United States Census of 1850 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1850

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USA_1850_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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New England population in minor civil division (US1850A_NENGPOP)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 176

End: 180

Width: 5

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v=" US50A014 US50A015 US50A016 US50A017 US50A018 US50A019 US50A020 US50A021 US50A022 US50A023 US50A024 US50A025 US50A026 US50A027 US50A028 US50A029 US50A030 US50A031 US50A032 US50A033 US50A050 US50A051">Free inhabitants in _________, in the County of ________, State of _________, enumerated by me, on the _____ day of ___________, 1850.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the population, in hundreds, of minor civil divisions in New England, including towns and independent cities where the household was enumerated.

Universe

United States 1850 (100%): Households in New England states

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Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 5-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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