Search the 1880 U.S. Census
Key facts
- The count for the 1880 census began on June 1, 1880 and lasted one month.
- The total number of people counted was 50,189,209.
- The census included 38 states and the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Alaska, Indiana, and Dakota.
- Colorado was a new state in the 1880 Census.
- This was the first census to document the relationship between each person and the head of household.
- It was also the first census to list marital status, street name, and house number, and parental birthplaces.
Information listed on the census
- Name of each person in the household
- Relationship to head of household
- Age
- Sex
- Color
- Birthplace
- Marital status (single, married, widowed, or divorced)
- Whether married within previous year
- Month of marriage, if married within previous year
- Deaf, dumb, blind or insane
- Occupation
- Sick or temporarily disabled
- Maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled
- Parents' places of birth
- Whether they'd attended school in the previous year
- Ability to read and write in English
- Value of home
- Name of street and number of house
- City, village, town, or borough
- County