Term primarily referring to the official and periodical counting of the people of a country or section of a country; also le printed record of such a counting In actual usage the term is applied to the collection of information on the size and characteristics of population, as well as on the number and characteristics of dwelling units, various business enterprises and governmental agencies The earliest known census enumerations were conducted for purposes of levying taxes of for military conscription. City tablet fragments from ancient Babylon indicate that a census was taken there as early as 3, 800BC to have conducted census Not until the romans began a count of their empire's inhabitants however, did enumerations take place at regular intervals. The Roman census designed for both taxation and military conscription, were the responsibility of local censors. In addition to registering the population and collecting taxes,, the censor was also in charge of maintaining public morals The first true census in modern times however was taken in the colony of New France(frances North American empire), where the enumeration of individuals began in 1665. The rise of democratic governments resulted in a new feature of the census process, The first census enumeration in the United States began on the first Monday in AugustTerm primarily referring to the official and periodical counting of the people of a country or section of a country; also, the printed record of such a counting. In actual usage the term is applied to the collection of information on the size and characteristics of population, as well as on the number and characteristics of dwelling units, various business enterprises, and governmental agencies. The earliest known census enumerations were conducted for purposes of levying taxes of for military conscription. City tablet fragments from ancient Babylon indicate that a census was taken there as early as 3,800BC to have conducted census. Not until the Romans began a count of their empire’s inhabitants, however, did enumerations take place at regular intervals. The Roman census designed for both taxation and military conscription, were the responsibility of local censors. In addition to registering the population and collecting taxes,, the censor was also in charge of maintaining public morals. The first true census in modern times ,however, was taken in the colony of New France(France’s North American empire),where the enumeration of individuals began in 1665.The rise of democratic governments resulted in a new feature of the census process; The first census enumeration in the United States began on the first Monday in August