United States Census Social Statistics Schedules

Portal:United States Census

Availability
1850 - 1880. Available at the National Archives, and Regional and State Archives.

1880--Most government document sections of public and university libraries have them.

Historical Background
1850, 1860, 1870-- Statistics were gathered concerning a specific geographic area within a county. These schedules do not provide information about specific individuals, only statistical data.

Content
1850-1870--for each political subdivision, these schedules show:

Value of real estate

Annual taxes                       Cemetery facilities within city boundaries, including maps

Number of schools, teachers, and pupils

Number and type of libraries and the number of volumes they have

Name, type, and circulation of newspapers

Types of church denominations, the number of people each church can seat, and the value of their property

Number of native and foreign-born paupers and the cost of supporting them

Number of native and foreign-born criminals convicted and in prison

Average wages paid to farm hands, day laborers, carpenters, and female domestics.

Value
Provides information about the ancestor's community

Web Sites
NARA: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/