The Sixteenth United States Census, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 123,202,624 persons. The census date of record was April 1, 1940. A number of new questions were asked including where people were 5 years before, highest educational grade achieved, and information about wages. This census introduced sampling techniques; one in 20 people were asked additional questions on the census form. The population of Arkansas was 1,949,387.
Montgomery County ArkansasGenWeb Project
Work in progressDescription: 1930 1940 ED 49-1 ED 49-1: BIG FORK TOWNSHIP (6 Pages) index txt completed ED 49-2 pt ED 49-2: CADDO TOWNSHIP, BLACK SPRINGS TOWN index (4 Pages) ED 49-2 pt ED 49-3: CADDO TOWNSHIP OUTSIDE BLACK SPRINGS TOWN (6 Pages) ED 49-3 ED 49-4: CANEY TOWNSHIP (16 Pages) ED 49-4 ED 49-5: CENTER TOWNSHIP (12 Pages) ED 49-5 ED 49-6: FIR TOWNSHIP (6 Pages) ED 49-6 ED 49-7: GAP TOWNSHIP, CADDO GAP (20 Pages) ED 49-7 ED 49-8: GASTON TOWNSHIP (4 Pages) ED 49- ED 49-9: HAZEL TOWNSHIP (4 Pages) ED 49-9 ED 49-10: LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP index (8 Pages) ED 49-10 ED 49-11: LEVERNEY TOWNSHIP (10 Pages) ED 49- 11 ED 49-12: MAZARN TOWNSHIP (10 Pages) txt completed ED 49-12 ED 49-13: MISSOURI TOWNSHIP (4 Pages) ED 49-19pt ED 49-14: OUACHITA TOWNSHIP MAULDIN TOWN (PART), (2 Pages) ED 49-13 ED 49-15: OUACHITA TOWNSHIP OUTSIDE MAULDIN TOWN (12 Pages) ED 49-15 ED 49-14 ED 49-16: PARKS TOWNSHIP (8 Pages) ED 49-15pt ED 49-17: POLK TOWNSHIP, ODEN TOWN (4 Pages) Sheet 1B. ED 49-15pt ED 49-18: POLK TOWNSHIP OUTSIDE ODEN TOWN (20 Pages) in progress ED 49-19: POLK TOWNSHIP, C.C.C. CAMP F-13 (2 Pages) completed ED 49-16 ED 49-20: ROCK SPRINGS TOWNSHIP (2 Pages) ED 49- 17 ED 49-21: SCOTT TOWNSHIP (4 Pages) ED 49- 17 ED 49-22: SMITH TOWNSHIP (8 Pages) ED 49- 19 pt ED 49-23: SOUTH FORK TOWNSHIP, MAULDIN TOWN (PART) (2 Pages) ED 49-20 ED 49-24: SOUTH FORK TOWNSHIP, MOUNT IDA TOWN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL, MOUNT IDA BAPTIST ACADEMY (14 Pages) ED 49-21 ED 49-25: SOUTH FORK TOWNSHIP OUTSIDE MAULDIN AND MOUNT IDA TOWNS (14 Pages) ED 49-22 ED 49-26: SULPHUR SPRINGS TOWNSHIP (14 Pages) ED 49-23 ED 49-27: WALNUT TOWNSHIP (10 Pages) ED 49-24 ED 49-28: WOMBLE TOWNSHIP, NORMAN TOWN, CADDO VALLEY ACADEMY index (14 Pages) ED 49-25 ED 49-29: WOMBLE TOWNSHIP OUTSIDE NORMAN TOWN (16 Pages) follows ED49-25 ED 49-30: SOUTH FORK TOWNSHIP, C.C.C. CAMP F-28 (2 Pages) 1940