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1885 Minnesota Census Birthplaces
Olmsted County
This page provides a breakdown of the birthplaces of the people enumerated in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County were:
| Minnesota 9,149 |
New York 1,970 |
Wisconsin 1,386 |
Germany 1,098 |
Ireland 874 |
| Norway 847 |
Pennsylvania 472 |
Prussia 443 |
Ohio 430 |
Illinois 391 |
The count for all birthplaces in Olmsted County was as follows:
| Birthplace | Entries | Count |
|---|---|---|
| unknown | blank, unknown | 503 |
| not sure | Bunia, Ca, Caswell, Da, Flor, Heutringberg, Humboldt, Id, M H, Ma, N D, P, Stearley, W, Wa | 21 |
| Alabama | Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | Ark | 2 |
| Australia | Australia | 1 |
| Austria | Austria | 8 |
| Baden | Baden | 1 |
| Bohemia | Bohemia | 33 |
| California | California, Cal | 3 |
| Canada | Canada, Canad, Can, Montreal | 278 |
| China | Chineman | 1 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut, Conneticut, Conn, Con, Ct | 81 |
| Dakota Territory | Dakota, Dak, D T, Decota | 16 |
| Deleware | Del, Dell | 4 |
| Denmark | Denmark, Danmark, Den | 309 |
| England | England, Eng | 273 |
| France | France | 8 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 1 |
| Germany | Germany, Ger, Hamberg | 1,098 |
| Hesse | Damstedt | 2 |
| Holstein | Holstine | 64 |
| Illinois | Illinois, Ill, Ills, Illonise | 391 |
| Indiana | Indiana, Ind, In, Inda, Inn | 228 |
| Indonesia | Batavaia | 2 |
| Iowa | Iowa, Ia, Io, Ioa | 212 |
| Ireland | Ireland, Irland | 874 |
| Kansas | Kansas, Kan, Ks | 15 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky, Ky, Ken | 28 |
| Louisiana | Louisana | 3 |
| Luxembourg | Luxemburg, Luxenburg, Luxemberg, Luxenberg, Louxenberg | 29 |
| Maine | Maine, Me | 143 |
| Maryland | Maryland, Md, M D | 14 |
| Massachusetts | Mass, Mas | 215 |
| Mecklenburg | Mecklenburg | 14 |
| Michigan | Michigan, Mich, Michegan | 159 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota, Minn, Minnie | 9,149 |
| Mississippi | Miss | 4 |
| Missouri | Missour, Mo | 16 |
| Moravia | Morvia | 6 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska, Neb | 7 |
| New Brunswick | New Brunswick, New B, N B | 7 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire, N H, New Hamp | 84 |
| New Jersey | New Jersey, N J | 33 |
| New York | New York, N Y, N York | 1,970 |
| New Zealand | N Z | 3 |
| North Carolina | N C, Nth Caro | 6 |
| Norway | Norway, Nor | 847 |
| Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia, Novia Scotia, N S | 5 |
| Ohio | Ohio, O, O H, Oh, Ohi | 430 |
| Pennsylvania | Penn, Pa, Pen, Pennsylvania | 472 |
| Poland | Poland | 10 |
| Prussia | Prussia, Prusia | 443 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island, R I, Rode Island | 7 |
| Saxony | Saxony, Hanover | 13 |
| Scotland | Scotland, Scottland | 102 |
| South Carolina | S C | 4 |
| Spain | Spaine | 1 |
| Sweden | Sweden, Sweeden, Sweaden | 90 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland, Switcherland, Switz, Swit | 35 |
| Texas | Texas | 2 |
| United States | U S | 1 |
| Vermont | Vermont, Vt, Ver | 295 |
| Virginia | Virginia, Va | 21 |
| Wales | Wales | 19 |
| Washington, D C | D C | 1 |
| West Virginia | W V, W Va | 4 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin, Wis, Wiss | 1,386 |
| Wurttemberg | Wurtemberg, Wurtemmburg, Wurtenburg | 4 |
| Total Population | 20,512 | |
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