1860

1860

About the 1860 census
Guides & Documentation
Statistics [browse and view]
Raw Data Files [requires statistical software]
Population schedule [names]
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About the 1860 census

Highlights

8th decennial census
US population: 31,443,321
California population: 379,994

Questions asked

For more information:

Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 Census Bureau.
Population and Housing Items on the General Census Schedules 1790 - 2000 from U Mich.

Coverage

For more information:

Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790 - 1920 (SSHL Ref G 1201 .F7 T5 2005)

Guides & Documentation

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census. (Ref Desk HA 37 .U55 C66 2000)
See the entry under "decennial census". Includes bibliography for each census.

See: list of all Guides and Documentation

Statistics

Original printed reports (& online equivalents)

Print Versions in the Library	Online Versions
Population of the United States in 1860 [C 3.14:860/1 and C 3.14:860/1/reprint]	From the Census Bureau From Newsbank From Univ. of Michigan
Agriculture of the United States in 1860 [C 3.14:860/2 and C 3.14:860/2/reprint]	From the Census Bureau From Newsbank From Univ. of Michigan
Manufactures of the United States in 1860 [C 3.14:860/3 and C 3.14:860/3/reprint]	From the Census Bureau From Newsbank From Univ. of Michigan
Statistics of the United States in 1860 [C 3.14:860/4 and C 3.14:860/4/reprint]	From the Census Bureau
Preliminary report on the Eighth Census, 1860	From the Census Bureau From Newsbank From Univ. of Michigan
Map showing, in five degrees of density, the distribution, within the territory east of the 100th Meridian, of the population of the United States, (excluding Indians not taxed) [electronic resource] : compiled from the returns of population at the Eighth census of the United States	From David Rumsey Collection

Multi-year census compilations (compare across years)

These tend to include statistics for large geographic areas (eg states) but can be very useful when comparing statistics over time.

See: list of all census compilations

Raw Data Files

These are computer files intended to be loaded into statistical sofware for analysis and creating your own tables. In some cases these files can be used with spreadsheet software as well.

See list of raw data sources.

Population Schedules

Census population schedules (or "name schedules" or "manuscript census") are copies of the original questionnaires collected during each decennial census. They list the individual names and family information of the people enumerated. Unlike the statistics published soon after the census, the population schedules remain confidential for 72 years. 1930 is the most recent population schedule available.

Online version: Heritage Quest [UCSD only]
Microform version: Population Schedules Of The Eighth Census Of The United States, 1860 California [XF 1930 reel 55-72]
Additional indexes:
1860 California census index : heads of households and other surnames in households index [F860 .D54 1984]
Indian lands west of Arkansas (Oklahoma) : population schedule of the United States census of 1860 [E 78.I5 U55]

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