census parameters

[charlotte jersey]

anyone know this info?  If a name is listed in the 1930 Federal Census for New York, does it mean that the person actually lived at that address   or   were they in the home, possibly visiting,  on the day the Census taker was there?  TIA - charlotte

[John Reynolds]

www.census.gov/history/pdf/1930instructions.pdf
This official section of the "Directions to Enumerators" (page 27) states:
127. Column 5. Name of each person enumerate d.-Enter
the name of every person whose usual place of abode on April!,
1930, was with the family or in the dwelling for which the
enumeration is being made.

[Bobbi]

Keep in mind regardless of the instructions, people are human.  Who knows who gave the information?  What did they understand to be correct?  What did they wish to be known to the government?  We know what should be isn't always the case.

[Pepperon92]

Great question, Charlotte! In the 1930 Federal Census, individuals listed at an address were typically those who were living or staying there as of the official census date, which was April 1, 1930. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean they were permanent residents. Visitors, boarders, and even temporary guests who were present at the household on that date could be recorded if they were staying overnight. The goal was to count everyone where they “usually slept” on the census date.

Und so wie der Volkszähler einen Moment im Leben festhält, kann auch ein stilvolles Kleider ein Ausdruck für eine bestimmte Zeit oder Stimmung sein – zeitlos, elegant und voller Geschichte.