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Decennial Census Information
the 1860 Census
     
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United States. Census Office.
Population of the United States in 1860 /
compiled from the original returns of the eighth census, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Superintendent of Census. 1 vol.

HA 201 1860a - Butler Stacks


United States. Census Office.
Agriculture of the United States in 1860 /
compiled from the original returns of the eighth census, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Superintendent of Census. 1 vol.

HA 201 1860b - Butler Stacks


United States. Census Office.
Manufactures of the United States in 1860 /
compiled from the original returns of the eighth census, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior. 1 vol.

HA 201 1860c - Butler Stacks


United States. Census Office.
Statistics of the United States (including mortality, property, &c.)in 1860 /
compiled from the original returns and being the final exhibit of the eighth census, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
1 vol.

HA 201 1860d - Butler Stacks


Preliminary report on the Eighth Census, 1860. 

317.3 Un35 - Annex
HA 201 1860 .A21 - Business


Instructions to U.S. Marshals & Assistants 

No print holdings


United States. Census Office. 8th census, 1860.
Census of population, 1860. 1 reel.
MICROFLM F d4997 - Lehman

Electronic Data Service Service (EDS) Dataset:
1860 Census of Population: Urban Household Sample

United States Census Bureau:

Eighth Census, 1860

PDF files of the original volumes.


Census Data for the Year 1860 

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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
The IPUMS consists of twenty-five high-precision samples of the American population drawn from thirteen federal censuses, 1850-1990. These samples collectively comprise our richest source of quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population.

1860 Census Questions


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Bohme, Fredrick G.
200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990.
Washington : Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1989.
C 3.2:T 93 - U.S. Government Documents


Cook, Kevin L.
Dubester's U.S. Census Bibliography with SuDocs Class Numbers and Indexes.
Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1996.
R016.3173 C772 - Butler Reference
Z 7553.C3 C66 1996 - Lehman Reference
Covers the 1790-1940 censuses, with a complete list of all census publications. Particularly useful for identification of the multiplicity of items in censuses after 1870.


Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990.
Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1996.
HA 214 .F67 1996g - Lehman Reference
C 3.2:P 81/26 - U.S. Government Documents


Schulze, Suzanne.
Population Information in Nineteenth Century Census Volumes.
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1983.
R317.3 Sch85 - Butler Reference


Thorndale, William.
Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920.
Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987.
R911 T39 - Butler Reference
HA 217 .T5 1987g - Lehman Reference
Provides maps for each state showing changes in county boundaries for each census.