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PRIMARY SOURCES : CENSUS

A census is any type of enumeration of a population. Many are familiar with the federal census taken every decade, but states and localities have also produced census data at various times and for various reasons. These are often more detailed because there are fewer people for which the information must be collected.

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Sample page from the 1850 Columbia Federal Census

Sample page from the 1860 Columbia Federal Census

Sample page from the 1870 Columbia Federal Census

Dinah McIntire census record (1810)

Hannah Bosley census record (1880)

 

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