U.S. Bureau of the Census. Montana Territory records, 1870-1880
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- United States. Bureau of the Census. Montana
- Title
- U.S. Bureau of the Census. Montana Territory records
- Dates
- 1870-1880 (inclusive)18701880
- Quantity
- .5 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- MC 42
- Summary
- These records of the U.S. Bureau of the Census consist of Montana Territory census enumeration sheets (1870) for three districts in Lewis and Clark County, including mortality, social statistics, agricultural production, and products of industry; and census enumeration sheets (1880) for eleven counties, including mortality, defective, dependent, and delinquent classes, and products of industry.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical Note
A census of the United States was first taken in 1790. It was not until 1850, however, that a decennial census for the country was instigated.
In the early years, the Superintendent of the Census worked as a part of the Department of the Interior. In March 1902 the Bureau of the Census was created under the Department of Commerce to collect general purpose statistics for use by Congress, the executive branch, and the public in development of economic and social programs.
The statistics gathered in 1870 form the Ninth Census of the U.S. The work commenced on June 1, 1870, and was completed on January 9, 1871. The 1880 census was the Tenth Census of the U.S.
Content Description
These records include enumeration sheets and schedules for the Ninth and Tenth U.S. Censuses in Montana Territory. For 1870 there are enumeration sheets for the population of three districts of Lewis and Clarke County. Also for 1870 there are sheets for schedules 2, 3, 4, and 5 for ten of the eleven counties in the territory (Beaverhead, Choteau, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis and Clarke, Madison Meagher, and Missoula; Big Horn is missing).
For 1880 there are enumeration sheets for all eleven counties in the territory (Beaverhead, Choteau, Custer [Big Horn in 1870], Dawson, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis and Clarke, Madison, Meagher, and Missoula). Also for 1880 there are sheets for schedules 3 (with special schedules) and 5, plus supplemental schedules.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Also available in MF 34 and MF 108.
Restrictions on Use
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
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Census Schedules
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Description: Schedule 1 (population enumeration): Lewis and Clarke County: HelenaDates: 1870Container: Oversizebox folder 1 / 1
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Description: Schedule 1 (population enumeration): Lewis and Clarke County: Helena, Unionville, Ten Mile, Nelson Gulch, Grizzly Gulch, Silver Creek, Trinity, Piegan, Canyon Creek, Quartz Gulch, Green Horn Creek, Little Prickly Pear, South Fork, and Silver CityDates: 1870Container: Oversizebox folder 1 / 2
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Description: Schedule 1 (population enumeration): Lewis and Clarke County: Prickly Pear Valley, Fort Shaw, Sun River, Missouri ValleyDates: 1870Container: Oversizebox folder 1 / 3
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Description: Schedule 2 (list of persons who died during the year ending 1 June 1870): all counties except Big Horn; Schedule 3 (productions of agriculture--listed by person): all counties except Big Horn and Dawson; Schedule 4 (products of industry--listed by person/corporation): all counties except Beaverhead and Big Horn; Schedule 5 (social statistics): all counties except Big HornDates: 1870Container: Oversizebox folder 1 / 4
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Description: Schedule 1 (population enumeration): all counties [RESTRICTED: Fragile]Dates: 1880Container: Oversizebox folder 2 / 1
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Description: Schedule 3 (manufactures/products of industry): Choteau, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Lewis and Clarke, Madison, Meagher, Missoula counties; Special Schedules 3 and 4 (boots and shoes/leather- tanned and curried): Deer Lodge, Lewis and Clarke, and Madison counties; Special Schedules 5 and 6 (lumber mills and saw-mills/brick yards and tile works): Choteau, Custer, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis and Clarke, Madison, Meagher, and Missoula counties; Special Schedules 7 and 8 (flour and grist mills/ cheese, butter, and condensed milk factories): Gallatin, Deer Lodge, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher, and Missoula counties; Special Schedules 9 and 10 (slaughtering and meat-packing/salt works): Deer Lodge, Lewis and Clarke, Madison, and Missoula countiesDates: 1880Container: Oversizebox folder 2 / 2
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Description: Schedule 5 (list of persons who died during the year ending 31 May 1870): all countiesDates: 1880Container: Oversizebox folder 2 / 3
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Description: Supplemental Schedules 1 to 7 for "defective, dependent, and delinquent classes" ("insane; idiots; deaf-mutes; blind; homeless children; inhabitants in prison; pauper and indigent inhabitants in institutions, poor-houses, or boarded at public expense in private houses"--listed by person): all counties except DawsonDates: 1880Container: Oversizebox folder 2 / 4
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Census--Montana
Corporate Names
- United States. Bureau of the Census. Montana (creator)
Geographical Names
- Montana--Census
