1870 Census: Volume 1. The Statistics of the Population of the United States

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1870 Census: Volume 1. The Statistics of the Population of the United States

January 1872

The statistics of the population of the United States, embracing the tables of race, nationality, sex, selected ages, and occupations. To which are added the statistics of school attendance and illiteracy, of schools, libraries, newspapers and periodicals, churches, pauperism and crime, and of areas, families, and dwellings.

Compiled, from the original returns of the Ninth Census (June 1, 1870), under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by Francis A. Walker, Superintendent of Census.

1870 Census: Vol. I. The Statistics of the Population of the United States

1870 Census: Volume 1. The Statistics of the Population of the U.S. [151.0 MB]

On this page:

Introduction
The General Tables
Maps
Related Information
- A Note on Language

Introduction

The General Tables

Of Aggregate Population, With Race

Population, 1870-1790, By States and Territories, in Aggregate, and as White, Colored, Free Colored, Slave, Chinese, and Indian

Table I [1.2 MB]

Population, 1870-1790, in each State and Territory, by Counties, in Aggregate, and as White, Free Colored, Slave, Chinese, and Indian

Population, 1870-1850, in each State and Territory, by Civil Divisions less than Counties, as White and Colored, and Native and Foreign (1870)

Of Nativity and Nationality

Nativity (General) 1870-1850, and Foreign Parentage 1870, by States and Territories

Table IV [<1.0 MB]

Nativity (General) 1870-1860, and Foreign Parentage 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties

Special Nationalities 1870, by States and Territories

Table VI [2.3 MB]

Special Nationalities (Selected) 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties

Special Nationalities 1870, in Fifty Principal Cities

Table VIII [1.9 MB]

Of Miscellaneous Statistics

School Attendance and Illiteracy, 1870-1850, by States and Territories

Table IX [<1.0 MB]

School Attendance and Illiteracy, 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties

School Attendance and Illiteracy in Fifty Principal Cities, 1870, by Wards

Table XI [1.7 MB]

Schools in the United States, 1870-1850,
(A)--By States and Territories;
(B)--By Classes and Kinds

Table XII [1.5 MB]

Schools, 1870, In each State and Territory (Extended)

Table XIII [2.6 MB]

Libraries in the United States, 1870-1850,
(A)--By States and Territories;
(B)--By Classes and Kinds

Table XIV [1.0 MB]

Newspapers and Periodicals, 1870-1850, by States and Territories

Table XV [2.0 MB]

Newspapers and Periodicals, 1870-1850, by Periods of Issue and by Classes

Table XVI [<1.0 MB]

Churches in the United States, 1870-1850,
(A)--By States and Territories;
(B)--By Denominations

Table XVII [4.4 MB]

Churches, 1870, (Selected Statistics) in each State and Territory, by Counties

Pauperism and Crime, 1870-1850, by States and Territories

Table XIX [1.5 MB]

The Area and Political Organization of the United States and its Geographical Divisions, with the Statistics of Areas, Families, and Dwellings

Historical Notes [3.9 MB]

Areas, Families, and Dwellings, 1870-1850, by States and Territories

Table XX [<1.0 MB]

Areas, Families, and Dwelings of Fifty Principal Cities, 1870, by Wards

Table XXI [1.1 MB]

Of Sex and Selected Ages

Sex, with General Nativity and Race, Distinguishing also the Blacks and Mulattoes, 1870, by States and Territories

Table XXII [1.7 MB]

Selected Ages, with Sex, with General Nativity and Race, 1870, by States and Territories

Table XXIII [<1.0 MB]

Selected Ages, with Sex, 1870, in each State and Territory, by Counties

Table XXIV [4.0 MB]

Selected Ages, with Sex, 1870, in Selected Minor Civil Divisions

Table XXV [2.9 MB]

Of Occupations, 1870

Persons in each Class of Occupations, with Sex, by States and Territories

Table XXVI [2.1 MB]

Number of Persons Engaged in each Occupation, by States and Territories,
(A)--The Total Number of Persons;
(B)--The Number of Females

Persons in each Class of Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, by States and Territories

Table XXVIII [1.1 MB]

Persons in the United States, in each Occupation, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities

Table XXIX [1.7 MB]

Persons in Selected Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, in each State and Territory

Persons in each Class of Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, in Fifty Principal Cities

Table XXXI [<1.0 MB]

Persons in Selected Occupations, with Age and Sex, and Selected Nationalities, in each of Thirty Principal Cities

Maps

1870 Decennial Census Publications

Publications, briefs and reports from Census Bureau experts about the Decennial Census of Population and Housing.

A Note on Language

Census statistics date back to 1790 and reflect the growth and change of the United States. Past census reports contain some terms that today’s readers may consider obsolete and inappropriate. As part of our goal to be open and transparent with the public, we are improving access to all Census Bureau original publications and statistics, which serve as a guide to the nation's history.

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