Search the 1860 Census Slave Schedules
Key facts
- The count for the 1860 census began on June 1, 1860 and lasted five months.
- 31,443,321 people were counted. This included 3,953,760 people who were enslaved.
- The census included 33 states and the territories of Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Utah, Washington, Indiana, and Dakota.
- Minnesota and Oregon were new states.
- The census reflects the American population just prior to the Civil War.
- Slave schedules (a separate census) recorded the sexes, ages, and "colors" of enslaved people, but did not record their names.
Information listed on the census
For enslaved people (in the Slave Schedules)
- Sex
- Age
- Color
- Enslaver's name
For the population schedules
- Name of each person in the household
- Age
- Sex
- Color
- Birthplace
- Marital status within the 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