U.S. Census for Central Florida, 1870

U.S. Census for Central Florida, 1870

Census, 1870

Census--United States

Orange County (Fla.)

Marion County (Fla.)

Brevard County (Fla.)

Volusia County (Fla.)

Population--United States

The Ninth United States Census records for Brevard County (including present-day St. Lucie County), Marion County, Orange County (including present-day Seminole County and parts of present-day Lake and Osceola counties), and Volusia County (including present-day Flagler County), Florida, for 1870. The census divides the population by gender, race ("white" and "colored"), native-born vs. foreign-born, and state-born vs. territory-born. Those born outside of Florida are then divided by state or country of origin. This census also collected information on agriculture and on manufacturing.

Although the 1870 Census was conducted under the provisions of the Census Act of 1850, a new act was passed on May 6, 1870. The new census legislation required two changes in procedures related to questionnaire return submission dates. Moreover, penalties for refusing to reply to inquires were expanded to apply to all questions and questionnaires. The questionnaires themselves had to be redesigned due to the end of the "slave questionnaire," as slavery had been formally abolished slavery nationwide via the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This left five schedules for the census: General Population, Mortality, Agriculture, Products of Industry, and Social Statistics. In addition, Charles W. Seaton, a U.S. Census Office chief clerk and later superintendent, invented a rudimentary tallying machine that partially alleviated the difficulties of tallying and tabulating questionnaire responses. Finally, the new superintendent for the Ninth Census, General Francis A. Walker (1840-1897), introduced employment examinations to test the qualifications of applicants to the Census Office, allowing for increased efficiency in the process of collecting census data.

Original census data collected by the U.S. Census Office, 1870.

ca. 1870-06-01

Gibson, Ella

Digital reproduction of original census data collected by the U.S. Census Office, 1870.

U.S. Census Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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"1870 Overview." U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the_decades/overview/1870.html.

United States. Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1975. https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/histstats-colonial-1970.pdf.

United States, and Carroll D. Wright. The History and Growth of the United States Census. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1900. https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/wright-hunt.pdf.

U.S. Census of 1870
Population
Brevard County* Marion County Orange County** Volusia County***
Population Total 1,216 10,804 2,195 1,723
Males 703 5,507 984 560
Females 513 5,297 1,211 831
Colored Population Total 19 7,878 198 328
Native-Born Population Total 1,216 10,773 2,174 1,695
Foreign-Born Population Total 0 31 21 28
Population Born by State, Territory or Country of Origin Total 437 5,825 1,127 691
Virginia or West Virginia 14 186 16 14
South Carolina 199 2,828 151 288
Alabama 96 276 52 9
Georgia 452 957 663 558
North Carolina 12 453 94 42
Scotland 0 0 0 1
Italy 0 0 0 3
Ireland 0 7 7 4
Great Britain 0 0 0 0
Germany 0 11 1 1
France 0 0 0 0
West Indies 0 0 1 1
British America 0 0 1 2
Cuba 0 0 0 0
England and Wales 0 3 9 15
Sweden and Norway 0 0 1 0
Africa 0 6 0 0

Agriculture
Brevard County* Marion County Orange County** Volusia County***
Farms Total 191 736 220 233
Farms by Acreage Less than 3 0 0 0 0
3-9 0 0 24 75
10-19 90 5 89 77
20-49 70 154 91 71
50-99 23 126 12 7
100-499 8 377 4 3
500-999 0 60 0 0
1000+ 0 14 0 0
Present Cash Value of Farms Farms $21,000 $828,795 $174,900 $146,120
Farming Implements and Machinery $3,895 $87,968 $2,618 $3,450
Agriculture Wages Paid Total $0 $80,897 $4,480 $2,940
Value of Livestock Livestock $386,950 $275,905 $124,845 $87,119
Animals Slaughtered or Sold for Slaughter $48,120 $0 $0 $786
Value of Home Manufactures Total $0 $0 $0 $210

Manufacturing
Brevard County* Marion County Orange County** Volusia County***
Manufacturing Establishments Total N/A 7 6 2
Value of Manufacturing Products Total N/A $8,560 $10,240 $1,570
Value of Materials Used in Manufacturing Total N/A $4,650 $8,200 $1,150
Capital Invested in Manufacturing Total N/A $3,950 $8,000 $1,300
Hands Employed in Manufacturing Total N/A 19 12 2
Males, Aged 16+ N/A 13 12 2
Females, Aged 16+ N/A 2 0 0
Youths N/A 4 0 0
"*Includes present-day St, Lucie County
**Includes present-day Seminole County and parts of present-day Lake and Osceola counties
***Includes present-day Flagler County"

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