This 1830 federal census of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, was transcribed from the National Archives Microfilm No. 19, Roll 31, Vol. 6 of Indiana, found at the Tippecanoe County Public Library in Lafayette, Indiana. It is presented in the order it was written. The advantage of this type of presentation is that it allows you to get a "feel" for the neighborhood your ancestors lived in. This can be a valuable aid in tracing your ancestors' origins because you can see who their neighbors and associates were, and will allow you to follow family groups as they migrated from one county or state to the next.
Every effort has been made to maintain accuracy; however, mistakes happen. If you need to document any information using this census, I strongly recommend you double-check the original. Page numbers used were the numbers imprinted on the book, not handwritten numbers (there were 3 different sets of numbers to choose from!).
The census enumerator was A.W. Ingraham, Assistant to the Marshall of Tippecanoe District of the State of Indiana.
To aid you in understanding what the numbers mean, I have included this table to show the age categories used in the 1830 census.
- 5, 5/10, 10/15, 15/20, 20/30, 30/40, 40/50, 50/60, 60/70, 70/80, 80/90, 90/100, 100+
Here is a sample entry from page 112: Hawkins, James 1221001 122001
This household then reads: 1 male under 5 1 female under 5
2 males 5/10 2 females 5/10
2 males 10/15 2 females 10/15
1 male 15/20 0 females 15/20
0 males 20/30 0 females 20/30
0 males 30/40 1 female 30/40
1 male 40/50
Thank you to former County Coordinator Adina Dyer for contributing this index!