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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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