United States Census 1870

Additional information may be found on the United States Census Portal page

1870 Census Dates
1 June (5 months)

Unique Features

 * Asked if the father or mother of the individual were foreign born
 * Asked if born within the year and to give month
 * Asked if a male citizen over 21 years of age
 * Asked if a male citizen over 21 years of age, who has had their rights to vote denied other than because of the grounds of rebellion or crime
 * If a male individual is missing in this Census, it may serve as a clue that he may have been a casualty of the Civil War

Problems

 * The census was to list only those abiding in the house as of June 1 (those who died or children born after June 1 may not have been accounted for by the enumerator if they counted the household after that date)
 * It has been said that many people were missed in the South

States Covered

 * Alabama
 * Arkansas
 * California
 * Connecticut
 * Delaware
 * District of Columbia
 * Florida
 * Georgia
 * Illinois
 * Indiana
 * Iowa
 * Kansas
 * Kentucky
 * Louisiana
 * Maine
 * Maryland
 * Massachusetts
 * Michigan
 * Minnesota
 * Mississippi
 * Missouri
 * Nebraska
 * Nevada
 * New Hampshire
 * New Jersey
 * New York
 * North Carolina
 * Ohio
 * Oregon
 * Pennsylvania
 * Rhode Island
 * South Carolina
 * Tennessee
 * Texas
 * Vermont
 * Virginia
 * West Virginia
 * Wisconsin

States Missing
(None)

Territories

 * Arizona
 * Colorado
 * Dakota
 * Idaho
 * Montana
 * New Mexico
 * Utah
 * Washington
 * Wyoming