Missouri Trails To The Past

7th Census of the United States

The 1850 Census was the seventh enumeration conducted of the United States population as provided for in the U.S. Constitution. The 23+ million people enumerated represented a nearly 36% increase over the prior census. One of the most significant changes in the U.S. Census occurred with this effort which recorded the names of every individual in a household. In addition, enumerators were directed to include the following: name; age as of the census day; sex; color; birthplace; occupation of males over age fifteen; value of real estate; whether married within the previous year; whether deaf-mute, blind, insane, or "idiotic"; whether able to read or write for individuals over age twenty; and whether the person attended school within the previous year. No relationships were shown between members of a household.

 

Federal Census Statistics
Census Date: 01 June 1850
Time Allowed: 6 Months
Population: 23,191,876
Slaves: 3,204,313
Missouri:  
US President: Millard Fillmore
US States: 30

(NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls)

  1850 Census Questions

  You can click the link to the counties below and view the individual image of the census. Please note, the image names "does not" represent the actual census "page". The page number represented is the page number on the PDF/Reel of the census.

 

Schedule No. 1 - Free Inhabitants

Volume Reel 0391

Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, and Barry Counties

     populationschedu0391unix.pdf

     Pages 467

     191.1M

Volume Reel 0392

Bates, Benton, and Boone Counties

     populationschedu0392unix.pdf

     Pages 471

     201.7M

Volume Reel 0393

Buchanan, Butler, Caldwell, and Callaway Counties

     populationschedu0393unix.pdf

     Pages 625

     184.7M

Volume Reel 0394

Camden and Cape Girardeau Counties

     populationschedu0394unix.pdf

     Pages 349

     152.3M

Volume Reel 0395

Carroll, Cass, Cedar, and Chariton Counties

     populationschedu0395unix.pdf

     Pages 478

     157.6M

Volume Reel 0396

Clark, Clay, and Clinton Counties

     populationschedu0396unix.pdf

     Pages 391

     163.3M

Volume Reel 0397

Cole, Cooper, and Crawford Counties

     populationschedu0397unix.pdf

     Pages 527

     256.9M

Volume Reel 0398

Dade, Dallas, Daviess, and De Kalb Counties

     populationschedu0398unix.pdf

     Pages 356

     114.0M

Volume Reel 0399

Dodge, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, and Gentry Counties

     populationschedu0399unix.pdf

     Pages 490

     213.7M

Volume Reel 0400

Greene, Grundy, and Harrison Counties

     populationschedu0400unix.pdf

     Pages 415

     162.0M

Volume Reel 0401

Henry, Hickory, Holt, and Howard Counties

     populationschedu0401unix.pdf

     Pages 453

     146.6M

Volume Reel 0402

Jackson, Jasper, and Jefferson Counties

     populationschedu0402unix.pdf

     Pages 495

     169.6M

Volume Reel 0403

Johnson, Knox, Laclede, and Lafayette Counties

     populationschedu0403unix.pdf

     Pages 523

     86.5M

Volume Reel 0404

Lawrence, Lewis, and Lincoln Counties

     populationschedu0404unix.pdf

     Pages 425

     282.1M

Volume Reel 0405

Linn, Livingston, McDonald, Macon, and Madison Counties

     populationschedu0405unix.pdf

     Pages 526

     436.6M

Volume Reel 0406

Marion, Mercer, Miller, and Mississippi Counties

     populationschedu0406unix.pdf

     Pages 442

     350.3M

Volume Reel 0407

Moniteau, Monroe, and Montgomery Counties

     populationschedu0407unix.pdf

     Pages 446

     328.6M

Volume Reel 0408

Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Nodaway, Oregon, and Osage Counties

     populationschedu0408unix.pdf

     Pages 544

     249.8M

Volume Reel 0409

Ozark, Perry, Pettis, and Pike Counties

     populationschedu0409unix.pdf

     Pages 573

     307.9M

Volume Reel 0410

Platee County

     populationschedu0410unix.pdf

     Pages 341

     140.2M

Volume Reel 0411

Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rails, and Randolph Counties

     populationschedu0411unix.pdf

     Pages 573

     302.1M

Volume Reel 0412

Ray, Reynolds, and Ripley Counties

     populationschedu0412unix.pdf

     Pages 326

     132.5M

Volume Reel 0413

St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, and Ste. Genevieve Counties

     populationschedu0413unix.pdf

     Pages 523

     316.8M

Volume Reel 0414

St. Louis County (part)(excluding the city of St. Louis)

     populationschedu0414unix.pdf

     Pages 567

     156.6M

Volume Reel 0415

St. Louis County (part) and city of St. Louis, wards 1-2

     populationschedu0415unix.pdf

     Pages 557

     249.9M

Volume Reel 0416

St. Louis County (part) and city of St. Louis, ward 3

     populationschedu0416unix.pdf

     Pages 288

     95.8M

Volume Reel 0417

St. Louis County (part) and city of St. Louis, wards 4-5

     populationschedu0417unix.pdf

     Pages 636

     155.1M

Volume Reel 0418

St. Louis County (part) and city of St. Louis, ward 6

     populationschedu0418unix.pdf

     Pages 328

     172.2M

Volume Reel 0419

Saline, Schuyler, Scodand, and Scott Counties

     populationschedu0419unix.pdf

     Pages 384

     95.8M

Volume Reel 0420

Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Sullivan, and Taney Counties

     populationschedu0420unix.pdf

     Pages 396

     148.1M

Volume Reel 0421

Texas, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wright Counties

     populationschedu0421unix.pdf

     Pages 544

     174.2M

  

Schedule No. 2 - Slave Inhabitants

Volume Reel 0422

Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Barry, Bates, Benton, Boone, Buchanan, Butler, Caldwell, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Daviess, De Kalb, Dodge, Dunklin, and Franklin Counties

     populationschedu0422unix.pdf

     Pages 344

     101.3M

Volume Reel 0423

Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, McDonald, Macon, Madison, Marion, Mercer, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau, Monroe, and Montgomery Counties

     populationschedu0423unix.pdf

     Pages 402

     111.5M

Volume Reel 0424

Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Nodaway, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Perry, Pettis, Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rails, Randolph, Ray, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Saint Louis, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wright Counties

     populationschedu0424unix.pdf

     Pages 448

     139.5M

 

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