Rhode Island, State Census, 1925

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of an index to the 1925 Rhode Island state census. The census lists residents of the state as of April 15, 1925 by household. The head of household is indicated and the relationship of each person to the head of household is given. Children born after April 15, 1925 are not listed. The records are arranged by county and enumeration district. Records for Providence County, Providence Enumeration district: 241 are missing.

Rhode Island began taking its own census every ten years on the half-decade year between 1865 and 1935. However, the records for the 1895 census no longer exist. The records include most individuals within the counties that were enumerated. The state census was taken in order to enumerate the population for representation purposes. Population schedules were handwritten on printed forms by the enumerators. They are arranged by county and community.

Censuses are usually reliable, depending on the knowledge of the informant and the care of the census enumerator. Information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified. Microfillm copies of original records are available at the FamilySearch Library and at FamilySearch Centers.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Town/city, county and voter district of enumeration
• Names of individuals living in household on 15 April 1925
• Address
• Relationship to head of household
• Gender, race and age of each person
• Birthplace of each person
• Naturalized citizen or alien

Collection Content

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  1925 Rhode Island state Census