1870

NC State University Libraries Guide to Census Data Resources - Provides links to online and other electronic data sources.

US Census Bureau PDF publications

Questionnaire, instructions, and table headers

* Questionnaire description and Instructions to Marshals and Assistants - from Measuring America (Sept. 2002)

 

Statistics of the Population of the United States

Census Bureau PDF file

U.S. Documents C3.14:870/1 (reclassed from I10.5:1)

* GEOGRAPHIES:   Nation, States, Territories, Counties, Civil Divisions less than counties

* CONTENTS:   Presents 33 tables on various topics:

  -   Population, 1870-1790, for States and Territories for White, Colored, Free colored, Slave, Chinese, and Indian

  -   Population by County for the same groups

  -   Population by Civil Divisions of counties for White and Colored (1870-1850), and Native and Foreign (1870)

  -   Nativity at various geographies

  -   School attendance and Illiteracy, various geographies

  -   Schools, 1870-1850, various geographies

  -   Libraries, 1870-1850

  -   Newspapers and Periodicals, 1870-1850

  -   Churches, 1870-1850

  -   Pauperism and Crime, 1870-1850

  -   Areas, Families, and Dwellings, various geographies

  -   Sex and Age compilations, various geographies

  -   Persons in Occupational classes, various geographies

Vital Statistics of the United States

Census Bureau PDF file

U.S. Documents C3.14:870/2 (reclassed from I10.5:2

* Contents: Statistics at various geographic levels on

  -   Mortality

  -   Blind, Deaf and Dumb, Insane and Idiotic

  -   Births in 1870

  -   Sex

  -   Age

 

Compendium of the Ninth Census

Census Bureau PDF file

U.S. Documents C3.14:870/4 (reclassed from I10.2:C73

* Contents: Statistics at various geographic levels and years on

  -   Population, with Race

  -   Nativity and Nationality

  -   School Attendance and Illiteracy

  -   Schools, Libraries, Newspapers, and Churches

  -   Pauperism and Crime

  -   Areas, Families, and Dwellings

  -   Sex, and School, Military, and Citizenship Ages

  -   Occupations

  -   Blind, Deaf and Dumb, Insane, and Idiotic

  -   Wealth, Taxation, and Public Indebtedness

  -   Agriculture

  -   Manufactures

From the 1870 Census forward, the number of published volumes grew each decade. A comprehensive list of all these volumes is beyond the scope of this guide that focuses on the volumes addressing population and housing topics.