Cĕn'sus, n.

n. [Lat. census, from censere. See CEN-SION.]

1. (Rom. Antiq.) A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estates, for the purpose of imposing taxes, &c., occurring usually once in five years.
2. An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.