Transcript Come to Your Census Louisiana

Come to Your Census!
Using Census Records
in the History
Classroom
(Bozeman)
Jim McNeill
Silver Bluff High School
Aiken, SC
For NCHE
What information can be found in
historical census records?
Categories of measure reflect a changing
society and the evolving interests of the
United States government.
Comparing Census Years 1790
and 1840
1790
Name of family head
Free white males of 16 years of
age and up
Free white males under 16
Free white females
Slaves
Other persons
Items colored green
show changes.
1840
Name of head of family
Age, sex, race
Slaves
Number of deaf and dumb
Number of blind
Number of insane and idiotic and
whether in public or private charge
Number of persons employed in
each of six classes of industry and
one of occupation
Literacy
Pensioners for Revolutionary or
military service
Comparing Census Years 1840
and 1870
1840
Name of head of family
Age, sex, race
Slaves
Number of deaf and dumb
Number of blind
Number of insane and idiotic and whether in public or private charge
Number of persons employed in each of six classes of industry and one of
occupation
Literacy
Pensioners for Revolutionary or military service
Items colored
green show
changes.
Comparing Census Records of
1840 and 1870
1870
 Name
 Age
 Sex
 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
Items colored
green show
changes.
Population Census Items 1910
Address
Name
Relationship to family head
Sex
Race
Age
Marital status
Number of years of present
marriage for women
Number of children born and
number now living
Birthplace and mother tongue of
person and parents
Occupation, industry and class of
worker
If foreign born, year of
immigration, whether naturalized,
and whether able to speak
English, or if not, language spoken
Occupation, industry and class of
worker
If an employee, whether out of
work during the year
Literacy,
School attendance
Home owned or rented, if owned
whether mortgaged
Whether farm or house
Whether a survivor of Union or
Confederate Army or Navy
Whether blind deaf or dumb
Population Census Items – 1940
Address
Home owned or rented
Value or monthly rental
Whether on a farm
Name
Relationship to household head
Sex
Race
Age
Marital status
School attendance
Educational attainment
Birthplace
Citizenship of foreign born
Location of residence 5 years ago
and whether on a farm
Employment status
If at work, whether in private or
non-emergency government work,
or in public emergency work
(WPA, CCC, NYA, etc.)
If in private work, worked in week
If seeking work on public
emergency work, duration of
unemployment
Occupation, industry and class of
worker
Weeks worked last year, income
last year
Information about population change…
Total Black Population (Free and Slave) in
Louisiana, 1810 - 1860
number of people
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
Total
200,000
Slave
150,000
Free
100,000
50,000
0
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
years
Table 33 – Louisiana Race and Hispanic Origin 1810 - 1990
Black and White Population in Louisiana
1810 - 1860
Number of People
400,000
350,000
300,000
black
250,000
white
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
Years
Louisiana - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1810 - 1990
Agricultural Census Schedule
Measures of agricultural output
Wealth of Selected States
Wealth of Selected States (1850 - 1870)
valuation (in dollars)
7,000,000,000
6,000,000,000
Louisiana
5,000,000,000
Mississippi
4,000,000,000
South Carolina
3,000,000,000
Ohio
2,000,000,000
New York
1,000,000,000
0
1850
1860
1870
years
Wealth, Taxation and Public Indebtedness, table 1
7,000,000,000
6,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
4,000,000,000
1850
3,000,000,000
2,000,000,000
1870
1860
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Wealth of Selected States (1850 - 1870)
States
Wealth, Taxation and Public Indebtedness, table 1
Wealth of geographic regions within the United States
30,000,000,000
25,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
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Wealth of Selected U.S. Geographic Regions 1890
geographic regions
Most wealth gained in all regions in Real Estate and Improvement.
Wealth, Debt and Taxation, table 1
Mortality Records
Causes of Death in the U.S. by Selected
Diseases (1850 - 1870)
number of fatalities
35,000
30,000
25,000
Cholera
20,000
Scarlet Fever
15,000
Enteric Fever
10,000
5,000
0
1850
1860
1870
year
Special Tables of Mortality
Common Causes of Death in the
United States, 1850 – 1870
General Diseases A: scarlet fever, enteric fever, hooping cough,
measles
General Diseases B: Consumption, dropsy, cancer
Local Diseases: Encephalitis, Convulsions, other, paralysis
Circulatory Diseases: other
Respiratory Diseases: pneumonia, croup
Digestive System Diseases: cholera infantum, enteritia, dysentery,
diarrhea
Accident and Injury: drowning, burns and scalds
Population for Louisiana
2000 census
Population of Louisiana by Age in 2000
Under 5 years
age of people
5 to 14 years
15 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 to 84 years
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
Population by age in Louisiana - 2000
85 years and Over
number of people
85 years and Over
75 to 84 years
65 to 74 years
55 to 64 years
45 to 54 years
35 to 44 years
25 to 34 years
Population patterns
15 to 24 years
5 to 14 years
Under 5 years
race or ethnicity
Population of Louisiana by Race or Ethnicity in 2000
48,265
Two or More Races
31,131
Other Race
1,240
Native Hawaiian and Pac. Islanders
54,758
Asian
25,477
American Indian or Alaskan
107,738
Hispanic or Latino
1,451,944
Black or African American
2,856,161
0
500,000
White
1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000
number of residents
Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Population Change in DeKalb County, GA for
All Races 1970 - 2000 ( Composite Line Graph)
Population Change in DeKalb County, GA (1970-2000)
US Census Dept Records
375,000
350,000
325,000
300,000
275,000
250,000
Population
225,000
200,000
175,000
White
150,000
B lack/A frican A merican
125,000
A merican Indian/A laskan
100,000
A sian
75,000
Hawaiian/P acific Islander
50,000
Other Race
2 o r mo re
25,000
Hispanic/Latino
0
1970
1980
Year
1990
Changing demographics of cities and towns
2000
Finding the Information
All information was gathered from materials provided by the United
States Census Bureau website.
http://www.census.gov/
To access the records used:
1.
Go to the home page.
2.
Type in decade of search in search box.
3.
Click on decade results. Then use the link to The Historical
Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970.
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/php/start.php?year=V1830
The University of Virginia interactive census records site
Activity 1
1600000
1400000
1200000
1000000
New Jersey
800000
Dakota
Montana
600000
400000
200000
0
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Activity 2
native white-native parents
native white-foreign parents
foreign white
colored (total)
persons of negro descent
Activity 3
California
Oregon
Washington
New York
Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Activity 4
Individual written responses
Activity 5
Indian Territory
South Dakota
Montana
New Mexico
Arizona
Minnesota
Washington
Utah
North Dakota
Idaho
Activity 6
350000
300000
250000
200000
Class A
Class B
150000
100000
50000
0
Montana Male
Montana Female
New York Male
New York Female
Activity 7
3500000
3000000
2500000
2000000
Montana
New York
1500000
South Carolina
1000000
500000
0
1890
1900
1920
1930
Activity 8
Individual written response
Activity 9
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Texas
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Activity 10
25000000
20000000
New England
Middle Atlantic
15000000
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
10000000
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
5000000
0
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920