Beaver Island census takers begin 1990 questionnaire collection

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Event

Date: 1990-04-27
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographygovernancecommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The April 27, 1990 Beaver Beacon announced local collection of 1990 Census questionnaires on Beaver Island, including replacement forms for households that did not receive or misplaced them and selected long-form visits.

Evidence limits

This is a collection notice and does not report the completed census count or response rate.

Sources

“1990 Census,” Beaver Beacon, April 27, 1990.
Explains short- and long-form questionnaires, local census takers, replacement forms, confidentiality, and collection through early June. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held eighteen-page April issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island census takers begin 1990 questionnaire collection”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-1990-census-collection/, accessed [date], citing “1990 Census,” Beaver Beacon, April 27, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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