Series: M653   Rolls: 1 - 1438

1860 Facts

    1. Eighth U.S. decennial population census.
    2. U.S. population: 31.5 million
        (27.5 million free, 4.0 million slave)
    3. Census conducted by U.S. marshals under the
        direction of the Census Office appointed by the
        U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
    4. Census day: 1 June 1860.
    5. Mandated copies: Three sets, one to the county court,
        a second to the secretary of the state (or the territory)
        and the last to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.