Are you counting down to April 2nd when the 1930 census will be released? I'm sure that most of us are. Why have we had to wait so long? It's the law. Census records are restricted to public viewing for 72 years to protect individual privacy. Upon the release of this census, over 677 rolls of microfilm will be released at National Archives and thirteen regional branches. National Archives has attempted to assist all of us eager beavers with some tips for finding our ancestors by going to http://www.merrimack.nara.gov/genealogy/1930cen.html. Go check it out! Remember, this is one huge census and it won't be quite as easy to locate our families; America has done a lot of growing since the 1920 census! If you're lucky and have an address; we need to determine the enumeration district they were in (abbreviated ED). This will allow you to go to one specific area which is a real help in the larger cities believe me! Here are some helps: Enumeration district maps (8,345 sheets) covering 36 rolls have been reproduces as NARA microfilm publication M1930, Enumeration District Maps for the Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Geographic descriptions of enumeration districts are provided in NARA microfilm publication T1224, Description of Census Enumeration Districts, 1830-1950. Descriptions of enumeration districts for the 1930 census are arranged by state, then by county, on rolls 61 through 90. This is shown on the URL I gave you earlier. Seven rolls of NARA microfilm publication M1931, Index to Selected City Streets and Enumerations District, 1930 Census, contains address indexes to help you convert addresses into EDs for more than 50 larger cities. The list of cities included in this publication can be found at: http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/1930census_city_streets.html Stephen P. Morse, Joel D. Weintraub and David R. Kehs have a web site to help us further. The site is called "Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step (Large Cities)". They show a number of major cities that weren't indexed in the M1931 microfilm series above. Check out their site at: http://www.home.pacbell.net/spmorse/census/ The above is all courtesy of ancestry.com (c) 2000, MyFamily.com Only the following counties in Kentucky have been indexed to date: Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Kenton, Muhlenberg, Perry, Pike Now - what's on the 1930 census? address name relationship to head of household home owned or rented value or monthly rental radio set whether on a farm sex; race; age marital status, age at first marriage school attendance; literacy birthplace of person and parents if foreign born, language spoken in home before coming to the U.S. year of immigration whether naturalized, and ability to speak English occupation, industry, and class of worker whether at work previous day (or last regular working day) veteran status for Indian: whether of full or mixed blood, and tribal affiliation Also: AGRICULTURE: Total value of field and orchard crops, vegetables, and farm garden crops value of cereals value of other grains and seeds value of hay and forage value of vegetables value of fruits and nuts value of all other field crops value of garden vegetables value of forest products total no. Farms total no. farms of white farmers total no. farms of colored farmers approximate land area (in acres)total no. acres of land in farms no. acres of land in farms operated by white farmers no. acres of land in farms operated by colored farm average size of farms (in acres, to one decimal place)total no. acres of crop land no. acres of crop land harvested no. acres of land with crop failures no. acres of idle or fallow land no. acres of pasture land no. acres of woodland not pastured no. acres of all other land total no. farms of full owners no. farms of part owners no. farms of managers total no. farms of tenants total no. farms of cash tenants no. farms of other tenants no. acres of land in farms of full owner no. acres of land in farms of part owner no. acres of land in farms of managers no. acres of land in farms of tenants no. acres of land in farms of cash tenants no. acres of land in farms of all other tenants no. acres of crop land harvested on farms of full no. acres of cropland harvested on farms of part no. acres of crop land harvested on farms of manage total no. acres of crop land harvested on farms of no. acres of crop land harvested on farms of cash no. acres of crop land harvested on farms of other no. farms of under three acres no. farms of 3-9 acres no. farms of 10-19 acres no. farms of 20-49 acres no. farms of 50-99 acres no. farms of 100-174 acres no. farms of 175-259 acres no. farms of 260-499 acres no. farms of 500-999 acres no. farms of 1000-4999 acres no. farms of 5000 or more acres total value of farm land total value of farm buildings total value of farmers' dwellings total no. farms reporting total value of implements and machinery value of land and buildings of farms of white farmers value of land and buildings of farms of colored farmers value of land and buildings of farms of full owners value of land and buildings of farms of part owners value of land and buildings of farms of managers total value of land and buildings of farms of tenants value of land and buildings of farms of cash tenants value of land and buildings of farms of other tenants value of implements and machinery of farms of full owner value of implements and machinery of farms of part owner value of implements and machinery of farms of managers total value of implements and machinery of farms of tenant value of implements and machinery of farms of cash tenant value of implements and machinery of farms of other tenants. EDUCATION AND LITERACY no. persons 7 to 13 years of age attending school no. persons 14 and 15 years of age attending school no. persons 16 and 17 years of age attending school total no. persons 18-20 years of age attending school no. persons ten years of age and over who are illiterate no. illiterate native white persons ten years of age and over no. illiterate foreign-born white persons ten years of age and over no. illiterate Negro persons ten years of age and over MANUFACTURING AND LABOR no. manufacturing establishments, 1929avg. no. wage earners in manufacturing industries horsepower in manufacturing (rated capacity of prime movers and elec. motors)annual wages in manufacturing, 1929total cost of...energy used by mfg. est. (county: total $; state:$1,000)cost of materials and containers used in manufacturing (county: total $; state:$1,000)cost of fuel and purchased energy used in manufacturing(county: total $; state:$1,000)value of manufactured products, 1929value added by manufacture, 1929no. gainful workers total no. persons out of a job, able to work, and looking for a job no. males out of a job, able to work, and looking for a job no. females out of a job, able