Were Minneapolis census workers once arrested for fraud?

Were Minneapolis census workers once arrested for fraud?

Yes. The historical rivalry between Minneapolis and St. Paul once resulted in multiple arrests around the 1890 U.S. census count, an incident dubbed the “Census War.”   In 1890, reports of census fraud were bandied about between both cities. Census workers were accused of falsely listing some homes as housing more than 10 people. They were also accused of reporting that residents lived at addresses that didn’t exist and even counting the names o…