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The 1850 United States census collected a great amount of data that gave insight into the state of the U.S. economy in 1850. Some of the data revealed the growth of the economy with regard to agricultural and manufactured production, international trade, federal debt, taxation, transportation, education, and land expansion.
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The 1850 census was a landmark year in American census-taking. ... "The Creation and Destruction of the 1890 Federal Census", American Archivist, 71 (Fall–Winter ...
June 1 – The 1850 United States census shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race. June 3 – Traditional date of Kansas City, Missouri's founding: it is incorporated by Jackson County, Missouri as the "Town of Kansas".
New York did not conduct a census in 1885 because its Governor David B. Hill refused to support the proposed census due to its extravagance and cost. [16] [17] Governor Hill objected to the idea of spending so much state money on a state census that was as extravagant as the 1880 U.S. Census. [16] [17]
Interactive semi-log plot of historical population of the 50 states of USA and the District of Columbia from 1900 to 2015 according to Federal Reserve Economic Data categorised by US census region. In theSVGfile , hover over a graph, its state abbreviation, its map or its region label to highlight it (and in SMIL-enabled browsers, click to ...
At the time of the 1850 federal census Harwell listed his occupation as auctioneer. [9] The Alabama state census of 1850 listed Harwell as the head of a household of nine free whites and five enslaved people. [10]
In the 1850 federal census, the elder Terry owned 52 enslaved people. [6] Ten years later, Terry owned a 20 year old Black woman in town, [7] and his father (after dowries to his daughters) only owned 20 enslaved people. [8]