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General Information
Four new states were added to the Union between 1860 and 1870 for a total of 37 states: Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada and Nebraska. In addition, six new territories were created: Dakota Territory, Colorado Territory, Arizona Territory, Idaho Territory, Montana Territory and Wyoming Territory. The Unorganized Territory, unofficially called the "Indian Territory" was not enumerated for non-Indians in 1870.
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
(Note: No relationships were shown between members of a household.)
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