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1870 Census: Volume 1. The Statistics of the Population of the United States

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1870 Census: Volume 1. The Statistics of the Population of the United States

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The statistics of the population of the United States, embracing the tables of race, nationality, sex, selected ages, and occupations. To which are added the statistics of school attendance and illiteracy, of schools, libraries, newspapers and periodicals, churches, pauperism and crime, and of areas, families, and dwellings.

Compiled, from the original returns of the Ninth Census (June 1, 1870), under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by Francis A. Walker, Superintendent of Census.

Document Sections

pdf Title Page & Table of Contents [<1.0 MB]
pdf Report of the Superintendent - Part 1 [3.1 MB]
pdf Report of the Superintendent - Part 2 [4.2 MB]
pdf Displacements [<1.0 MB]

The General Tables

Of Aggregate Population, With Race
pdf Table I. Population, 1870-1790, By States and Territories, in Aggregate, and as White, Colored, Free Colored, Slave, Chinese, and Indian [1.2 MB]

      Table II. Population, 1870-1790, in each State and Territory, by Counties,
      in Aggregate, and as White, Free Colored, Slave, Chinese, and Indian

pdf Alabama, Territory of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Territory of Colorado, Connecticut, Territory of Dakota, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida [2.4 MB]
pdf Georgia, Territory of Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas [2.6 MB]
pdf Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan [2.2 MB]
pdf Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Territory of Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Territory of New Mexico, New York, North Carolina [3.4 MB]
pdf Ohio, Oregon [<1.0 MB]
pdf Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Territory of Utah, Vermont, Virginia [3.4 MB]
pdf Territory of Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Territory of Wyoming [1.0 MB]

      Table III. Population, 1870-1850, in each State and Territory, by Civil Divisions
      less than Counties, as White and Colored, and Native and Foreign (1870)

pdf Alabama, Territory of Arizona, Arkansas, California (Counties: Alameda through Sutter) [4.2 MB]
pdf California (Counties: Tehama through Yuba), Connecticut, Territory of Colorado, Territory of Dakota, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Territory of Idaho (Counties: Ada through Idaho) [2.8 MB]
pdf Territory of Idaho (Counties: Lemhi through Shoshone), Illinois [2.9 MB]
pdf Indiana, Iowa (Counties: Adair through Lee) [3.4 MB]
pdf Iowa (Counties: Linn through Wright), Kansas, Kentucky (Counties: Adair through Perry) [2.7 MB]
pdf Kentucky (Counties: Pike through Woodford), Louisiana, Maine [1.9 MB]
pdf Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (County: Anoka) [2.9 MB]
pdf Minnesota (Counties: Benton through Wright), Mississippi, Missouri, Territory of Montana (Counties: Beaver Head through Deer Lodge 1st part) [3.7 MB]
pdf Territory of Montana (Counties: Deer Lodge 2nd part through Missoula), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Territory of New Mexico [2.1 MB]
pdf New York, North Carolina (Counties: Alamance through Bladen) [3.1 MB]
pdf North Carolina (Counties: Brunswick through Yancy), Ohio (County: Adams) [3.2 MB]
pdf Ohio (Counties: Monroe through Wyandot), Oregon, Pennsylvania (Counties: Adams through Delaware) [2.7 MB]
pdf Pennsylvania (Counties: Elk through York), Rhode Island [2.0 MB]
pdf South Carolina, Tennessee [2.5 MB]
pdf Texas, Territory of Utah [1.3 MB]
pdf Vermont, Virginia, Territory of Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Territory of Wyoming [3.9 MB]

Of Nativity and Nationality
pdf Table IV. Nativity (General) 1870-1850, and Foreign Parentage 1870, by States and Territories [<1.0 MB]
pdf Table V. Nativity (General) 1870-1860, and Foreign Parentage 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties (Alabama through Massachusetts) [2.2 MB]
pdf Table V. Nativity (General) 1870-1860, and Foreign Parentage 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties (Michigan through Territory of Wyoming) [2.7 MB]
pdf Table VI. Special Nationalities 1870, by States and Territories [2.3 MB]
pdf Table VII. Special Nationalities (Selected) 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties (Alabama through Michigan) [3.1 MB]
pdf Table VII. Special Nationalities (Selected) 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties (Minnesota through Territory of Wyoming) [3.7 MB]
pdf Table VIII. Special Nationalities 1870, in Fifty Principal Cities [1.9 MB]

