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Encyclopedia of the U.S. CensusSee the entry under "History of Decennial Censuses". Includes bibliography for each census.
Historical Census Populations of Counties and Cities in California
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Population Totals by Township and Place for California Counties: 1860 to 1950This report shows decennial census data on the population of California counties by minor civil division (usually townships) and place from 1860 to 1950, which is the period for which data on township population were published for California. This period also covers major historical developments in California’s settlement patterns and population distribution as the State’s population grew extremely rapidly in most decades, from 380,000 in 1860 to 10.6 million in 1950. Townships refer to judicial townships, and places include, for example, incorporated cities and towns, and unincorporated places. For each county, the data are shown in hierarchal fashion, with townships and their component places (or place parts). In addition, places in each county are listed in alphabetical order, with township parts where places crossed township boundaries.
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Historical Census Populations of Counties and Incorporated Cities in California, 1850–2010Total population counts for the state, counties, and incorporated cities in California from seventeen decennial U.S. censuses, 1850–2010.
Raw Data Files
These are computer files intended to be loaded into statistical software for analysis and creating your own tables. In some cases these files can be used with spreadsheet software as well.
Population Schedules
Census population schedules (or "name schedules" or "manuscript census") are copies of the original questionnaires collected during each decennial census. They list the individual names and family information of the people enumerated. Unlike the statistics published soon after the census, the population schedules remain confidential for 72 years. 1930 is the most recent population schedule available.
- Online version: Heritage Quest [UCSD only]
- Microform version: Population Schedules Of The Eighth Census Of The United States, 1860 California [XF 1930 reel 55-72]
- Additional indexes:
1860 California census index : heads of households and other surnames in households index [F860 .D54 1984]
Indian lands west of Arkansas (Oklahoma) : population schedule of the United States census of 1860 [E 78.I5 U55]
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About the 1860 census
Highlights
- 8th decennial census
- US population: 31,443,321
- California population: 379,994
Questions asked
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Map coverage of the 1860 census
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Statistics
Find all 1860 census publications in the Library.
Multi-year census compilations (compare across years): These sources tend to include statistics for large geographic areas (e.g. states), but can be very useful when comparing statistics over time.
Key publications:
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Population of the United States in 1860 |
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Agriculture of the United States in 1860 |
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Manufactures of the United States in 1860 |
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Statistics of the United States in 1860 |
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Preliminary report on the Eighth Census, 1860 |
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Map showing, in five degrees of density, the distribution, within the territory east of the 100th Meridian, of the population of the United States, (excluding Indians not taxed) [electronic resource] : compiled from the returns of population at the Eighth census of the United States |