census taker

a person who gathers information for a census.

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An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

A woman in Madison county acted as census-taker, and performed her duty well.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
Says the census-taker once in ten years, Can you write English?
Talks to Freshman Girls|Helen Dawes Brown
For all the thrill which she seemed likely to give him, he might as well be opening an interview with the census-taker.
The Rest Hollow Mystery|Rebecca N. Porter
He wished her to be alive to everything, but without suspiciously scrutinizing details, like a census-taker.
Romance Island|Zona Gale

Its visible inhabitants would have astounded a census-taker or a dog-catcher.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills