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Definition of Census

1. Noun. A periodic count of the population.

Definition of Census

1. n. A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five years.

Definition of Census

1. Noun. An official count of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals. ¹

2. Verb. To collect a census. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Census

1. to take an official count of [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Census

1. An enumeration of a population, originally for taxation and military purposes, now with many other purposes; basic facts about all persons-age, sex, occupation, nature of residence, etc.- are recorded at the census, which often also includes some information about health status. Origin: L., fr. Censeo, to count (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Census

Literary usage of Census

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1908)
"Abstr. of the census of Mass., with remarks on the same and suppl. tables; ... Contains app. on European and Amer, census systems, which Is repeated In ..."

2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1900)
"A census of the electors and inhabitants in the state of New York, ... Communication from the Secretary of State transmitting the census of the State of New ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"•¡strict of Columbia 97 236 Moreover, this is the best figure that can be given as fest Virginia 72 165 foreign extraction, as the census inquiry does not ..."

4. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1859)
"1st census taken in Aug., 1790 1st census taken in Aug., 1790 1st census taken in Aug., ... census of 1810—no census of Territory previous to admission. ..."

5. Report of the Committee on Inquiry Into the Departments of Health, Charities by New York (N.Y.). Board of estimate and apportionment. Committee on inquiry into the Departments of health, charities, and Bellevue and allied hospitals, George McAneny, Henry Collier Wright (1913)
"These figures, however, do not correspond to the number of admissions as compiled from the daily census book in the Information Office of this Home, ..."

6. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"This census, as the mention of Judas of Galilee implies, is referred to in the words of Acte v. 37, " in the days of the enrolment. ..."

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