Census

·noun An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.

II. Census ·noun A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, ·etc.;

— usually made once in five years.

census
census, a, um, Part., from 1. censeo. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
census
cēnsus (1) P. of censeo. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Census
There are five instances of a census of the Jewish people having been taken. 1) In the fourth month...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
census
In the United States, an enumeration of the inhabitants of all the States, taken by order of Congres...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Census
[Taxing] ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary