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1880 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Minnesota:

Aitkin Houston Polk
Anoka Isanti Pope
Becker Itasca Ramsey
Beltrami Jackson Redwood
Benton Kanabec Renville
Big Stone Kandiyohi Rice
Blue Earth Kittson Rock
Brown Lac Qui Parle Saint Louis
Carlton Lake Scott
Carver Le Sueur Sherburne
Cass Lincoln Sibley
Chippewa Lyon Stearns
Chisago Marshall Steele
Clay Martin Stevens
Cook Mcleod Swift
Cottonwood Meeker Todd
Crow Wing Mille Lacs Traverse
Dakota Morrison Wabasha
Dodge Mower Wadena
Douglas Murray Waseca
Faribault Nicollet Washington
Fillmore Nobles Watonwan
Freeborn Olmsted Wilkin
Goodhue Otter Tail Winona
Grant Pine Wright
Hennepin Pipestone Yellow Medicine

Census Records - Counties

After separating the census records into groups by state, the federal government subdivided these records into county groups. Searching for an ancestor on the county level provides a smaller region for research if you remain uncertain about the specific township where your ancestor resided. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was enumerated on the census, so it remains important to search the counties surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.