1880 United States Census

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The 1880 United States Census was a nationwide population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that provided detailed demographic, occupational, and social data on Americans at the end of the 19th century.

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instanceOf decennial United States census
population census
archivedIn National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED
censusDate 1880-06-01
censusNumber 10
century 19th century
conductedBy United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED
United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataCollected age
birthplace
birthplace of father
birthplace of mother
disability status
health status
home ownership (for some schedules)
literacy
marital status
occupation
race
relationship to head of household
school attendance
sex
decade 1880s
digitizedBy Ancestry.com NERFINISHED
FamilySearch NERFINISHED
other commercial genealogy databases
followedBy 1890 United States Census NERFINISHED
follows 1870 United States Census NERFINISHED
geographicCoverage Alaska Territory (limited data)
Hawaii (as Kingdom of Hawaii, limited special schedules) NERFINISHED
contiguous United States NERFINISHED
includes agricultural schedules
manufacturing schedules
mortality schedules
population schedules
social statistics schedules
language English
legalBasis Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
microfilmPublication NARA microfilm publication T9 NERFINISHED
notableFeature first United States census to identify relationship of each person to the head of household
first United States census to provide detailed occupational classifications
first United States census to use specially trained enumerators rather than federal marshals
purpose apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives
collection of demographic data
collection of occupational data
collection of social statistics
recordsFormat manuscript schedules
startDate 1880-06-01
usedFor economic history research
genealogical research
historical demographic analysis

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1890 United States Census follows 1880 United States Census
Census Day hasCensusDay 1880 United States Census
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