Facts from 1880 Census

Taken from Houghtaling's Handbook of Useful Knowledge ©1887

Facts from the Census of 1880
Number of families in the United States . . . . . 9,945,916
Number of dwellings in the United States . . . . 8,955,842
Number of persons to a square mile . . . . . . . . . . . 17.29
Number of families to a square mile . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
Number of dwellings in a square mile . . . . . . . . . . .3.02
Number of of acres to a family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186.62
Number of persons to a dwelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.60
Number of persons to a family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.04