Population of the united states in 1860 book

The population of the united states university of illinois. It showed that 5,308,483 people were living in the united states, of whom 893,602 were slaves. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Lionel pincus and princess firyal map division, the new york public library. The first decennial census in the united states in 1790 showed a population of just under four million people. Based on the population statistics gathered in the 1860 census, and certified by. This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the university of california libraries. United states population united states coronovirus updates. That act had stipulated that, according to the recommendation of the secretary of the interior, its provisions were to be adhered to for. The united states of america is the 3rd largest country in the world, popularly called us, with estimated 2020 population is 332 million, as per us census clock with the total population growth rate of 0. Of those 31 million, as also reported on the tables. United states, national archives and records service, national archives microfilm publications, microcopy no.

Slave and slavery percentages for the united states in the 1860 census. Accelerated indexing systems, c1988 fhl uscan book 976. Helen smothers swenson, and frances terry ingmire, index to 1890 census of the united states st. During this crucial period, the united states pursued a policy of expansion based on manifest destiny, the ideology that americans were in fact destined to extend their nation across the continent. The commercial and industrial growth in the united states prior to 1860 resulted in. Biggest us cities in 1860 historical population data. Includes population table based on census of 1860 by county. In 1860, the percentage of the population in free states living in towns places of 2,500 people or more was. Census of 1860 populationeffect on the representation of.

Search 1 16071819 entire united states search 2 18201829 entire united states search 3 18301839 entire united states search 4 18401849 entire united states search 5 1850 1860 southern states search 6 1850 new england and northern states search 7 18501906 midwestern and western states search 7a 18501906 entire united states searches 5, 6. Population of the united states, slavery, indian slavery, manumission of slaves, fugitive slaves, area and density of population, populalation at the military ages. National archives and records service, index sounder to the population schedules of the tenth census of the united states, 1880, utahwashington. Map showing the distribution of the slave population of. Between 1850 and 1860 there arrived in the united states one million of foreign immigrants more than had arrived between 1840 and 1850. Population of the united states in 1860 ebook, 1864. What was the population of the north in 1860 answers. Population of the united states in 1860, by race and gender population of the united states 1860, by race population of the confederate states in the american civil war 1860 1870. This book is creative commons attribution license 4. The united states contains a highly diverse population.

States and slavery percentages in the united states in 1860 census. The united states census of 1850 was the seventh census of the united states. The 1800 census included the new district of columbia. Unlike a country such as china that largely incorporated indigenous peoples, the united states has a diversity that to a great degree has come from an immense and sustained global immigration. Wealth in the united states 1872 581k from the statistics of the population of the united states, compiled from the original returns of the ninth census, 1872. Winner of a pulitzer prize and a national book award, david brion davis has long been recognized as the leading authority on slavery in the western world. National archives and records administration 700 pennsylvania avenue, nw washington, dc 204080001 federal census records for the district of columbia relating to slavery, 18001860 slavery existed in the district of columbia when congress created the federal territory in 1790 from lands formerly held by the slave states of virginia and maryland. After 1890 the us rural population began to plummet, as farmers were displaced by mechanization and forced to migrate to urban factory jobs. The economic growth of the united states 17901860 the. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.

Viral post gets it wrong about extent of slavery in 1860 politifact. Population of the united states in 1860 1864 edition open. Demographic history of the united states wikipedia. Available also through the library of congress web site. In 1803, the united states bought the louisiana territory from france. Birth rates of the white population in the united states, 18001860, an economic study.

Population of the united states in 1860 united states. Before 1860, the development of machine tools by the united states government resulted in the turret lathe, universal milling machine, and precision grinder by 1860, the energy for industrialization in the united states increasingly came from. Persons in america and europe who have devoted special attention to the. Dec 05, 2017 an examination of the annual census records from 1860 to 1890 shows the beginnings of the enumeration of native americans in the census. Timeline of united states history 1860 1899 from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia more than 550,000 americans died fighting the civil war, include these men felled during the bloody battle of antietam. This microfilm was provided by the genealogy center at the allen county public library in fort wayne, indiana, and sponsored by the internet archive.

The economic growth of the united states 17901860 the norton library. Map showing the distribution of the slave population of the. Biggest us cities by population year 1860 top 1,000. The united states census of 1860 was the eighth census in the united states. Vol reel 0027 1860 alabama federal population census schedules slave autauga, baldwin, barbour, bibb, blount, butler, and calhoun counties. Population estimates, american community survey, census of population and housing, current population survey, small area health insurance estimates, small area income and. The economic growth of the united states 17901860 the norton. The country had two main parts the north and the south. It determined the population of the united states to be 31,443,322, in 33 states and 10. Augustus, mitchells 1861 map of the united states the population of the united states was 31,429,891 million, an increase of 8,239, 016 as recorded in the 1850 census. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. This would be the last census in which virginia was the most populous state. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This database details those persons enumerated in the 1860 united states federal census, the eighth census of the united states.

