This is an account of one community's effort to count its number of homeless. Beginning in the winter of 1983, a coalition of researchers and activists in Nashville, Tennessee, conducted actual headcounts of the population. Four enumerations, corresponding to the changes in season, were held in all. Findings show that the average size of the population was 822; and that the composition of the population reflected a seasonal variation. It was shown also that the boundary of the study area influenced composition. Finally, suggestions are given for developing a methodological strategy for conducting a national enumeration.
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