1880 U. S. Census of Bosque County

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1880 Census Column Headings

Column 1 - Dwelling-houses numbered in the order of visitation
Column 2 - Families numbered in the order of visitation
Column 3 - The name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June, 1880, was in this family
Column 4 - Color - White(W), Black(B), Mulatto(M), Chinese(C), Indian(I)
Column 5 - Sex - Males (M), Females (F)
Column 6 - Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880. If under 1 year, give months in fractions thus 3/12
Column 7 - If born within the Census year, give month.
Column 8 - Relationship of each person to the head of this family - whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other
Column 9 - Single
Column 10 - Married
Column 11 - Widowed or Divorced
Column 12 - Married during Census year
Column 13 - Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male or female
Column 14 - Number of months this person has been unemployed during the Census year
Column 15 - Is the person [on the day of the numerator's visit] sick or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so what is the sickness or disability?
Column 16 - Blind
Column 17 - Deaf and Dumb
Column 18 - Idiotic
Column 19 - Insane
Column 20 - Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled
Column 21 - Attended school within the Census year
Column 22 - Cannot read
Column 23 - Cannot write
Column 24 - Place of Birth of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth
Column 25 - Place of Birth of the Father of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth
Column 26 - Place of Birth of the Mother or this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth

1880 Census Enumeration Districts


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Enumeration
District
Description Page
Numbers
9 Beginning on the W. bank of the North Bosque River at crossing of Gatesville & Hamilton Roads, embracing territory N. of Hamilton road to County line and all territory W. of N. Bosque River & E. Bosque River to the County line. 358A-381A
10 Beginning on the W. bank of the N. Bosque River at crossing of Gatesville & Hamilton Road to County line. S.E. on County line to crossing of Gatesville road, N.E. along said road to crossing of Neils Creek. Town of Neils Creek to N. Bosque River, up said river to beginning. 382A-401A
11 All that portion of County lying West of the N. Bosque River and S. & W. of Neils Creek and the Meridian & Gatesville Road, and between said Creek and said Road and the S.W. corner of County 402A-410A
12 Beginning on E. bank of N. Bosque River at crossing of Gatesville road, embracing all territory S. of the Gatesville & Smith Bend Road to crossing of Rocky Creek, thence on S. side of said Creek to Brazos River, down said River to County line, W. on Co. line to N. Bosque River, up said river to beginning. 411A-428B
13 Beginning at junction of Rocky Creek with Brazos River, up said Creek to crossing of Smith Bend road, N.W. along said road to its junction with Kimball Road, N.E. along said road to Brazos River, down said river to the beginning. 429A-446A
14 Beginning on N. bank of the N. Bosque River, at crossing of Gatesville Road, N.E. to intersection of Smith Bend and Kimball Road, N.E. along Kimball road to Brazos river, up said river to County Line, S.W. to crossing of East Bosque, down E. Bosque to N Bosque, down N. Bosque to beginning. 447A-476A

1880 Census Data Summary

General Population Characteristics  
Total Population 11,217
Total Number of White Persons 10,718
Total Number of Colored Persons 498
Total Number of Chinese Persons 1
Total Number of Males 6,058
Total Number of Females 5,159
Total Number of Native-Born Persons 10,520
Total Number of Foreign-Born Persons 697
Number of Males 5-17 Years of Age 1,785
Number of Females 5-17 Years of Age 1,696
Number of Males 18-44 Years of Age 2,490
Number of Males 21 Years of Age and Over 2,824
Property and Taxation
Assessed Valuation of Real Estate $1,245,688
Assessed Valuation of Personal Property $691,875
State Taxation $13,648
County Taxation $11,245
Town/City Taxation $0
Area in Square Miles 1000