1850 census
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1850 Census Number: 23,191,876
1850 Census Data
- Name of each person in household
- Personal Description
- Age
- Sex
- Color
- Birthplace
- Married within previous year
- Deaf, dumb, blind or insane
- Occupation - Education
- Attended school in previous year
- Ability to read and write in English - Home Data
- Value of Real Estate - Location
- City/Village/Town/Borough
- County
Sample 1850 Census Transcription
1850 Census Day: June 1, 1850
1850 Census duration: 5 months
1850 Census Geography
- 31 States - New States in 1850 Census: Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas and California
- Territories – Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah
1850 Facts
- 1850 Census first to record the names of every person in a household and an individual’s place of birth. Previous efforts listed head of family only
- President during census: Millard Fillmore
- Millard Fillmore is sworn into office as President following Zachary Taylor’s death on July 9, 1850
- University of Utah was founded on February 28, 1850 making it the oldest university West of the Mississippi River
- City of Los Angeles and San Francisco incorporated on April 4th and April 15th 1850
- Levi Strauss makes his first pair of blue jeans on Junes 6, 1850
- First Elevator is installed on March 23, 1857 by Elisha Ottis