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Decennial Census Official Publications
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The census tells us who we are and where we are going as a nation. The census helps our communities determine where to build everything from schools to supermarkets, and from homes to hospitals. It helps the government decide how to distribute funds and assistance to states and localities. It is also used to draw the lines of legislative districts and reapportion the seats each State holds in Congress.
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Information about the 1850 Census
In March 1849, Congress enacted a bill establishing a census board, whose membership consisted of the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Postmaster General. This board was “to prepare and cause to be printed such forms and schedules as may be necessary for the full enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States; and also proper forms and schedules for collecting in statistical tables, under proper heads, such in formation as to mines, agriculture, commerce, manufactures, education, and other topics as will exhibit a full view of the pursuits, industry, education, and resources of the country.”
The seventh census was governed by the provisions of an act of May 23, 1850, which directed that six schedules be used to collect the information requested by the Congress. The enumeration began on June1, 1850, and was to be completed, with the results returned to the Secretary of the Interior by November 1, 1850.
Final Reports
Publication
1850 Census: The Seventh Census of the United States
This 1850 Census publication contains population data, and data pertaining to agriculture schools and colleges, libraries, and churches, among other topics.
Publication
1850 Census: Mortality Statistics of the United States
Deaths by cause and classified by characteristics (age, sex, etc.) are provided for the states and territories. Also includes data for the largest cities.
Publication
1850 Census: Digest of the Statistics of Manufactures
Abstract of the statistics of manufactures, according to the returns of the seventh census.
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