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1856 Iowa State Census Legend

1856 State Census of Iowa:
                        Information Provided on the 1856 Census Form

Transcribed and contributed by Stephen Williams. Copyright (c) 2009 IAGenWeb. All Rights Reserved.
for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/
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[1856 Iowa State Census Form Header.  "L #" and "R #" indicate a left and right stamped
 page number. The 6 in 1856 is handwritten]

[L #]                                                                               [R #]
  CENSUS SCHEDULE OF_____________Township   _____________COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA, 185[6].                                                                          [stamped]

[Column Data. Lines are not numbered]

  1.     Number of dwelling houses.
  2.     Number of families.
  3.     Names of Persons. (Given name and surname)
  4      Age.
  5.     Sex.
  6.     Color.
  7.     Married.
  8.     Widowed.
  9.     Years resident in the State.
  10.    In what State, or Foreign Country, born.
  11.    Profession, trade or occupation.
  12.    Native voters.
  13.    Naturalized voters.
  14.    Aliens.
  15.    Militia.
  16.    Deaf and Dumb.
  17.    Blind.
  18.    Insane.
  19.    Idiotic.
  20.    Owner of land.
  21.    Pauper.

[righthand page]
     AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
  22.    Acres of improved land.
  23.    Acres of unimproved land.
  23.    Acres in meadow.
  25.    Acres in hay.
  26.    Bushels of grass seed.
       WHEAT.
  27.    Acres in spring wheat.
  28.    Bushels harvested.
  29.    Acres of winter wheat.
  30.    Bushels harvested.
       OATS.
  31.    Acres in oats.
  32.    Bushels harvested.
       CORN.
  33.    Acres of corn.
  34.    Bushels harvested.
       POTATOES.
  35.    Acres of potatoes.
  36.    Bushels harvested.
     HOGS AND CATTLE.
       HOGS.
  37.    Number of hogs sold.
  38.    Value of hogs sold.
       CATTLE
  39.    Number of cattle sold.
  40.    Value of cattle sold.
      DOMESTIC & GENERAL MANUFACTURES.
  41.    Pounds of butter manufactured.
  42.    Pounds of cheese.
  43.    Pounds of wool.
  44.    Value of domestic manufactures.
  45.    Value of general manufactures
  46.    REMARKS            

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