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General Information
Colorado was the only state admitted to the Union between 1870 and 1880, bringing the total to 38 states. Eight territories were enumerated: Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington and Wyoming territories. Unorganized Alaska was enumerated, but the "Indian Territory" was not enumerated for non-Indians. Unlike any previous censuses, after microfilming, the original 1880 census schedules for several states were transferred from the National Archives to various state archives, state libraries, or universities libraries. Only the original 1880 schedules for Pennsylvania remain at the National Archives. Several originals were later transferred to the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C.
Content
- Name
- Age
- Sex
- Color (race)
- Birthplace
- Occupation
- Value of real estate
- Whether married within the previous year
- Whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane
- Whether a pauper
- Whether able to read or speak English
- Whether the person attended school within the previous year
Soundex
Soon after the creation of the Social Security Administration, clerical workers from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were called upon to create an index to the 1880 census. The new indexing method used a helpful coding system for names called Soundex.
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