1870 Connecticut Census Material

Location of Connecticut Information included in the 1870 Census:

	Title  [online version underlined]	Location in State Library Collections
1	Ninth Census Volume I, The Statistics of the Population of the United States, General Tables of Aggregate Populations, Table III,  Population of CT Civil Divisions less than counties begins on pg. 93	I 10.5:1
2	Compendium of the Ninth Census, June 1, 1870.  Connecticut data throughout the volume.	I 10.2:C 73/reprint
4	Historical Census Browser, 1790-1960 posted  by the University of Virginia Library

Questions asked on the 1870 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

 1870 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 3) and town maps.

Related Links:

• Census of 1870 link to the State Library Catalog for other related material 
• United States Census Bureau,  link to other online publications related to the Census 1870 including population data for other states, and special census returns such as statistics on the wealth and industry of the United States

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