Tama County, Iowa
Totals for 1873 Iowa State Census

A copy of the previously unknown 1873 Iowa State Census for Madison County was discovered recently. This raises the possibility that other counties may have been included. The Atlas of Tama County, Iowa, pub. Harrison & Warner 1875 also mentions the census, by reporting the population totals for each township, alongside the totals for the 1870 US Census. The 1873 Iowa State Census for Tama County may be lost, but at least we have the population totals. The cities of Tama and Toledo are listed separately.

See also the Iowa State Census Project, from IAGenWeb. Population totals for each county, from state censuses up to 1869, are here.


Township 1873 Iowa State Census 1870 US Census
Buckingham 571 634
Carlton 794 812
Carroll 463 382
Clark 369 336
Columbia 710 718
Crystal 491 542
Geneseo 654 580
Grant 272 211
Highland 517 503
Howard 918 1,043
Indian Village 843 1,523
Lincoln 282 220
Oneida 737 715
Otter Creek 967 2,046
Perry 793 713
Richland 849 888
Salt Creek 1,102 1,113
Spring Creek 658 573
Tama 180 .....
Tama City 1,037 1,161
Toledo 625 1,579
Toledo City 918 888
York 1,147 1,000
Total 16,343 16,131

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Last updated
14 Sep 2016
by William Haloupek