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1885 Minnesota Census Birthplaces
Polk County

This page provides a breakdown of the birthplaces of the people enumerated in Winona county in the 1885 Minnesota Census. Apparent variations in spelling and misspellings of birthplace names are grouped together based on Kinsource's best judgement. All spellings for a group are listed under 'Entries'.

The top 10 birthplaces in Polk County were:

Minnesota
6,163
Norway
5,140
Canada
4,655
Sweden
1,396
Wisconsin
1,318
New York
558
Germany
520
Michigan
507
Iowa
439
Illinois
286



The count for all birthplaces in Polk County was as follows:

Birthplace Entries Count
unknown blank 29
not sure M 1
Alabama Alabama 5
Austria Austria 15
Bavaria Bavaria 3
Belgium Belgium 10
Bohemia Bohemia 121
California California 1
Canada Canada, Can, Cannada 4,655
China China 6
Colorado Col 6
Connecticut Connecticut, Conn 64
Dakota Territory D T, Dak, Dak T, Dakota, Dakota T 124
Denmark Denmark, Demark 144
District of Columbia D C 1
England England 147
Finland Finland 5
France France 35
Georgia Georgia 2
Germany Germany 520
Hanover Hanover 1
Holland Holland 17
Illinois Illinois, Ill, Ills 286
Indiana Indiana, Ind 65
Iowa Iowa, Iow 439
Ireland Ireland, Irland 267
Italy Italy 2
Kansas Kansas, Kan 15
Kentucky Kentucky 6
Louisiana Louisiana 1
Luxembourg Luxembourg 1
Maine Maine, Me, M E, Mne 169
Manitoba Manitoba 1
Maryland Maryland, Md, Mryd 9
Massachusetts Mass 159
Michigan Michigan, Michig, Mich 507
Minnesota Minnesota, Minn, Min 6,163
Mississippi Miss 15
Missouri Missouri, Mo 4
Moravia Moravia 6
Nebraska Nebraska, Nebr 5
Nevada Nevada 1
New Brunswick New Brunswick, N B 4
Newfoundland Newfoundland 1
New Hampshire New Hampshire, N H, New H, New Hamph, N Hamp 19
New Jersey New Jersey, N J, N Jersey 32
New York New York, N Y, N York 558
North Carolina N C 1
Norway Norway 5,140
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 1
Ocean Atlantic Ocean, Ocean, On the Ocean 4
Ohio Ohio, O 201
Ontario Ontario 3
Pennsylvania Pennslyvania, Pa, Penn, Pensa 145
Prussia Prussia 33
Rhode Island Rhode Island, R I, Rh Isl, Rhod Isl 23
Russia Russia 18
Scotland Scotland 149
Siberia Seberia 1
Sweden Sweden, Sweeden 1,396
Switzerland Switzerland 38
Tennessee Tenn 4
United States U S, U S A 230
Vermont Vermont, V T, Vemt, Vermt, Vert, Vet, Vrt, Vt 105
Virginia Virginia, Va, Virg 8
Wales Wales 1
Washington Territory Wash Terr, W T 2
West Virginia West Virginia, W Virg, W Virga 6
Wisconsin Wisconsin, Wis, Wisc, Wiscon, Wiss 1,318
Total Population 23,474



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