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Census of the Virgin Islands of the United States, November 1, 1917

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Census of the Virgin Islands of the United States, November 1, 1917

The special census of the Virgin Islands of the United States, taken by the Bureau of the Census as of November 1, 1917, was the first census of population under the auspices of the United States Government. For this census a general population schedule was prepared. This schedule differed but slightly from that used for the United States proper at the Thirteenth Census, 1910.

Contents

  • Geography
  • Harbors
  • Trade with the United States
  • Minerals, flora, and fauna
  • Climate and rainfall
  • History
  • Efforts to acquire the islands
  • Government
  • St. Croix (Santa Cruz) Island
  • St. John Island
  • St. Thomas Island
  • Treaty between Denmark and the United States
  • Act to provide a temporary government for the Virgin Islands

Population

  • Introduction
  • Population and its distribution
  • Color or race
  • Sex distribution
  • Age distribution
  • Marital condition
  • Place of birth
  • Males of voting and militia ages
  • Citizenship
  • School attendance
  • Illiteracy
  • Inability to speak English
  • Dwellings and families
  • Occupations
  • Wages and hours of labor

Agriculture

  • Introduction
  • Farms and farm property
  • Live stock on farms and elsewhere
  • Live-stock products
  • Crops
  • Forest products
  • Selected farm expenses
  • Age of farmers
  • Term of occupancy of farms

Manufactures

  • Introduction
  • General summary
  • Wage earners employed, by months
  • Prevailing hours of labor
  • Location of establishments
  • Character of ownership
  • Engines and power
  • Fuel
  • Special statistics
  • General table

Fisheries

  • Introduction
  • General summary
  • Persons engaged
  • Equipment
  • Products
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