Series 8566
United States. Department of the Interior Census of the United States (1880). Population. Utah
Dates: s 1880.
2.50 cubic feet and 5 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
These are the population schedules for Utah from the tenth United States census used to determine congressional representation and gather statistical information on the populace. Under the census act of 1880, census data was collected by specially appointed agents of the Census Office, then a temporary office within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Columns in the schedule record the dwelling house numbered in order of visitation; name of each person whose place of abode on June 1, 1880 was in this family; personal description , specifically color (race), sex, and age; civil condition (marital status); occupation; health, specifically blind, deaf and dumb, idiotic, insane, maimed/crippled/bedridden, or otherwise; education, specifically attended school, cannot read, cannot write; and nativity, specifically place (state or country) of birth for self, father, and mother. Marginal notations, not specifically asked for in the census include M for Mormon (member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), D for disfellowshipped, G for gentile (non-Mormon), J or JM for Josephite or Josephite Mormon (member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), and AM for apostate Mormon.
Research Note
Masters of the film are held by the National Archives. We hold only reference copies; as such, no film should be loaned.
Research Note
Masters of the film are held by the National Archives. We hold only reference copies; as such, no film should be loaned.
Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public: Census information is made public after 72 years..
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Finding Aids
Indexes: A soundex index to the population schedules was created by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. A microfilm copy is available in the Research Center library.
Indexing Terms
Utah--Census
Utah--Population--Statistics.
| REEL | BOX | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1 | Beaver-Cache |
| 2 | 1 | Cache-Rich |
| 3 | 2 | Salt Lake-Sanpete |
| 4 | 2 | Sanpete-Sevier |
| 4 | 3 | Summit-Utah |
| 5 | 3 | Utah-Weber |