Search the 1870 U.S. Census
Key facts
- The count for the 1870 census began on June 1, 1870 and lasted five months.
- 39,818,449 people were counted.
- The census included 37 states and the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Indiana, and Dakota.
- There were four new states in the 1870 census: West Virginia, Nebraska, Kansas, and Nevada.
- The 1870 census was the first census after the Civil War and the end of slavery.
- The 1870 census was the first census to list everyone individually, including previously enslaved people.
Information listed on the census
- Name of each person in the household
- Age
- Sex
- Color
- Birthplace
- Marital status within the previous year
- Month of marriage, if married within previous year
- Deaf, dumb, blind, or insane
- Occupation
- Whether they'd attended school in the previous year
- Ability to read and write
- Value of home
- Value of personal estate
- City, village, town, or borough
- County