1860 U.S. Federal Census

The Eighth Census of the United States was authorized by the previous census May 23, 1850 act. On the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, the provisions of this act were to be adhered to, following the requirement for the taking of the eighth, or any subsequent census under its provisions, if no law, therefore, was passed before January 1 of the year in which the census was required.” [Carrol D. Wright and William C. Hunt, The History and Growth of the United States Census. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 1900. p.50]²

There were no substantial state- or district-wide losses.³

Population Census Items

Name; age; sex; race; value of real estate; value of personal estate; occupation; birthplace; whether married within the year; school attendance; literacy; whether deaf and dumb; blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict; number of slave houses.

Supplemental schedules for slaves, and persons who died during the year.¹

1860 United States Federal Census

Available States

Alabama Arkansas California Connecticut Washington, D.C. Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana

Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi North Carolina Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio

Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin

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