United States Census 1880

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1880 Census Dates
1 Jun (2 weeks-30 days)

Unique Features

 * Asked the relationship to the head of household
 * Asked marital status
 * Lists the name of the streets and house numbers of some of the urban homes
 * Lists an illness or disability on the day of visitation
 * Lists number of months unemployed

Problems

 * The census was to list only those abiding in the house as of June 1 (those who may have died since may be missed or children born after that date but by the time the enumerator came would not have been accounted for but again they may have
 * Soundex: Lists only families with children under the age of 10 years

States Covered

 * Alabama
 * Arkansas
 * California
 * Colorado
 * Connecticut
 * Delaware
 * District of Columbia
 * Florida
 * Georgia
 * Illinois
 * Indiana
 * Iowa
 * Kansas
 * Kentucky
 * Louisiana
 * Maine
 * Maryland
 * Massachusetts
 * Michigan
 * Minnesota
 * Mississippi
 * Missouri
 * Nebraska
 * Nevada
 * New Hampshire
 * New Jersey
 * New York
 * North Carolina
 * Ohio
 * Oregon
 * Pennsylvania
 * Rhode Island
 * South Carolina
 * Tennessee
 * Texas
 * Vermont
 * Virginia
 * West Virginia
 * Wisconsin

States Missing
(None)

Territories

 * Arizona
 * Dakota
 * Idaho
 * Montana
 * New Mexico
 * Utah
 * Wyoming

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