1870 Census
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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 8th, 1871