to work, and looking for a job total no. persons having jobs but on lay-off without pay no. males having jobs but on lay-off without pay, no. females having jobs but on lay-off without pay no. wholesale establishments net sales of wholesale establishments in thousands total no. employees of wholesale establishments no. male employees of wholesale establishments no. female employees of wholesale establishments salaries and wages paid in wholesale establishment stocks on hand at end of year, at cost, $1,000no. retail distribution stores no. retail distribution proprietors and firm members no. full-time employees of retail distribution stores net sales of retail distribution stores, 1929 ($1,000)retail stocks on hand at end of year, at cost, ($1,000)total full-time and part-time payroll of retail est. ($1,000)no. totally unemployed persons registered no. white males registered as totally unemployed no. white females registered as totally unemployed no. negro males registered as totally unemployed number of negro females registered as totally unemployed total no. registered emergency workers no. registered white male emergency workers no. registered white female emergency workers no. registered negro male emergency workers no. registered negro female emergency workers total no. partly unemployed persons registered no. white males registered as partly unemployed no. white females registered as partly unemployed no. negro males registered as partly unemployed no. negro females registered as partly unemployed no. persons registered as totally unemployed living on farms no. persons registered as totally unemployed not living on farms no. persons registered as totally unemployed, residence not reported no. registered emergency workers living on farms no. registered emergency workers not living on far no. registered emergency workers, residence not no. persons registered as partly unemployed living no. persons registered as partly unemployed not living on farms no. persons registered as partly unemployed, residence not reported MARITAL STATUS no. single males 15 years of age and over no. married males 15 years of age and over no. widowed males 15 years of age and over no. divorced males 15 years of age and over no. males 15 years of age and over of unknown marital condition no. females 15 years of age and over no. single females 15 years of age and over no. married females 15 years of age and over no. widowed females 15 years of age and over no. divorced females 15 years of age and over no. females 15 years of age and over of unknown marital condition PLACE OF BIRTH no. white persons born in Armenia no. white persons born in Australia no. white persons born in Austria no. white persons born in the Azores no. white persons born in Belgium no. white persons born in Bulgaria no. white persons born in Canada no. white persons born in Canada (French)no. white persons born in Canada (other)no. white persons born in central and South America no. white persons born in Cuba no. white persons born in Czechoslovakia no. white persons born in Denmark no. white persons born in England no. white persons born in Finland no. white persons born in France no. white persons born in Germany no. white persons born in Greece no. white persons born in Holland and the Netherlands no. white persons born in Hungary no. white persons born in Ireland no. white persons born in Irish free state no. white persons born in Italy no. white persons born in Latvia no. white persons born in Lithuania no. white persons born in Luxemburg no. white persons born in Mexico no. white persons born in Newfoundland no. white persons born in northern Ireland no. white persons born in Norway no. white persons born in Palestine and Syria no. white persons born in Poland no. white persons born in Portugal no. white persons born in Rumania no. white persons born in Russia no. white persons born in Scotland no. white persons born in Spain no. white persons born in Sweden no. white persons born in Switzerland no. white persons born in Turkey no. white persons born in Wales no. white persons born in the west Indies no. white persons born in the west Indies no. white persons born in Yugoslavia no. white persons born in other countries no. white persons born in Iceland POPULATION CHARACTERSTICS total population total no. Males total no. Females total no. native white males total native white females no. native white people of native parentage native white people of foreign parentage no. native white people of mixed parentage number of foreign-born white males no. foreign-born white females no. negro males no. negro females no. people of other races no. males 21 years of age and over no. native white males 21 years of age and over of native parentage no. native white males 21 years of age and over of foreign or mixed parentage no. foreign-born white males 21 years of age and over no. naturalized foreign-born white males 21 years of age and over no. foreign-born white males 21 years of age and over no. alien foreign-born white males 21 years of age and over no. foreign-born white males 21 years of age and over no. negro males 21 years of age and over no. males 21 years of age and over of other races no. females 21 years of age and over no. native white females 21 years of age and over no. native white females 21 years of age and over of foreign or mixed parentage no. foreign-born white females 21 years of age and over no. foreign-born white females 21 years of age and over no. foreign-born white females 21 years of age and over no. alien foreign-born white females 21 years of age and over no. foreign-born white females 21 years of age and over no. negro females 21 years of age and over no. females 21 years of age and over of other races total no. persons 7-13 years of age total no. persons 14 and 15 years of age total no. persons 16 and 17 years of age total no. persons 18-20 years of age total no. persons ten years of age and over no. native white persons ten years of age and over total no. foreign-born white persons ten years of age and over no. negro persons ten years of age and over total no. males 15 years of age and over total urban population total no. urban-farm people total rural population rural-farm population rural-non farm population urban population, 1920 rural population, 1920land area in square miles, 1930population per square mile, 1930 Have fun! It is anticipated that ancestry.com will have the 1930 census available on-line for their subscribers as soon as possible. I highly recommend their censuses on line ... it has saved me hundreds of hours in front of a microfilm machine! (c) Copyright 21 March 2002, Sandra K.Gorin, All Rights Reserved.sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements, Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ SCKY resource links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html < >< God Bless America ><>