Data Dictionary: Census 1890
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Survey: Census 1890
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
  • Unorganized Territory, NE , Alred, ND, Boreman, SD, Dewey, SD, Lugenbeel, SD, Meyer, SD, Rinehart, SD, Schnasse, SD, Shannon, SD, Tripp, SD, Wagner, SD, Washabaugh, SD, Unorganized Territory, SD, Carroll, LA, Bailey, TX, Bexar District, TX, Briscoe, TX, Cochran, TX, Hockley, TX, Greenwood, CO, Roop, NV, Rio Virgin, UT, Klamath, CA, and Indian Territory are recognized as counties, but lacks total population count. With the exception Unorganized Territory, NE, Alred, ND, Boreman, SD, Shannon, SD, and Indian Territory are missing all enumerations. Unorganized Territory, NE has iterations on all farm characteristics only. Indian Territory has iterations on manufacturing only.
  • Alaska and its counties contain Total, civilized Indian and Chinese population for 1890 and Total, civilized Indian population for 1880. It also contains gender, dwelling, number of families and manufacturing variables for 1890. Gender and race of teachers and pupils in common, is only iterated for state of Alaska. No other tables are available.
Tables
Social Explorer Dataset  (97 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 (Native Born Population)
T7Sex (Foreign Born Population)
T8Sex (White Native Born Population)
T9Sex (White Foreign Born Population)
T10Sex (White Population Age 5 to 20)
T11Sex (White Native Born Population Age 5 to 20)
T12Sex (White Foreign Born Population Age 5 to 20)
T13Sex (Colored Population Age 5 to 20)
T14Race
T15Race By Nativity By Sex (Population Age 5 to 20)
T16Male Population By Race (Population Age 18 to 44)
T17Male Population By Race (Population Age 21 And Over)
T18Teachers
T19Teachers By Sex
T20White Teachers By Sex
T21Colored Teachers By Sex
T22Teachers By Race By Sex
T23Common School Students (White and Colored Students)
T24Common School Students By Sex (White and Colored Students)
T25White Students
T26Colored Students
T27Students By Race By Sex
T28Students By Sex (White and Colored Students)
T29Students By Race (White and Colored Students)
T30Students By Race By Sex
T31Nativity
T32Nativity (White Population)
T33Nativity (White Population Age 5 to 20)
T34Nativity By Sex
T35Nativity By Sex (White Population)
T36Nativity By Sex (White Population Age 5 to 20)
T37Parentage (White Native Born Population)
T38Parentage By Sex (White Native Born Population)
T39Foreign Born Place of Birth
T40Foreign Born Place of Birth (Foreign Born Population)
T41Dwellings
T42Families
T43Family Type
T44Family Type (Owner Families)
T45Family Type (Renter Families)
T46Tenure
T47Tenure (Farm Families)
T48Tenure (Nonfarm Families)
T49Tenure By Mortgage Status
T50Tenure By Mortgage Status (Farm Families)
T51Tenure By Mortgage Status (Nonfarm Families)
T52Family Type By Tenure
T53Mortgage Status (Owner Families)
T54Mortgage Status (Owner Farm Families)
T55Mortgage Status (Owner Nonfarm Families)
T56Family Type By Tenure By Mortgage Status
T57Farms By Acreage
T58Farms By Acreage (Owner Operated Farms)
T59Farms By Acreage (Cash Rent Tenant Farms)
T60Farms By Acreage (Share Crop Farms)
T61Farms By Tenure By Acreage
T62Average Farm Size
T63Improved/Unimproved Farm Land
T64Value of Farm
T65Value of Encumbered Farms And Homes
T66Mortgage Value of Encumbered Farms And Home
T67Interest Paid On Homes And Farms
T68Value of Farm Equipment
T69Value of Livestock
T70Cost of Fertilizer Purchased
T71Value of All Farm Output
T72Average Value of Farm
T73Average Value of Encumbered Farms And Homes
T74Average Mortgage Value of Encumbered Farms And Home
T75Average Interest Paid On Homes And Farms
T76Average Value of Farm Equipment
T77Average Value of Livestock
T78Average Cost of Fertilizer Purchased Per Farm
T79Average Value of All Farm Output
T80Acres of Agricultural Products Planted
T81Bushels of Agricultural Products
T82Manufacturing Establishments
T83Manufacturing Capital
T84Manufacturing Miscellaneous Expenses
T85Manufacturing Employees By Type of Worker
T86Manufacturing Employees By Type of Worker By Sex
T87Manufacturing Employees By Sex (Officers, Firm Members And Clerks)
T88Manufacturing Employees By Sex (Skilled And Unskilled Workers)
T89Manufacturing Employees By Sex (Piece Workers)
T90Average Number of People Employed in Manufacturing
T91Total Annual Manufacturing Wages
T92Wages of Manufacturing Employees By Type of Worker
T93Manufacturing Output Value
T94Cost of Manufacturing Raw Material
Notes:
  • Unorganized Territory, NE , Alred, ND, Boreman, SD, Dewey, SD, Lugenbeel, SD, Meyer, SD, Rinehart, SD, Schnasse, SD, Shannon, SD, Tripp, SD, Wagner, SD, Washabaugh, SD, Unorganized Territory, SD, Carroll, LA, Bailey, TX, Bexar District, TX, Briscoe, TX, Cochran, TX, Hockley, TX, Greenwood, CO, Roop, NV, Rio Virgin, UT, Klamath, CA, and Indian Territory are recognized as counties, but lacks total population count. With the exception Unorganized Territory, NE, Alred, ND, Boreman, SD, Shannon, SD, and Indian Territory are missing all enumerations. Unorganized Territory, NE has iterations on all farm characteristics only. Indian Territory has iterations on manufacturing only.
  • Alaska and its counties contain Total, civilized Indian and Chinese population for 1890 and Total, civilized Indian population for 1880. It also contains gender, dwelling, number of families and manufacturing variables for 1890. Gender and race of teachers and pupils in common, is only iterated for state of Alaska. No other tables are available.
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