Ameerika Ühendriikide Rahvaloendus, 1870
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United States, Census, 1870
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What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index & images of population schedules listing inhabitants of the United States from the ninth decennial census taken in 1870. NARA microfilm publication M593 Ninth Census of the United States from Record Group 29 Records of the Bureau of the Census.
The U.S. federal census was conducted each decade from 1790-present. This information pertains to censuses conducted in 1850, 1860, and 1870.
Federal census takers were asked to record information about all those who were in each household on the census day, which was 1 June. A census taker might have visited a house on a later date, but the information he collected was supposed to be about the people who were in the house on the census day. The basic census enumeration unit was the county. Each county was divided into enumeration districts, one for each enumerator. The completed forms were sent to the Census Office in the Commerce Department in Washington D.C.
The U.S. federal census was taken at the beginning of every decade to apportion the number of representatives that a state could send to the House of Representatives in Congress. In the absence of a national system of vital registration, many vital statistics and personal questions were asked to provide a statistical profile of the nation and its states.
Population schedules consisted of large sheets with rows and columns. The schedules were arranged by place, such as township or post office. The places were not filed in any particular order. The arrangement of families on a schedule is normally in the order in which the enumerator visited the households.
Federal censuses are usually reliable, depending on the knowledge of the informant and the care of the census enumerator. Information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified.
For additional information see:
- United States Census Records County Copies, 1850-1880
- United States Census Records Nonpopulation Census Schedules-1820,1850-1880
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Town/township, county and state where census was taken
- Date of enumeration and name of post office
- Dwelling number and family number
- Name of each person in household
- Age of each person in household (can be used to approximate birth year)
- Sex of each person in household
- Race of each person in household
- Occupation of each person in household
- Value of any real estate
- Value of personal property
- Birthplace
- Was father foreign born
- Was mother foreign born
- Indicate month born if child born during past year
- Indicate month married if person married during past year
- Indicate if person attended school during past year
- Is person able to read and write
- Is person "deaf and dumb, blind, insane or idiotic"
- Male citizens of United States of 21 years of age and upwards
- Male citizens of United States of 21 years of age and upwards, whose right to vote is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crime
Collection Content
Sample Image
1870 United States Census
Allika andmed
Originaalülestähenduste asukoht
National Archives and Records Administration
"United States, Census, 1870." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 29 April 2026. Citing NARA microfilm publication M593. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
