1870 United States census
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The 1870 United States census was the ninth national population count, notable as the first conducted after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery, providing key demographic data that shaped subsequent political representation and policy.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States census
ⓘ
population census ⓘ |
| archivedBy | National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| conductedBy | United States Census Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataCollected |
age
ⓘ
literacy ⓘ occupation ⓘ place of birth ⓘ population ⓘ race ⓘ sex ⓘ value of personal estate ⓘ value of real estate ⓘ whether male citizens over 21 were denied the vote ⓘ whether parents were foreign-born ⓘ |
| dateOfCensusDay | 1870-06-01 ⓘ |
| endDateOfEnumeration | 1871-05-00 ⓘ |
| firstCensusAfterEvent |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1880 United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
Alaska (limited or special enumeration)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
contiguous United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCategory |
Black population
ⓘ
Chinese population ⓘ Mulatto population ⓘ Native American population (limited) ⓘ |
| includesFormerConfederateStates | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Act of Congress of May 23, 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
basis for post–Civil War congressional apportionment
ⓘ
first nationwide enumeration of formerly enslaved African Americans as free persons ⓘ |
| numberOfStatesEnumerated | 37 ⓘ |
| populationComparedTo1860 | increase ⓘ |
| populationIncreaseSince1860 | 22.6 percent ⓘ |
| populationRounded | 38.6 million ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1860 United States census ⓘ |
| recordsFormat |
digital images
ⓘ
manuscript schedules ⓘ microfilm copies ⓘ |
| startDateOfEnumeration | 1870-06-01 ⓘ |
| supervisingOfficial | Francis Amasa Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisingOfficialTitle | Superintendent of the Census ⓘ |
| totalPopulation | 38558471 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
demographers
ⓘ
genealogists ⓘ historians ⓘ |
| usedFor |
allocation of federal resources
ⓘ
apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ redistricting ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.