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1880 United States Census (First Installment)

Historical Context: The 1880 census contains records of families living in the United States and its territories during the latter half of the Great Westward Migration.

Questions Asked:
Name
Gender
Birth Place
Occupation
Marital Status
Race
Page
Relationship to Head of Household
County
State
(Relatives Being Enumerated with the Person)

Why This collection is Valuable: The 1880 Census was the tenth counting of the United Sates population and the first U.S. Census to record the relationship between household members and the head of household. Thirty-eight states were included in the 1880 census, plus the territories of: Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Non-organized Alaska was also enumerated, but the ""Indian Territory"" (now Oklahoma) was not enumerated for non-Indians. The census is from the Everton Collection, and contains more than 500,000 names.

Next Steps: Finding a family on the 1880 census pinpoints their location in time, and what they were doing. Further research can be conducted to establish records of employment and land transactions. When finding a family in the census, records of birth and marriage may be available depending upon the state or county where the event took place.

The 1880 Census was the tenth counting of the United Sates population and the first U.S. Census to record the relationship between household members and the head of household. Thirty-eight states were included in the 1880 census, plus the territories of: Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Non-organized Alaska was also enumerated, but the ""Indian Territory"" (now Oklahoma) was not enumerated for non-Indians.

Everton Collection