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About the 1880 census
Highlights
- 10th decennial census
- US population: 50,155,783
- California population: 864,694
Questions asked
Address; nickname; relationship to head of family; sex; race; age; marital status; month of birth if born within the census year; married within the year; occupation; number of months unemployed during year; sickness or temporary disability; whether blind, deaf and dumb, idiotic, insane, maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled; school attendance; literacy; place of birth of person and parents. Supplemental schedules for the Indian population; for persons who died during the year; insane; idiots; deaf-mutes; blind; homeless children; prisoners; paupers and indigent persons.
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)