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United States. Census Office

LC control no.n 79022306
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Corporate name headingUnited States. Census Office
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Variant(s)United States. Department of the Interior. Census Office
See alsoHierarchical superior: United States. Department of the Interior
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Successor: United States. Bureau of the Census
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Beginning date1790?
Ending date1910~
Special noteCensus Office is a valid heading for U.S. censuses up to and including the twelfth (1900); the thirteenth census (1910) and those subsequent were conducted by the Bureau of the Census
Found inNational Archives, via WWW, Mar. 1, 2011: Records of the Bureau of the Census (Census Office; the term refers to temporary staffs established to administer the decennial censuses, 1790-1900; censuses were taken by U.S. district marshals, 1790-1870; and by enumerators under supervisors responsible through the Superintendent of the Census to the Secretary of the Interior, 1880-1900)
The Five civilized tribes in Indian territory, 1894: title page (Department of the Interior, Census Office)