1860 Connecticut Census Material

Location of Connecticut Information included in the 1860 Census:

	Title  [online version underlined]	Location in State Library Collections
1	Population of the United States in 1860, compiled from the original returns of the Eighth Census. CT data begins on pg. 36	I 9.5:1/reprint
2	Historical Census Browser, 1790-1960 posted  by the University of Virginia Library

Questions asked on the 1860 Census:

Title [online version underlined]	Location in the State Library Collections
Measuring America the Decennial Censuses for 1790-2000	GIRS Reference C 3.2:M46/2
200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: population and housing questions 1790-1990	GIRS Reference C 3.2:T 93

 1860 Census data for Connecticut is available for these geographic areas:

• State
• County
• Cities
• Towns
• Wards of Cities

Boundaries of geographic areas may be determined using a combination of Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumeration Districts, (a microfilm set kept in the Newspaper Room at the State Library, call number F93 .U5 1978, reel 2) and town maps.  (Note that not all data is available for all geographic areas)

Related Links:

• Census of 1860, link to the State Library Catalog for other related material
• United States Census Bureau,  link to other online publications related to the Census of 1860 including population data for other states, manufactures, and agriculture

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Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 3/2008.