Social Explorer Dataset (59 tables) - Social Explorer Dataset (SE) - Census 1870

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Census 1870

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Digitally transcribed by Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Edited, verified by Michael Haines. Compiled, edited and verified by Social Explorer.

Data set: Social Explorer Dataset (SE)

Dataset Description

Social Explorer Dataset

Documentation

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Notes

When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.

In 1870, the following counties do not contain any population counts:Gladwin, MI, Montmorency, MI, Otsego, MI, Roscommon, MI, Schoolcraft, MI, Osceola, IA, Lincoln, MN, Polk, MN, Jones, NE, Archer, TX, Baylor, TX, Callahan, TX, Clay, TX, Concho, TX, Edwards, TX, Hardeman, TX, Haskell, TX, Jones, TX, Knox, TX, Palo Pinto, TX, Runnels, TX, Taylor, TX, Throckmorton, TX, Wichita, TX, Wilbarger, TX, Baltimore City, MD, and Pah Ute, NV. Only a few counties contain value of manufacture output or value of property.

Tables

Social Explorer Dataset (59 tables)

Table	Title
T1	Total Population
A1	Population Density
A2	Area (square miles)
T2	Urban Population (Places of 2,500 and over)
T3	Urban Population (Cities of 25,000 and over)
T4	Sex
T5	Selected Age Groups
T6	Male Citizens 21 And Over
T7	Race
T8	Nativity
T9	Parentage
T10	Parentage (Population With Foreign Born Parents)
T11	Place of Birth (Native Born Population)
T12	Migration (Native Born Population)
T13	Place of Birth (Foreign Born Population)
T14	Place of Birth By Nativity
T15	School Attendance
T16	School Attendance By Nativity
T17	School Attendance By Race
T18	School Attendance By Race
T19	School Attendance By Sex (White Population)
T20	School Attendance By Sex (Colored Population)
T21	Literacy
T22	Literacy By Nativity (Population Who Cannot Write)
T23	Literacy By Race By Sex By Age (Population Who Cannot Write)
T24	Literacy By Race (Population Who Cannot Write Age 21+)
T25	Literacy By Sex By Age (White Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T26	Literacy By Sex By Age (Colored Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T27	Literacy By Age (White Male Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T28	Literacy By Age (White Female Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T29	Literacy By Age (Colored Male Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T30	Literacy By Age (Colored Female Population Who Cannot Write Age 10+)
T31	Number of Farms
T32	Number of Farms By Acreage
T33	Improved/Unimproved Acres of Farmland
T34	Improved/Unimproved Acres of Farmland and Other Land
T35	Value of Farm
T36	Value of Farm Equipment
T37	Farm Cost of Labor
T38	Value of Farms
T39	Value of Farm Output
T40	Number of Manufacturing Establishments
T41	Persons Employed in Manufacturing
T42	Manufacturing Expenditures
T43	Value of Real And Personal Estate
T44	Amount of Non-National Taxes
T45	Total public Debts (Aggregate County's and it's Municipalities' Debts)
T46	Religious Organizations By Faith
T47	Sittings By Faith
T48	Number of Building Structures of All Denominations
T49	Denomination Property Value
T50	Average Value of Denominational Properties
T51	Value of Products in Manufacturing
T52	Total Capital Invested in Manufacturing
T53	Total Value of Raw Materials in Manufacturing
T54	Total Annual Wages Paid in Manufactuing
T55	Assessed Value of Real And Personal Estate
T56	True Value of Real And Personal Estate

Notes:

In 1870, the following counties do not contain any population counts:Gladwin, MI, Montmorency, MI, Otsego, MI, Roscommon, MI, Schoolcraft, MI, Osceola, IA, Lincoln, MN, Polk, MN, Jones, NE, Archer, TX, Baylor, TX, Callahan, TX, Clay, TX, Concho, TX, Edwards, TX, Hardeman, TX, Haskell, TX, Jones, TX, Knox, TX, Palo Pinto, TX, Runnels, TX, Taylor, TX, Throckmorton, TX, Wichita, TX, Wilbarger, TX, Baltimore City, MD, and Pah Ute, NV. Only a few counties contain value of manufacture output or value of property.