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1850 Census of Madison County: Population by Age and Race

TABLE I. POPULATION BY COUNTIES—CLASSIFICATION OF AGES AND COLOR—AGGREGATES

COUNTIES WHITES FREE COLORED TOTAL WHITES. TOTAL FREE  COLORED. AGGREGATE.
Under 1. 1 and under 5. 5 and under 10. 10 and under 15. 15 and under 20. 20 and under 30. 30 and under 40. 40 and under 50. 50 and under 60. 60 and under 70. 70 and under 80. 80 and under 90. 90 and under 100. 100 and upwards. Age unknown. Under 1. 1 and under 5. 5 and under 10. 10 and under 15. 15 and under 20. 20 and under 30. 30 and under 40. 40 and under 50. 50 and under 60. 60 and under 70. 70 and under 80. 80 and under 90. 90 and under 100. 100 and upwards. Age unknown. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
Madison 320 268 1206 1113 1366 1234 1276 1268 1208 1164 2379 1680 1612 1082 884 657 473 370 159 144 38 47 4 11 1 22 6 8 4 26 30 23 28 25 29 25 33 43 52 33 25 18 12 12 8 1 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 10947 9045 19992 219 230 449 20441

Citation

United States Census Bureau, “1850 Census of Madison County: Population by Age and Race,” Madison Historical, accessed July 27, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2073.

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Description

This is a transcribed copy of the 1850 federal census of Madison County. The pages this was taken from list every county that existed in Illinois in 1850; this copy only lists Madison County. It includes population data broken down by race, gender, and age. The only included races are white and African American.

Source

Subjects

  • government
  • Census
  • African American

Creator

United States Census Bureau

Publisher

Robert Armstrong

Date

1850

Language

English

Type

  • Census

Format

  • Census Table

Coverage

  • 1850s

Identifier

  • USCB-C-0006
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