Ida Sevier | January 13 - February 9 | 605 |
Enumeration District 20 | Justice Precinct 2 (Sheridan) | Ida Sevier | January 2 - January 12 | 237 |
Enumeration District 21 | Justice Precinct 3 | Allie M. Wagley | January 2 - January 30 | 1143 |
Enumeration District 22 | Justice Precinct 4 (part of) | Emil Brunkenhoefer | February 9 - April 9 | 1006 |
Enumeration District 23 | Justice Precinct 4 (part of) | Will W. Walchar | January 2 - February 12 | 1601 |
Enumeration District 24 | Justice Precinct 4 (Weimar) | Emil Brunkenhoefer | January 2 - January 16 | 1171 |
Enumeration District 25 | Justice Precinct 5 (part of) | Peter Neshyba | January 2 - February 12 | 1519 |
Enumeration District 26 | Justice Precinct 5 (part of) | Louis H. Brune | January 2 - February 2 | 1106 |
Enumeration District 27 | Justice Precinct 6 (Mentz) | Arnold Streicher | January 5 - January 14 | 266 |
Enumeration District 27 | Justice Precinct 6 (Bernardo) | Arnold Streicher | January 15 - February 3 | 415 |
Enumeration District 28 | Justice Precinct 7 (part of) | Bettie Farmer | January 2 - February 17 | 342 |
Enumeration District 28 | Justice Precinct 7 (part of) | Ed McRee | March 3 - March 12 | 244 |
Enumeration District 29 | Justice Precinct 8 (part of) | Ed McRee | January 31 - February 10 | 321 |
Enumeration District 30 | Justice Precinct 8 (part of) | Ed McRee | January 2 - February 3 | 2146 |
Enumeration District 31 | Justice Precinct 8 (Eagle Lake) | Hattie May Davidson | January 2 - January 21 | 2010 |