1870 Census

1870 Census Number:   39,818,449

1870 Census Data

• Name of each person in household
• Personal Description
  - Age
  - Sex
  - Color
  - Birthplace
• Married within previous year
  - Month of Marriage, If married within the 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
• Locatio
  - City/Village/Town/Borough
  - County
• Value of Personal Estate

1870 Census Day:  June 1, 1870

1870 Census Duration:  5 Months

1870 Census Geography

• 37 States - New States in 1870 Census:  West Virginia, Nebraska, Kansas and Nevada
• Territories – Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Washington,  Dakota and Indian

1870 Facts

• President during census:  Ulysses S. Grant
• 1870 Census was the first census after the Civil War and the end of slavery
• First census to list all persons including former slaves as individuals
• John D. Rockefeller incorporates the Standard Oil Company
• Brooklyn Bridge construction begins in January of 1870
• “The Great Chicago Fire” begins October 8^th, 1871