The Crawford County, Iowa, IAGenWeb Project
1870 U.S. Census
Crawford County, Iowa
Crawford County consisted of 7 organized townships in 1870: Boyer, Charter Oak, Denison, East Boyer, Jackson, Milford, and Union. The two organized towns included in the census were Denison and Deloit.
 History of Township establishment in Crawford County.  Index of Surnames on the 1870 Census
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| Boyer Township |
Charter Oak Township |
Deloit Village |
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| Denison Town |
Denison Township |
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| East Boyer Township |
Jackson Township |
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| Milford Township |
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| Union Township |
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Notes:
These census transcriptions are the transcriber's and proofreader's interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original document (or a copy of the original) for your own interpretation.
The following is the key to column contents on each of the census pages.
- If an * appears in the entry, see explanation in Remarks column
- Written page # - the page number of the census for that district entered by the enumerator
- Printed Page # - a number stamped on every other page by the photographer
- Line - line number on the census page
- D# - (Dwelling number)
- F# - (Family number)
- LAST NAME
- FIRST NAMES
- AGE
- SEX
- RACE
- OCCUPATION
- VALUE OF OWNED REAL ESTATE
- VALUE OF OWNED PERSONAL ESTATE
- PLACE OF BIRTH
- FOREIGN BORN FATHER - was the father of the individual born outside the U.S.?
- FOREIGN BORN MOTHER - was the mother of the individual born outside the U.S.?
- MONTH WITHIN THE YEAR BORN - if the individual was born in the last year, which month?
- MONTH WITHIN THE YEAR MARRIED - if the individual was married in the last year, which month?
- SCHOOL THIS YR. - did the individual attend school this year?
- CANNOT READ
- CANNOT WRITE
- DEAF, DUMB, BLIND, ETC - whether individual was deaf, dumb, blind, insane or idiotic
- MALES ELIGIBLE TO VOTE - male citizen of U.S. of age 21 or older
- MALES NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE - male citizen of U.S. of age 21 or older whose right to vote has been rescinded.
- REMARKS - remarks by the transcriber regarding the particular entry
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| Volunteers who assisted in the transcription and proofreading. Our many thanks. |
| Darleen Berens | Rose Ann Thomas |
| Paula Curcio | Karla Lewis |
| Joleen Stelter | Candee Lebrun |
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| Population data for Crawford County in 1870 |
| Total Population |
2530 |
| Foreign Born |
560 |
| Males |
1387 |
| Females |
1143 |
| Males 5-18 years of age |
419 |
| Females 5-18 years of age |
394 |
| One or both parents foreign born |
994 |
| Number attending school |
672 |
| Number over age 10 who cannot read |
45 |
| Number over age 21 who cannot write | 84 |
| Number attending school | 672 |
| Source: Univ. of Virginia Library Historical Census Browser |
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