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US Black Heritage Project; USBH 1880 Project
Goal: To create a profile for every Black American enumerated on the 1880 US federal census in Michigan.
- Total Population of Michigan in 1880: 1,647,443
- Total Black Population of Michigan in 1880: 15,100
Counties in 1880 | Total Pop. | Black Pop. | Spreadsheet | Status/Checked |
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Alcona | 3,107 | 4 | Done/Checked | |
Allegan | 37,815 | 427 | Michigan 1 | |
Alpena | 8,789 | 14 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Antrim | 5,237 | 5 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Baraga | 1,804 | 8 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Barry | 25,317 | 77 | Michigan 1 | |
Bay | 38,081 | 202 | Michigan 1 | Done/ |
Benzie | 3,433 | 64 | Michigan 1 | |
Berrien | 36,791 | 687 | Michigan 1 | |
Branch | 37,941 | 65 | Michigan 1 | |
Calhoun | 38,452 | 498 | Michigan 1 | |
Cass | 22,009 | 1,837 | Michigan 2 | |
Charlevoix | 5,115 | 35 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Cheboygan | 6,524 | 21 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Chippewa | 5,248 | 15 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Clare | 4,187 | 3 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Clinton | 28,100 | 79 | Michigan 1 | |
Crawford | 1,159 | 2 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Delta | 6,812 | 15 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Eaton | 31,225 | 87 | Michigan 1 | |
Emmet | 6,639 | 34 | Michigan 1 | |
Genesee | 39,220 | 287 | Michigan 1 | Done |
Gladwin | 1,127 | 1 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Grand Traverse | 8,422 | 17 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Gratiot | 21,936 | 90 | Michigan 1 | |
Hillsdale | 32,723 | 59 | Michigan 1 | |
Houghton | 22,473 | 34 | Michigan 1 | |
Huron | 20,089 | 2 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Ingham | 33,676 | 404 | Michigan 2 | |
Ionia | 33,872 | 76 | Michigan 1 | |
Iosco | 6,873 | 8 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Isabella | 12,159 | 127 | Michigan 1 | |
Isle Royale | 55 | ... | ... | ... |
Jackson | 42,031 | 511 | Michigan 2 | |
Kalamazoo | 34,342 | 708 | Michigan 2 | |
Kalkaska | 2,937 | ... | ... | ... |
Kent | 73,253 | 513 | Michigan 1 | |
Keweenaw | 4,270 | 4 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Lake | 3,233 | 1 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Lapeer | 30,138 | 127 | Michigan 1 | Done |
Leelanaw | 6,253 | 16 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Lenawee | 48,343 | 378 | Michigan 1 | |
Livingston | 22,251 | 94 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Mackinac | 2,902 | 13 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Macomb | 31,627 | 78 | Michigan 1 | |
Manistee | 12,532 | 16 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Maniton | 1,334 | ... | ... | ... |
Marquette | 25,394 | 67 | Michigan 1 | |
Mason | 10,065 | 26 | Michigan 1 | |
Mecosta | 13,973 | 273 | Michigan 1 | |
Menominee | 11,987 | 1 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Midland | 6,893 | 22 | Michigan 1 | Done/ |
Missaukee | 1,553 | ... | ... | ... |
Monroe | 33,624 | 112 | Michigan 1 | |
Montcalm | 33,148 | 110 | Michigan 1 | |
Muskegon | 26,586 | 85 | Michigan 1 | |
Newaygo | 14,688 | 18 | Michigan 1 | |
Oakland | 41,537 | 400 | Michigan 2 | |
Oceana | 11,699 | 45 | Michigan 1 | Done/ |
Ogemaw | 1,914 | ... | ... | ... |
Ontonagon | 2,565 | 13 | Michigan 1 | None found at FS or Ancestry |
Osceola | 10,777 | 20 | Michigan 1 | Done/ |
Oscoda | 467 | 6 | Michigan 1 | None found at FS or Ancestry |
Otsego | 1,974 | ... | ... | ... |
Ottawa | 33,126 | 88 | Michigan 1 | |
Presque Isle | 3,113 | 2 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Roscommon | 1,459 | ... | ... | ... |
Saginaw | 59,095 | 316 | Michigan 1 | Done |
Saint Clair | 46,197 | 52 | Michigan 1 | |
Saint Joseph | 27,126 | 230 | Michigan 1 | |
Sanilac | 26,341 | 32 | Michigan 1 | |
Schoolcraft | 1,575 | 3 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Shiawassee | 27,059 | 48 | Michigan 1 | |
Tuscola | 25,738 | 43 | Michigan 1 | |
Van Buren | 30,807 | 738 | Michigan 2 | |
Washtenaw | 41,848 | 1,216 | Michigan 2 | |
Wayne | 166,444 | 3,379 | Michigan 2 | |
Wexford | 6,815 | 16 | Michigan 1 | Done/Checked |
Thank you to our spreadsheet creation helpers for Michigan
Sources
- "1880 Census: Volume 1. Statistics of the Population of the United States;" Table V: Population, by Race and by Counties: 1880, 1870, 1860; pages 395-396, Michigan; image copy, United States Census Bureau, https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-13.pdf : accessed 24 Jan 2024.
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Homer Thiel
Elaine (Weatherall) Martzen
Christy Melick
Homer Thiel

Just wanted to alert people that I have completed Chippewa, Grand Traverse, and Iosco Counties. Homer in Tucson
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by Homer Thiel

Thanks, Homer! Glad to hear from you!
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by Elaine (Weatherall) Martzen

Thanks Homer. I don't see any of the profile ID's listed in the spreadsheet for those counties. Can you please add those to the spreadsheet?
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by Christy Melick

Yes, I didn't know about the spreadsheet. I added the profile IDs and will finish the other columns tomorrow. Homer
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by Homer Thiel