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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
*'''1850--September 9, 1850 President Millard Fillmore signed the documents admitting '''California into the Union as the 31st state with 27 states. The California constitution provided for a census to be taken during | *'''1850--September 9, 1850 President Millard Fillmore signed the documents admitting '''California into the Union as the 31st state with 27 states. The California constitution provided for a census to be taken during 1850 and 1855 and every 10 years there after. | ||
*1860 was the first federal census. | *1860 was the first federal census. | ||
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