Data Dictionary: Census 1850
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Survey: Census 1850
Data Source:Digitally transcribed by Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Edited, verified by Michael Haines. Compiled, edited and verified by Social Explorer.
Data set: Social Explorer Dataset (SE)
Dataset Description
Social Explorer Dataset
Documentation

Full survey documentation is available here.

Notes
  • Adams-Sauk, Wisconsin, Chippewa-Crawford, Wisconsin, Wahnahta-Mankahta, Minnesota, Cass-Gordon, Georgia, Navarro-Ellis-Tar, Texas, Starr, Texas, Webb, Texas, Colusa-Shasta-Tri, California, Contra Costa, California, San Francisco, California, and Santa Clara, California do not contain demographic tabulations. A few tables are available for selected counties.
Tables
Social Explorer Dataset  (154 tables)
TableTitle
T1Total Population
A1Population Density
A2Area (square miles)
T2Urban Population (Places of 2,500 and over)
T3Urban Population (Cities of 25,000 and over)
T4Sex
T5Sex (White Population)
T6Sex (Colored Population)
T7Sex (Free Colored Population)
T8Sex (Slave Population)
T9Sex By Age
T9ASex By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T9BSex By Age - Cumulative (More)
T10Sex By Age (White Population)
T10ASex By Age (White Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T10BSex By Age (White Population) - Cumulative (More)
T11Sex By Age (Colored Population)
T11ASex By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T11BSex By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T12Sex By Age (Free Colored Population)
T12ASex By Age (Free Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T12BSex By Age (Free Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T13Sex By Age (Slave Population)
T13ASex By Age (Slave Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T13BSex By Age (Slave Population) - Cumulative (More)
T14Age
T14AAge - Cumulative (Less)
T14BAge - Cumulative (More)
T15Age (Male Population)
T15AAge (Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T15BAge (Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T16Age (Female Population)
T16AAge (Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T16BAge (Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T17Age (White Population)
T17AAge (White Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T17BAge (White Population) - Cumulative (More)
T18Age (White Male Population)
T18AAge (White Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T18BAge (White Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T19Age (White Female Population)
T19AAge (White Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T19BAge (White Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T20Age (Colored Population)
T20AAge (Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T20BAge (Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T21Age (Colored Male Population)
T21AAge (Colored Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T21BAge (Colored Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T22Age (Colored Female Population)
T22AAge (Colored Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T22BAge (Colored Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T23Age (Free Colored Population)
T23AAge (Free Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T23BAge (Free Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T24Age (Free Colored Male Population)
T24AAge (Free Colored Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T24BAge (Free Colored Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T25Age (Free Colored Female Population)
T25AAge (Free Colored Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T25BAge (Free Colored Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T26Age (Slave Population)
T26AAge (Slave Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T26BAge (Slave Population) - Cumulative (More)
T27Age (Slave Male Population)
T27AAge (Slave Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T27BAge (Slave Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T28Age (Slave Female Population)
T28AAge (Slave Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T28BAge (Slave Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T29Race
T30Race By Sex
T31Race By Age
T31ARace By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T31BRace By Age - Cumulative (More)
T32Race By Sex By Age
T32ARace By Sex By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T32BRace By Sex By Age - Cumulative (More)
T33Slave Status
T34Slave Status By Sex
T35Slave Status By Sex (Colored Population)
T36Slave Status By Age
T36ASlave Status By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T36BSlave Status By Age - Cumulative (More)
T37Slave Status By Age (Colored Population)
T37ASlave Status By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T37BSlave Status By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T38Slave Status By Race
T39Slave Status By Race By Sex
T40Slave Status By Race By Age
T40ASlave Status By Race By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T40BSlave Status By Race By Age - Cumulative (More)
T41Slave Status By Race By Sex By Age
T41ASlave Status By Race By Sex By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T41BSlave Status By Race By Sex By Age - Cumulative (More)
T42Slave Status By Sex By Age (Colored Population)
T42ASlave Status By Sex By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T42BSlave Status By Sex By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T43Nativity (Total Free Population)
T44Migration (Native Born Free Population)
T45Families
T46Occupied Dwellings of White And Free Colored Persons
T47Births By Slave Status From Jan to Jun 1st 1850
T48Deaths By Slave Status From Jan to Jun 1st 1850
T49Schools
T50Education Income
T51Public School Income Amount By Source
T52Academies And Other School Income Amount By Source
T53College Income Amount By Source
T54Teachers By Type of Educational Institution
T55Students By Type of Educational Institution
T56School Attendance By Sex (Free Population Age 5 to 19)
T57School Attendance By Sex (Persons In School)
T58School Attendance By Sex (White Population Age 5 to 19)
T59School Attendance (White Male Population Age 5 to 19)
T60School Attendance (White Female Population Age 5 to 19)
T61School Attendance By Sex (White Population In School)
T62School Attendance By Sex (Free Colored Population Age 5 to 19)
T63School Attendance (Free Colored Male Population Age 5 to 19)
T64School Attendance (Free Colored Female Population Age 5 to 19)
T65School Attendance By Sex (Free Colored In School)
T66School Attendance By Race By Sex (Population Age 5 to 19 Years)
T67School Attendance By Race By Sex (Persons In School)
T68School Attendance By Citizenship Status
T69Libraries
T70Library Volumes
T71Literacy (Free Population Age 20 and Over)
T72Literacy By Sex (Free Population Age 20 and Over)
T73Literacy (Free Male Population Age 20 and Over)
T74Literacy (Free Female Population Age 20 and Over)
T75Literacy By Sex (White Population Age 20 and Over)
T76Literacy (White Male Population Age 20 and Over)
T77Literacy (White Female Population Age 20 and Over)
T78Literacy By Sex (Free Colored Population Age 20 and Over)
T79Literacy (Free Colored Male Population Age 20 and Over)
T80Literacy (Free Colored Female Population Age 20 and Over)
T81Literacy By Race By Sex (Free Population Age 20 and Over)
T82Literacy By Sex (Illiterate Adult Population)
T83Literacy By Sex (Illiterate White Population)
T84Literacy By Sex (Illiterate Free Colored Population)
T85Literacy By Race By Sex (Illiterate Adult Population)
T86Literacy By Nativity (Illiterate Adult Population)
T87Farms
T88Improved/Unimproved Acres of Farmland
T89Value of Farm, Farm Equipment, And Products
T90Persons Employed in Manufacturing
T91Manufacturing Capital
T92Value of Manufacturing Output
T93Churches By Faith
T94Number of Church Accomodations By Faith
T95Church Property Value By Faith
T96Water Way Identifier
T97Rail Way Identifier
Notes:
  • Adams-Sauk, Wisconsin, Chippewa-Crawford, Wisconsin, Wahnahta-Mankahta, Minnesota, Cass-Gordon, Georgia, Navarro-Ellis-Tar, Texas, Starr, Texas, Webb, Texas, Colusa-Shasta-Tri, California, Contra Costa, California, San Francisco, California, and Santa Clara, California do not contain demographic tabulations. A few tables are available for selected counties.
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