United States Census 1850

1850 Census

Dates: 1June 1850 (5 months)

Uniqueness: -Census takers were given more instructions and guidelines -First census to list names of all in the household -First to list ages, sex, color, &amp; place of birth -Census taken in order of visitation -Listed those married within the year -Listed those who died after 1 June -Dwelling house number -Real estate value -Occupation of males over 16 -Whether a fugitive of the state -Though it still didn’t list slave names, it listed more information about the slaves. -Listed heath or lifestyle issues: “Deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict”.

Problems: -Omitted children born after 1 June (even if the census taker took it later) -Indians that lived on reservations or unsettled tracts of land were not included.

States Covered: Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Missouri California New Hampshire Connecticut New Jersey Delaware New York Florida North Carolina Georgia Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania Indiana Rhode Island Iowa South Carolina Kentucky Tennessee Louisiana Texas Maine Vermont Maryland Virginia (inc. West Virginia) Massachusetts Wisconsin Michigan District of Columbia

States Missing: (none)

Territories: Minnesota (inc. Dakotas) Oregon (inc. Washington &amp; Idaho) New Mexico (inc. Arizona) Utah