Of Miscellaneous Statistics
pdf Table IX. School Attendance and Illiteracy, 1870-1850, by States and Territories [<1.0 MB]
pdf Table X. School Attendance and Illiteracy, 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties (Alabama through Minnesota) [3.9 MB]
pdf Table X. School Attendance and Illiteracy, 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties (Mississippi through Territory of Wyoming) [4.0 MB]
pdf Table XI. School Attendance and Illiteracy in Fifty Principal Cities, 1870, by Wards [1.7 MB]
pdf Table XII. Schools in the United States, 1870-1850, (A)--By States and Territories; (B)--By Classes and Kinds [1.5 MB]
pdf Table XIII. Schools, 1870, In each State and Territory (Extended) [2.6 MB]
pdf Table XIV. Libraries in the United States, 1870-1850, (A)--By States and Territories; (B)--By Classes and Kinds [1.0 MB]
pdf Table XV. Newspapers and Periodicals, 1870-1850, by States and Territories [2.0 MB]
pdf Table XVI. Newspapers and Periodicals, 1870-1850, by Periods of Issue and by Classes [<1.0 MB]
pdf Table XVII. Churches in the United States, 1870-1850, (A)--By States and Territories; (B)--By Denominations [4.4 MB]
pdf Table XVIII. Churches, 1870, (Selected Statistics) in each State and Territory, by Counties (Alabama through Massachusetts) [3.0 MB]
pdf Table XVIII. Churches, 1870, (Selected Statistics) in each State and Territory, by Counties (Michigan through Wisconsin) [3.4 MB]
pdf Table XIX. Pauperism and Crime, 1870-1850, by States and Territories [1.5 MB]
pdf Historical Notes [3.9 MB]
pdf Table XX. Areas, Families, and Dwellings, 1870-1850, by States and Territories [<1.0 MB]
pdf Table XXI. Areas, Families, and Dwelings of Fifty Principal Cities, 1870, by Wards [1.1 MB]

Of Sex and Selected Ages
pdf Table XXII. Sex, with General Nativity and Race, Distinguishing also the Blacks and Mulattoes, 1870, by States and Territories [1.7 MB]
pdf Table XXIII. Selected Ages, with Sex, with General Nativity and Race, 1870, by States and Territories [<1.0 MB]
pdf Table XXIV. Selected Ages, with Sex, 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties [4.0 MB]
pdf Table XXV. Selected Ages, with Sex, 1870, in Selected Minor Civil Divisions [2.9 MB]

Of Occupations, 1870
pdf Table XXVI. Persons in each Class of Occupations, with Sex, by States and Territories [2.1 MB]
pdf Table XXVII(A). Number of Persons Engaged in each Occupation, by States and Territories [2.1 MB]
pdf Table XXVII(B). Number of Females Engaged in each Occupation, by States and Territories [1.6 MB]
pdf Table XXVIII. Persons in each Class of Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, by States and Territories [1.1 MB]
pdf Table XXVIX. Persons in the United States, in each Occupation, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities [1.7 MB]
pdf Table XXX. Persons in Selected Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, in each State and Territory (Alabama through Michigan) [4.4 MB]
pdf Table XXX. Persons in Selected Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, in each State and Territory (Minnesota through Territory of Wyoming) [4.7 MB]
pdf Table XXXI. Persons in each Class of Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, in Fifty Principal Cities [<1.0 MB]
pdf Table XXXII. Persons in Selected Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, in each of Thirty Principal Cities (City of Albany, New York through City of Jersey City, New Jersey) [2.6 MB]
pdf Table XXXII. Persons in Selected Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, in each of Thirty Principal Cities (City of Louisville, Kentucky through City of Worcester, Massachusetts) [3.1 MB]

Maps

pdf Distribution of the: German Population; Irish Population [<1.0 MB]
pdf Distribution of the: English and Welsh Population; Swedish and Norwegian Population; British American Population; Chinese Population [<1.0 MB]
pdf Illiteracy and Wealth [<1.0 MB]
pdf Area: Acquisition and Transfer of Territory 1780 to 1870 [<1.0 MB]

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A Note on Language

Census statistics date back to 1790 and reflect the growth and change of the United States. Past census reports contain some terms that today’s readers may consider obsolete and inappropriate. As part of our goal to be open and transparent with the public, we are improving access to all Census Bureau original publications and statistics, which serve as a guide to the nation's history.

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