Explore the 1900 United States census and find out more about your ancestors.
Explore the 1900 United States census and find out more about your ancestors.
June 1, 1900
(All reported data is “as of” this official date chosen by the census agency)
1 month
76,212,168
William McKinley
45 States participated in1900 census. New States in 1900 census: Utah. Participating territories: Arizona, New Mexico Montana, Alaska, Oklahoma, Hawaii.
1900 Census Data: 12th United States Census
Information requested for the 1900 US Census
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No major loss of records for the 1900 census.
Famous people in history: Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright shaped American architecture combining elegance with technological advances, and creating environments which supported the family as well as complimented the natural surroundings. Some of his best residential work was built during the turn of the 20th century while he lived in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, IL.
Born just two years after the US Civil War in 1867, Wright crafted 1,100 designs that changed the way architecture was incorporated into nature and our daily lives. The 16-year project for the Guggenheim Museum located in New York City is a testament to his commitment to his adventurous design esthetic. Frank Lloyd Wright would die the same year before the museum was completed in 1959.
Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1900 US Census while living in Illinois with his first wife.
Historical Events Surrounding 1900 US Census
Please note that the terms used in historical records reflect attitudes and language at the time and may now be considered derogatory or offensive.
Researchers may use the Race field to find those individuals identified in the transcripts as ‘black’, ‘negro’, or ‘mulatto’. Note that we have standardised the spelling of ‘mulatto’, which is spelt in various different ways in the original records. The original records contain all three of the foregoing terms and, while the distinction between black and mulatto is generally adhered to, sometimes the terms are used interchangeably – the same man may be described as mulatto and black/negro in different records.
Not all black or mulatto individuals are described as such – sometimes the records (or the transcripts) are silent in this respect. Therefore, if you find a man by searching, without a name, for the search term “mulatto”, for instance, you would then want to repeat your search under his name, removing the search term “mulatto”, to fetch all possible references to him.