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{{languages|Census}}
A '''census''' is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population. It has been performed from ancient times and continues today by civil leaders, so as to have an idea of the size and composition of the ''subjects''.
== Census ==
== Examples ==
=== UK census 1881 ===
[[Image:Census image 1.png|thumbnail|The Census return for John Martin in 1881]]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/index-e.html Census Research Tools at the Canadian Archives]
* [http://www.1901censusonline.com/ Censuses in England and Wales between 1841-1901]
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