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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1880 United States Census canonical | 1 |
| 1880 United States census | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8535461 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1880 United States Census Context triple: [1890 United States Census, follows, 1880 United States Census]
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A.
1870 United States census
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.
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B.
1890 United States Census
The 1890 United States Census was a decennial national population count whose data, though largely lost to fire, significantly influenced later U.S. immigration policy and historical understanding of American demographics at the close of the 19th century.
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C.
1900 United States Census
The 1900 United States Census was a nationwide population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that documented demographic, economic, and social data on residents at the turn of the 20th century.
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D.
1910 United States Census
The 1910 United States Census was the thirteenth national population count conducted by the U.S. federal government, providing detailed demographic data that later informed immigration policies and quotas.
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E.
1790 United States census
The 1790 United States census was the first national population count conducted in the U.S., used to determine representation in Congress and allocate seats in the House of Representatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1880 United States Census Target entity description: 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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A.
1870 United States census
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.
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B.
1890 United States Census
The 1890 United States Census was a decennial national population count whose data, though largely lost to fire, significantly influenced later U.S. immigration policy and historical understanding of American demographics at the close of the 19th century.
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C.
1900 United States Census
The 1900 United States Census was a nationwide population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that documented demographic, economic, and social data on residents at the turn of the 20th century.
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D.
1910 United States Census
The 1910 United States Census was the thirteenth national population count conducted by the U.S. federal government, providing detailed demographic data that later informed immigration policies and quotas.
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E.
1920 United States Census
The 1920 United States Census was a nationwide population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that documented demographic, social, and economic data for residents of the United States as of January 1, 1920.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decennial United States census
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population census ⓘ |
| archivedIn | National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusDate | 1880-06-01 ⓘ |
| censusNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| century | 19th century ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
United States Census Bureau
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| 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)
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Hawaii (as Kingdom of Hawaii, limited special schedules) NERFINISHED ⓘ contiguous United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
agricultural schedules
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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
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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
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collection of demographic data ⓘ collection of occupational data ⓘ collection of social statistics ⓘ |
| recordsFormat | manuscript schedules ⓘ |
| startDate | 1880-06-01 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
economic history research
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genealogical research ⓘ historical demographic analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 1880 United States Census Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1880 United States census