“Defective, Delinquent, and Dependent Classes” Schedules

The census for 1880 was unique because the population schedule was modified by adding a separate schedule for particular classes of people.  Prior to 1880, these classes had all been enumerated solely on the regular population schedule.  However, this year, these classes were enumerated twice:  once in the regular population schedule and again on a supplemental schedule.  The supplemental schedules contain more detailed information about an individual’s particular situation.  There were seven classes surveyed this year:

 

1. “Insane Inhabitants”
2. “Idiots”
3. “Deaf-Mute”
4. “Blind”
5. “Homeless Children”
6. “Inhabitants in Prisons”
7. “Paupers and Indigent Inhabitants in Institutions, Poor-Houses or Asylums, or Boarded at Public Expense in Private Houses”

 

Sample Forms

Sample Form	Statistical Summaries
“Insane Inhabitants"	Statistical summaries are available on the Census Bureau’s website https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html.  This link will take you off-site.  Once you are there, click on the year of the census.  Then click on the ZIP file for a specific report.
“Idiots"
“Deaf-Mutes"
“Blind”
“Homeless Children”
“Prisoners”
“Paupers, Indigent,” etc.