Episode 2 of 2
1890 Census
- When
- 1890
- Where
- United States
Hollerith's tabulating machine was used for the 1890 U.S. census, reducing processing time from eight years to six years.
Clerks used keypunches to punch holes in cards entering age, state of residence, gender, and other information from the returns. The use of Hollerith's electromechanical tabulators significantly reduced the time required to process the census.
Sources
- Herman Hollerith Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-24
- Tabulating machine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-01
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