1890 Census Enumerators Post Card Daily Report

The United States census of 1890 was taken beginning June 2, 1890 (This card posted June 4,1890), but most of the 1890 census materials were destroyed in 1921 when a building caught fire and in the subsequent disposal of the remaining damaged records. It determined the resident population of the United States to be 62,979,766—an increase of 25.5 percent over the 50,189,209 persons enumerated during the 1880 census. The data reported that the distribution of the population had resulted in the disappearance of the American frontier.

The current population of U.S. in 2022 is 334,805,269, a 0.57% increase from 2021.

Bicknell was laid out in 1869 by John Bicknell, and named for him.

Bicknell, Ind. - population in 1880 was 298. In 2020 was 3,029.

(Not sure if these cards were part of what was kept as records, or were discarded after being tallied in 1890.?? )

I believe these cards were retained in Evansville and eventually entered the philatelic market. They do not contain true census data, only the employee's daily work record. They cover all or parts of about 15 counties in the SW corner of the state. There are 3 types: confirmation of receipt of the commission, the daily report cards (such as yours) for 25 non-Sunday working days between June 2 and June 30, and for the certificate of completion. They are good source of small-town postmarks for this era/area.

John,
Thanks for the info.

"...entered the philatelic market."
Someone digging through an old warehouse...." ooooo! look what I found." Or maybe just picked out on the way to the dump, while making room for new papers.

In any case, I'm glad someone saved it. I liked it for the official corner endorsement, and it being part of the countries historical record.
pat

The Custom House in Evansville is a large building which still stands. It also housed the post office there for many decades. It would have been very easy for any census materials not needed in Washington to be housed in a back room there. Evansville was also a thriving philatelic scene in the early and mid 20th century, specifically Henry A. Meyer (1894-1968), who was a student of Indiana postal history, rail/boat markings, Hawaii, etc.