Data Dictionary: Census 1870
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Survey: Census 1870
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
  • In 1870, the following counties do not contain any population counts:Gladwin, MI, Montmorency, MI, Otsego, MI, Roscommon, MI, Schoolcraft, MI, Osceola, IA, Lincoln, MN, Polk, MN, Jones, NE, Archer, TX, Baylor, TX, Callahan, TX, Clay, TX, Concho, TX, Edwards, TX, Hardeman, TX, Haskell, TX, Jones, TX, Knox, TX, Palo Pinto, TX, Runnels, TX, Taylor, TX, Throckmorton, TX, Wichita, TX, Wilbarger, TX, Baltimore City, MD, and Pah Ute, NV. Only a few counties contain value of manufacture output or value of property.
Tables
Social Explorer Dataset  (59 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
T5Selected Age Groups
T6Male Citizens 21 And Over
T7Race
T8Nativity
T9Parentage
T10Parentage (Population With Foreign Born Parents)
T11Place of Birth (Native Born Population)
T12Migration (Native Born Population)
T13Place of Birth (Foreign Born Population)
T14Place of Birth By Nativity
T15School Attendance
T16School Attendance By Nativity
T17School Attendance By Race
T18School Attendance By Race
T19School Attendance By Sex (White Population)
T20School Attendance By Sex (Colored Population)
T21Literacy
T22Literacy By Nativity (Population Who Cannot Write)
T23Literacy By Race By Sex By Age (Population Who Cannot Write)
T24Literacy By Race (Population Who Cannot Write Age 21+)
T25Literacy By Sex By Age (White Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T26Literacy By Sex By Age (Colored Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T27Literacy By Age (White Male Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T28Literacy By Age (White Female Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T29Literacy By Age (Colored Male Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T30Literacy By Age (Colored Female Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T31Number of Farms
T32Number of Farms By Acreage
T33Improved/Unimproved Acres of Farmland
T34Improved/Unimproved Acres of Farmland and Other Land
T35Value of Farm
T36Value of Farm Equipment
T37Farm Cost of Labor
T38Value of Farms
T39Value of Farm Output
T40Number of Manufacturing Establishments
T41Persons Employed in Manufacturing
T42Manufacturing Expenditures
T43Value of Real And Personal Estate
T44Amount of Non-National Taxes
T45Total public Debts (Aggregate County's and it's Municipalities' Debts)
T46Religious Organizations By Faith
T47Sittings By Faith
T48Number of Building Structures of All Denominations
T49Denomination Property Value
T50Average Value of Denominational Properties
T51Value of Products in Manufacturing
T52Total Capital Invested in Manufacturing
T53Total Value of Raw Materials in Manufacturing
T54Total Annual Wages Paid in Manufactuing
T55Assessed Value of Real And Personal Estate
T56True Value of Real And Personal Estate
Notes:
  • In 1870, the following counties do not contain any population counts:Gladwin, MI, Montmorency, MI, Otsego, MI, Roscommon, MI, Schoolcraft, MI, Osceola, IA, Lincoln, MN, Polk, MN, Jones, NE, Archer, TX, Baylor, TX, Callahan, TX, Clay, TX, Concho, TX, Edwards, TX, Hardeman, TX, Haskell, TX, Jones, TX, Knox, TX, Palo Pinto, TX, Runnels, TX, Taylor, TX, Throckmorton, TX, Wichita, TX, Wilbarger, TX, Baltimore City, MD, and Pah Ute, NV. Only a few counties contain value of manufacture output or value of property.
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