A-E. Location, date
 
1. Dwelling or house number and family number
 
2. Person's name
 
3-11. Personal information
 

1870 Federal Population Schedule

Column Headings


A. Page number
B. Village, town, city, township, district, ward, etc.
C. County
D. State
E. Date
1. Dwelling or house number
2. Family number
3. Name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June 1870 was in this family
4. Age at last birthday
5. Sex
6. Color
7. Profession, occupation, trade of each person
8. Value of real estate
9. Value of personal estate
10. Place of birth
11. Father of foreign birth
12. Mother of foreign birth
13. If born within the year, give month
14. If married within the year, give month
15. Attended school within the year
16. Cannot read
17. Cannot write
18. Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic
19. Male citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards
20. Male citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards denied the vote.
1870 Federal Census
 
The ninth census of the United States took place on June 1, 1870.

The 1870 census records for these counties have been lost or destroyed:

  • Idaho: Kootenai
  • Kansas: Arapahoe
  • Texas: Archer, Baylor, Concho, Edwards, Hardeman, Knox, Taylor, Wichita, Wilbarger
  • Washington: Benton, Columbia, San Juan
There are published indexes for these states:
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois - Chicago only!
  • Indiana - Indianapolis only!
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland - Baltimore only!
  • Massachusetts - Hamden County only!
  • Michigan - except for these counties: Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lenawee, Monroe, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, and Wayne
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey - Essex, Hoboken, Jersey City, Mercer, and Passaic counties only!
  • New Mexico
  • New York - five boroughs of New York City only!
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio - City of Dayton, City of Cleveland, and Columbus, Hamilton, Lucas, Summit, and Stark counties only!
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania - except Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata, Lycoming, McKean, Mifflin, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Union, and York counties.
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wyoming


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