1880 U. S. Census of Bosque County
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1880 Census Column Headings
Column 1 - Dwelling-houses numbered in the order of visitationColumn 2 - Families numbered in the order of visitation
Column 3 - The name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June, 1880, was in this family
Column 4 - Color - White(W), Black(B), Mulatto(M), Chinese(C), Indian(I)
Column 5 - Sex - Males (M), Females (F)
Column 6 - Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880. If under 1 year, give months in fractions thus 3/12
Column 7 - If born within the Census year, give month.
Column 8 - Relationship of each person to the head of this family - whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other
Column 9 - Single
Column 10 - Married
Column 11 - Widowed or Divorced
Column 12 - Married during Census year
Column 13 - Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male or female
Column 14 - Number of months this person has been unemployed during the Census year
Column 15 - Is the person [on the day of the numerator's visit] sick or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so what is the sickness or disability?
Column 16 - Blind
Column 17 - Deaf and Dumb
Column 18 - Idiotic
Column 19 - Insane
Column 20 - Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled
Column 21 - Attended school within the Census year
Column 22 - Cannot read
Column 23 - Cannot write
Column 24 - Place of Birth of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth
Column 25 - Place of Birth of the Father of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth
Column 26 - Place of Birth of the Mother or this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth
1880 Census Enumeration Districts
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| Enumeration District |
Description | Page Numbers |
| 9 | Beginning on the W. bank of the North Bosque River at crossing of Gatesville & Hamilton Roads, embracing territory N. of Hamilton road to County line and all territory W. of N. Bosque River & E. Bosque River to the County line. | 358A-381A |
| 10 | Beginning on the W. bank of the N. Bosque River at crossing of Gatesville & Hamilton Road to County line. S.E. on County line to crossing of Gatesville road, N.E. along said road to crossing of Neils Creek. Town of Neils Creek to N. Bosque River, up said river to beginning. | 382A-401A |
| 11 | All that portion of County lying West of the N. Bosque River and S. & W. of Neils Creek and the Meridian & Gatesville Road, and between said Creek and said Road and the S.W. corner of County | 402A-410A |
| 12 | Beginning on E. bank of N. Bosque River at crossing of Gatesville road, embracing all territory S. of the Gatesville & Smith Bend Road to crossing of Rocky Creek, thence on S. side of said Creek to Brazos River, down said River to County line, W. on Co. line to N. Bosque River, up said river to beginning. | 411A-428B |
| 13 | Beginning at junction of Rocky Creek with Brazos River, up said Creek to crossing of Smith Bend road, N.W. along said road to its junction with Kimball Road, N.E. along said road to Brazos River, down said river to the beginning. | 429A-446A |
| 14 | Beginning on N. bank of the N. Bosque River, at crossing of Gatesville Road, N.E. to intersection of Smith Bend and Kimball Road, N.E. along Kimball road to Brazos river, up said river to County Line, S.W. to crossing of East Bosque, down E. Bosque to N Bosque, down N. Bosque to beginning. | 447A-476A |
1880 Census Data Summary
| General Population Characteristics | |
| Total Population | 11,217 |
| Total Number of White Persons | 10,718 |
| Total Number of Colored Persons | 498 |
| Total Number of Chinese Persons | 1 |
| Total Number of Males | 6,058 |
| Total Number of Females | 5,159 |
| Total Number of Native-Born Persons | 10,520 |
| Total Number of Foreign-Born Persons | 697 |
| Number of Males 5-17 Years of Age | 1,785 |
| Number of Females 5-17 Years of Age | 1,696 |
| Number of Males 18-44 Years of Age | 2,490 |
| Number of Males 21 Years of Age and Over | 2,824 |
| Property and Taxation | |
| Assessed Valuation of Real Estate | $1,245,688 |
| Assessed Valuation of Personal Property | $691,875 |
| State Taxation | $13,648 |
| County Taxation | $11,245 |
| Town/City Taxation | $0 |
| Area in Square Miles | 1000 |
