1860 Census

1860 Census Number:   31,443,321

1860 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
• Value of Personal Estate
• Location
  - City/Village/Town/Borough
  - County

1860 Census Day:  June 1, 1860

1860 Census duration:  5 months

1860 Census Geography

• 33 States  - New States in 1860 Census:  Minnesota and Oregon
• Territories – Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Utah, Washington, Indian & Unorganized Dakota

1860 Facts

• President during census:  James Buchanan
• 1860 census reflects the American population just prior to the civil war
• Pony Express leaves Sacramento, CA for St. Joseph, Missouri on April 3, 1860
• Abraham Lincoln elected 16^th president, Nov 6, 1860
• Confederate forces begin bombarding Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861

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