The 1870 census was the first census to give detailed information on the black population. The state of virginia from heads of families first census of the united states state enumerations of virginia, 1908. What was the population in the united kingdom in 1860 answers. January 1 dan katchongva, tribal leader and activist died 1972 january 25 charles curtis, 31st vice president of the united states from 1929 to 1933. Population of the united states in 1860 population of the united states in 1860 full view hathitrust digital library hathitrust digital library.

Map showing the distribution of the slave population of the southern. Wages and labor markets in the united states, 18201860. Ingmire, 1981 worldcat 8202800 fhl book 973 x2sw 1890. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1860 federal census, copied from the national archives and records administration microfilm, m653, 1438 rolls. Between 1880 and 1900, the urban population of the united states rose from 28% to 40%, and reached 50% by 1920, in part due to 9,000,000 european immigrants. Granted, this is not the easiest book to read, and it is full of table and charts. Slavery, united states places in history library of. Slave percentages of the total population in southern states. Census bureau, population data from the 1860 census, accessed aug. Georgia, kentucky, new jersey, tennessee, and virginia. Map showing the distribution of the slave population of the southern states of the united states. Probably no other country has a wider range of racial, ethnic, and cultural types than does the. Asked in us civil war, history of the united states how did the population of the north affect the outcome of the election of. America grows in the 1800s united states citizenship and.

It was produced from digital images created through the libraries mass digitization efforts. Population of the united states in 1860, compiled from the original returns of the eighth census under the secretary of the interior. The united states census of 1860 was the eighth census conducted in the united states starting june 1, 1860, and lasting five months. Population distribution by age, race, and nativity, 18602010. The 1850 census act was the authorizing legislation for the 1860 census. Such has been the uniform growth of the united states for seventy years past, that the aggregate result of the census of 1860, in regard to population, is no mystery. A historical list of the largest cities in the united states from the 1860 census, ranked by.

The digital images were cleaned and prepared for printing through. Conducted by the census office, it determined the resident population of the united states to be 23,191,876an increase of 35. The census was for the 1860 period and was first issued in 1864 which is the publication date of this book. The book wages and labor markets in the united states, 18201860, robert a. Native americans in the census, 18601890 national archives. An examination of the annual census records from 1860 to 1890 shows the beginnings of the enumeration of native americans in the census. What your history books dont tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A century of population growth from the first census of the united states to the twelfth, 17901900. Crime and punishment by fyodor dostoyevsky, great expectations by charles dickens, little women by louisa may alcott, les miserab.

Compiled from the census of 1860 contributor names hergesheimer, e. Census of 1860 populationeffect on the representation of the free. States slavery percentages in united states in 1860 census. The united states, 1860 a map of the united states in 1860 showing the states and territory boundaries at the time, and is colorcoded to show the slave states and distribution of slaves, the free states, and the territories, all open to slavery under the compromise o. If you are redistributing all or part of this book in a print format, then you must include on every physical page the following attribution. The population ofthe united kingdom is 62,698,362 people and the population increase from then is 0. Population schedules of the eighth census of the united states, 1860, alabama microform by united states. This book was put out be the us government during the civil war. It determined the population of the united states to be 31,443,322, in 33 states and 10 organized territories. It determined the population of the united states to be 31,443,321, an increase of 35. These maps reveal how slavery expanded across the united states. Antebellum idealism and reform impulses, 1820 1860. Article i, section 2, of the constitution requires a census to be taken every 10 years so that seats in the house of representatives can be apportioned among the states.

Census descriptions of geographic subdivisions and enumeration districts, 18301950. Slavery was the basis of sectional differences in the u. Population of the united states, slavery, indian slavery, manumission of slaves, fugitive slaves, area and density of population, populalation at the military ages, sex, immigration, dwellings, nativities of the. Even though in 2008, there was an almost one percent increase in the birth rate compared to the years before it, it was seen as a postrecession baby boom.

Population of the united states in 1860 by united states. Timeline of united states history 18601899 from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia more than 550,000 americans died fighting the civil war, include these men felled during the bloody battle of antietam. The economic growth of the united states 1790 1860 the norton library. Antique book census of the population of the united. The united states census of 1860 determined the population of the united states to be 31,443,321 an increase of more than 35 percent over the 1850 census. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Population of the united states 1860 civil war home. In new jersey there remained, in addition to the 672,017 free, 18 colored apprentices for life by the act to abolish slavery, passed april 18, 1846. United states kentucky census population schedule indexes. The population in 1860 was 992,622 and 331,059 of them were slaves. Was the 8th census done in the united states since its inception. The united states census of 1870 was the ninth united states census. A historical list of the largest cities in the united states from the 1860 census, ranked by population. Quickfacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.