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==== '''Statewide indexes'''  ====
==== '''Statewide indexes'''  ====


For the census schedules of '''1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 '''are available in book format. These index the names of the heads of each household. They also include the first person in the household who has a different surname from the head.  
For the census schedules of '''1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 '''are indexed.  


An '''1860 '''every-name card index on microfilm is:  
An '''1860 '''every-name card index on microfilm is:  
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A mortality schedule is a list of persons who died in the 12-months period  prior to the census  
A mortality schedule is a list of persons who died in the 12-months period  prior to the census  


There are published indexes to the mortality schedules for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880.  
There are published indexes to the Minnesota mortality schedules for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880.  


'''1850'''-- indexed by county  
'''1850'''-- indexed by county  
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*Warren, James W. ''Minnesota 1900 Census Mortality Schedule''. St. Paul Minnesota  
*Warren, James W. ''Minnesota 1900 Census Mortality Schedule''. St. Paul Minnesota  
*''Mortality Records of Minnestoa by Counties from the Territorial Period of 1850 to the End of the year 1870: with the Records of St. Louis County to End of Year.  ''This book gives name, age, sex. state or country of birth, occupation and month of death.  The St. Louis County lists are for 1872-1879 and 1881-1883.  This book is arranged by vcounty and is not indexed.  The records come form the federal census except St. Louis County, which appears to come from local records
*''Mortality Records of Minnestoa by Counties from the Territorial Period of 1850 to the End of the year 1870: with the Records of St. Louis County to End of Year.  ''This book gives name, age, sex. state or country of birth, occupation and month of death.  The St. Louis County lists are for 1872-1879 and 1881-1883.  This book is arranged by county and is not indexed.  The records come form the federal census except St. Louis County, which appears to come from local records


The following '''special census '''are available at the Minnesota Historical Society  
The following '''special census '''are available at the Minnesota Historical Society  
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==== Agricultural:  ====
==== Agricultural:  ====


lists name of agent, manager, or owner of farm, acres of land, cash value of farm, value of farm implements and machinery, number of various farm animals, value of livestock, amounts produced of grains, wool, cotton, dairy and all farm products, value of orchard products, value of homemade manufactures. and value of animals slaughtered.
Agricultural census lists:  name of agent, manager, or owner of farm, acres of land, cash value of farm, value of farm implements and machinery, number of various farm animals, value of livestock, amounts produced of grains, wool, cotton, dairy and all farm products, value of orchard products, value of homemade manufactures, and value of animals slaughtered.  


Years taken: 1850,1860,1870 and 1880  
Years taken: 1850,1860,1870 and 1880  
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==== Manufacture:  ====
==== Manufacture:  ====


name of corporation, company or individual, name of business, capital invested in real and personal estate, raw materials, used, value of fuel, kind of motive power, machinery, structures, resources, average number of hads employed, average wages, annual products, total amount paid in wages, number of months in active operation, greatest number of persons employed at one time, number of workers on full time, 3/4 time, 1/2 time, idle, value of products.
Manufacture census lists: name of corporation, company or individual, name of business, capital invested in real and personal estate, raw materials, used, value of fuel, kind of motive power, machinery, structures, resources, average number of hands employed, average wages, annual products, total amount paid in wages, number of months in active operation, greatest number of persons employed at one time, number of workers on full time, 3/4 time, 1/2 time, idle, value of products.  


Years taken: 1860, 1870, & 1880
Years taken: 1860, 1870, & 1880  


==== Social Statistics:  ====
==== Social Statistics:  ====


value of estate, annual taxes, number and types of schools, methosd of funding, libraries, newpapers, number and type of churches, pauperism, crime, hired labor, amount of public debt, homeless children, inhabitatns imprisoned,   paupers and indigents, deaf-mutes, blind, insane
Social statistics census lists: value of estate, annual taxes, number and types of schools, methosd of funding, libraries, newpapers, number and type of churches, pauperism, crime, hired labor, amount of public debt, homeless children, inhabitatns imprisoned,   paupers and indigents, deaf-mutes, blind, insane  


Years taken: 1860,1870 ,& 1880  
Years taken: 1860,1870 ,& 1880  
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Minnesota has state censuses for the years:  
Minnesota has state censuses for the years:  


'''1865: ''' name, sex, colored, deaf, dumb, blind, soldier in service on June1, 1865.  
'''1865: '''name, sex, colored, deaf, dumb, blind, soldier in service on June1, 1865.  


'''1875:''' name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth  
'''1875:''' name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth  
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