1880 Ashtabula Federal Census
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Extracted and Transcribed by Carol Page Tilson
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The 1880 census began on 1 June 1880 for the general population of the United States. The enumeration was to be completed within thirty days, or two weeks for communities with populations of 10,000 or more. Regardless of when an individual was contacted, all responses were meant to reflect the status of the individual as of 1 June 1880, the official Census Day.
The 1880 United States Federal Census contains information about 50 million individuals. This census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1880, and contains information about a households occupants including birthplaces, occupations, health conditions, and education.
Enumerators (census takers) collected the following information for each household:
- Address (name of the street; house number)
- Occupant (name of each person and their relationship to head of family)
- Personal (sex, race, age, marital status, ability to read and write, birthplace, and birthplace of parents)
- Occupation (trade or profession; number of months unemployed)
- Health (whether blind, deaf and dumb, crippled, maimed, idiotic, insane, bedridden, or otherwise disabled)
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