Introduction
Fourteenth Census of the United States (1920) Colorado County, Texas Compiled by Bill Stein, with David Hahn and Errol Rizzuto
| Summary of Data |
Number of persons: 18,959
Number of persons described as white: 12,462 (65.7% of the entire population)
Number of males described as white: 6,417 (33.8% of the entire population)
Number of females described as white: 6,045 (31.9% of the entire population)
Number of persons described as black: 5,491 (29.0% of the entire population)
Number of males described as black: 2,710 (14.3% of the entire population)
Number of females described as black: 2,781 (14.7% of the entire population)
Number of persons described as mulatto: 1,001 (5.3% of the entire population)
Number of males described as mulatto: 449 (2.4% of the entire population)
Number of females described as mulatto: 552 (2.9% of the entire population)
Number of persons whose race was given as Chinese: 1 (0.1% of the entire population)
Number of American born persons: 17,286 (91.2% of the entire population)
Number of American born white persons: 10,806 (57.0% of the entire population)
Number of American born black persons: 5,485 (28.9% of the entire population)
Number of American born mulattos: 992 (5.2% of the entire population)
Number of foreign born persons: 1,659 (8.8% of the entire population)
Number of foreign born white persons: 1,648 (8.7% of the entire population)
Number of foreign born black persons: 1
Number of foreign born mulattos: 9
Number of persons born in Texas: 15,476 (81.6% of the entire population)
Number of white persons born in Texas: 9,433 (28.9% of the entire population)
Number of black persons born in Texas: 5,113 (5.4% of the entire population)
Number of mulattos born in Texas: 927 (4.9% of the entire population)
Number of persons born in Mexico: 594 (3.1% of the entire population)
Number of white persons born in Mexico: 579 (3.1% of the entire population)
Number of heads of households: 4425
Number of white heads of households: 2812 (63.5% of the number of heads of households)
Number of black heads of households: 1443 (32.6% of the number of heads of households)
Number of mulatto heads of households: 169 (3.8% of the number of heads of households)
Number of American born heads of households: 3711 (83.9% of the number of heads of households)
Number of American born white heads of households: 2105 (47.6% of the number of heads of households)
Number of American born black heads of households: 1441 (32.6% of the number of heads of households)
Number of American born mulatto heads of households: 165 (3.7% of the number of heads of households)
Number of foreign born heads of households: 710 (16.0% of the number of heads of households)
Number of foreign born white heads of households: 704 (15.9% of the number of heads of households)
Number of foreign born black heads of households: 1
Number of foreign born mulatto heads of households: 4
| Enumerators and Dates |
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Enumerated by |
From |
Population | ||
| Enumeration District 17 | Justice Precinct 1 (Columbus) | May A. Pendergraft | January 2 - February 11 | 1258 |
| Enumeration District 18 | Justice Precinct 1 (west half) | Ben H. Meinert | January 2 - February 4 | 1936 |
| Enumeration District 19 | Justice Precinct 2 (part of) | Asher G. McLachlan | January 2 - January 31 | 1633 |
| Enumeration District 20 | Justice Precinct 2 (Rock Island) | Ida Sevier | January 13 - February 9 | 605 |
| Enumeration District 20 | Justice Precinct 2 (Sheridan) | Ida Sevier | January 2 - January 12 | 237 |
| Enumeration District 21 | Justice Precinct 3 | Allie M. Wagley | January 2 - January 30 | 1143 |
| Enumeration District 22 | Justice Precinct 4 (part of) | Emil Brunkenhoefer | February 9 - April 9 | 1006 |
| Enumeration District 23 | Justice Precinct 4 (part of) | Will W. Walchar | January 2 - February 12 | 1601 |
| Enumeration District 24 | Justice Precinct 4 (Weimar) | Emil Brunkenhoefer | January 2 - January 16 | 1171 |
| Enumeration District 25 | Justice Precinct 5 (part of) | Peter Neshyba | January 2 - February 12 | 1519 |
| Enumeration District 26 | Justice Precinct 5 (part of) | Louis H. Brune | January 2 - February 2 | 1106 |
| Enumeration District 27 | Justice Precinct 6 (Mentz) | Arnold Streicher | January 5 - January 14 | 266 |
| Enumeration District 27 | Justice Precinct 6 (Bernardo) | Arnold Streicher | January 15 - February 3 | 415 |
| Enumeration District 28 | Justice Precinct 7 (part of) | Bettie Farmer | January 2 - February 17 | 342 |
| Enumeration District 28 | Justice Precinct 7 (part of) | Ed McRee | March 3 - March 12 | 244 |
| Enumeration District 29 | Justice Precinct 8 (part of) | Ed McRee | January 31 - February 10 | 321 |
| Enumeration District 30 | Justice Precinct 8 (part of) | Ed McRee | January 2 - February 3 | 2146 |
| Enumeration District 31 | Justice Precinct 8 (Eagle Lake) | Hattie May Davidson | January 2 - January 21 | 2010 |