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1870 U.S. Federal Census Directory > Census Records The 1870 census commenced on June 1, 1870, and was taken under the provisions of the census act of May 23, 1850. The 1870 enumeration was completed on August 23, 1871. The work of compiling the census data, a portion of which was tallied using a machine invented by Charles W. Seaton, was completed in 1872.2 There were no substantial state- or district-wide losses.3 Population Census Items Name; age; race; occupation; value of real estate; value of personal estate; birthplace; whether parents were foreign born; month of birth if born within the year; month of marriage if married within the year; school attendance; literacy; whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic; male citizens 21 and over, and number of such persons denied the right to vote for other than rebellion. Supplemental schedule for persons who died during the year.1  Available States Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Washington, D.C. Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming  Subscription Databases ($) from Ancestry.com Winchendon, Massachusetts Census, 1870 Winnebago County, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Census, 1870 1870 United States Federal Census  Related Articles from Ancestry.com 1870 Census Family Quest Archives CD: Ohio 1870 Census Index Review: Family Quest Archives—1870 Census and Ohio 1870 Census Inde Pennsylvania 1870 Census Index New Online Access to Michigan 1870 Census Records Ready to Try 1870 1870 Census Finds Every Name or Head of Household Index?