United States southern cities in 1870 and 1880

This study contains data collected from the 1870 and 1880 manuscript schedules of the United States Population Census for seven Southern cities: Charleston, S.C., Richmond, Va., Atlanta, Ga., Savannah, Ga., Mobile, Al., Norfolk, Va., and New Orleans, La. Variables for individuals sampled include age, sex, race, marital status, school attendance, occupation, health, nationality, and real and personal wealth. Both datasets include a variable that uniquely identifies each family in the sample to facilitate the aggregation of the data and the creation of family-level variables. The study consists of two data files, one for 1870 and one for 1880. Each data file contains variables on approximately 5,000 individuals and 1,500 families. The data were originally collected by Claudia Goldin, Princeton University.