1850 United States census
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The 1850 United States census was the seventh national population count and the first to list every household member by name, marking a major expansion in the detail of federal demographic data.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States census
ⓘ
population census ⓘ |
| archivedAt | National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusDay | June 1, 1850 ⓘ |
| conductedBy | United States Census Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataCollected |
age
ⓘ
name of each free person in household ⓘ occupation ⓘ place of birth ⓘ race ⓘ sex ⓘ value of real estate owned ⓘ whether attended school within the year ⓘ whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict ⓘ whether married within the year ⓘ whether unable to read and write ⓘ |
| enumerators | assistant marshals of the United States ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1860 United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1840 United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
organized U.S. territories
ⓘ
states of the United States ⓘ |
| impact |
established the model of individual-level enumeration used in later U.S. censuses
ⓘ
marked a major expansion in the detail of federal demographic data ⓘ |
| includes |
agricultural schedules
ⓘ
manufacturing schedules ⓘ mortality schedules ⓘ population schedules ⓘ slave schedules ⓘ social statistics schedules ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Census Act of 1840
NERFINISHED
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subsequent amending acts before 1850 ⓘ |
| microfilmPublication | National Archives microfilm series M432 (population schedules) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| purpose |
apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives
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collection of demographic, economic, and social statistics ⓘ |
| significantFeature |
expanded questions on occupation and birthplace
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first U.S. federal census to collect detailed individual-level demographic data ⓘ first U.S. federal census to list every free household member by name ⓘ introduced standardized printed schedules nationwide ⓘ separate slave schedules for enslaved persons ⓘ |
| slaveSchedulesDataCollected |
age of enslaved person
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color of enslaved person ⓘ number of enslaved persons ⓘ sex of enslaved person ⓘ whether a fugitive from the state ⓘ whether manumitted ⓘ |
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