Free Printable 1870 Census Extraction Form
A blank form with every question on the 1870 U.S. federal census population schedule. The first census to name formerly enslaved people, and to ask whether each parent was foreign-born.
Copying a census page onto a form with labeled columns makes it much easier to read every answer, especially when the enumerator's handwriting is faint or the headings are cut off in the image. The first census to name formerly enslaved people, and to ask whether each parent was foreign-born.
Columns the Census Office used only for its own statistical codes are left out. Copy the whole household, plus a few neighbors on either side, since relatives often lived next door. For what each column means and how to use it, see How to Read the U.S. Federal Census.
1870 U.S. Federal Census
| Dwelling no. | Family no. | Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Value of real estate | Value of personal estate | Birthplace | Father foreign-born | Mother foreign-born | Month born, if within year | Month married, if within year | In school within year | Cannot read | Cannot write | Deaf, blind, insane or idiotic | Male citizen 21+ | Male citizen 21+, vote denied |
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Copy each entry exactly as written, including misspellings. The first census to name formerly enslaved people, and to ask whether each parent was foreign-born.
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