United States Census of 1880 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1880

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Reference ID

USA_1880_PHC-10PCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Department of the Interior, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Sep 03, 2025

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Size of place (US1880B_SIZEPL)

Data file: USA1880_PHC-10PCT-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 204

End: 205

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Schedule 1: Free Inhabitants in ____, in the County of ____, State of ____, enumerated by me, on the ____day of ____, 1880.</p>

<p>____, Enumerator.

Categories

Value	Category
01	Under 1,000 or unincorporated
02	1,000-2,499
03	2,500-3,999
04	4,000-4,999
05	5,000-9,999
06	10,000-24,999
07	25,000-49,999
08	50,000-74,999
09	75,000-99,999
10	100,000-199,999
20	200,000-299,999
30	300,000-399,999
50	500,000-599,999
70	750,000-999,999
80	1,000,000-1,999,999

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the size of the place where the household was enumerated.

Universe

United States 1880 (10%): All households

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