United States Census 1960

Background
Census day was Friday, 1 April, 1960. The 1960 census was the first to combine questions on population and housing on a single form. Census questionnaires were mailed to households in urban areas to complete themselves and were delivered to an enumerator. Households in rural areas were enumerated during a visit of a census enumerator.

Release
According to law, the census is scheduled for public release on Thursday, 1 April 2032.

Forms
The main census form (the standard, or long form) was sixteen pages long and contained the following sections: The census short form asked five questions: relationship to head of household, age, sex, race, and marital status.
 * 1) A list of all persons in the household (page 1)
 * 2) Questions on housing (pages 2-3)
 * 3) Questions for the head of household (pages 4-5)
 * 4) Questions for all other persons listed on page 1 (pages 6-7 for the second person, page 8-9 for the third person, etc.)
 * 1960 Enumeration Form, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

Census Questions

 * IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series): 1960 census questions