1850-1880 Population Census Overview

Census Number	Name	First	Race	Sex	Age	Relation	Marital	Occupation	*Origin
179	Shipman	Fred	W	M	31	Head	Married	Farmer	IL
		Lucy	W	F	26	Wife	Married	Keeping house	IL
		Eugene	W	M	5	Son	Single	At home	IL
		Wm	W	M	3	Son	Single	At home	IL
		Cora E	W	F	1	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
180	Kellum	Zilon?	W	M	47	Head	Married	Farmer	IL
		Lydia M	W	F	43	Wife	Married	Keeping house	NY
		Wm	W	M	22	Son	Single	Store keeper	IL
		Emory	W	M	19	Son	Single	Farm laborer	IL
		Delos	W	M	17	Son	Single	Farm laborer	IL
		Jennie May	W	F	5	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
	Hadsell	Mary I	W	F	17	Niece	Single	House servant	IL
181	Butler	Wm	B	M	27	Head	Married	Farm laborer	MO
		Katie	M	F	22	Wife	Married	Keeping house	MO
		Mary	M	F	1	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
182	Baker	Sylvester	W	M	53	Head	Married	Farmer	OH
		Mary	W	F	52	Wife	Married	Keeping house	OH
		Jane	W	F	17	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Ann	W	F	12	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
183	Welburn	Wm	W	M	28	Head	Married	Farmer	England
		Josephine	W	F	28	Wife	Married	Keeping house	IL
		Melvin	W	M	4	Son	Single	At home	IL
		Mary	W	F	2	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Baby	W	F	1 mo	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
184	McWorter	Louise	M	F	54	Head	Widow	Keeping house	KY
		Lucy J.	M	F	34	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		George	M	M	28	Son	Single	Farm laborer	IL
	Clark	Kasiah	M	F	76	Mother	Widow	Boarding	KY
	Jones	Charles W	M	M	15	Abandoned child	Single	Laborer	IL
185	Spear	Martin	B	M	58	Head	Married	Laborer	MO
		Elizabeth	M	F	44	Wife	Married	Keeping house	TN
		John	M	M	23	Son	Widower	Laborer	MO
		Eddie	M	M	11	Son	Single	At home	MO
		Corina	M	F	22	Daughter-in-law	Married	Boarding	MO
186	Brown	Henry	W	M	59	Head	Married	Laborer	IL
	Brown	Eliza	M	F	53	Wife	Married	Keeping house	OH
		Luella	W	F	15	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Wm	W	M	12	Son	Single	At home	IL
187	Smith	JC	W	M	43	Head	Married	Farmer	VA?
		Barbara	W	F	39	Wife	Married	Keeping house	IN
		George E	W	M	18	Son	Single	Farm hand	OH
		Joseph	W	M	15	Son	Single	Farm hand	OH
		James F.	W	M	10	Son	Single	At home	OH
		Jesse	W	M	9	Son	Single	At home	OH
		Cora	W	F	7	Daughter	Single	At home	OH
		Henry A	W	M	1	Son	Single	At home	IL
188	Kellum	Marquis	W	M	43	Head	Married	Farmer	OH
		Sarah	W	F	33	Wife	Married	Keeping house	IL
		Flora	W	F	5	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Elizabeth	W	F	2	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Charles G	W	M	1 mo	Son	Single	At home	IL
	Smith	Charles	W	M	30	Boarder	Married	Boarding	OH
189	Gray	Benj.	W	M	41	Head	Married	Blacksmith	IL
		Eliz.	W	F	32	Wife	Married	Keeping house	PA
		Lena	W	F	10	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Gerta	W	F	8	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Nina	W	F	1	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
190	Dickerson	James	W	M	37	Head	Married	Farmer	IL
		Mattie	W	F	27	Wife	Married	Keeping house	IL
		Ida	W	F	12	Daughter	Single	At home	NB
191	Hadsell	Wm	W	M	57	Head	Married	Farmer	England
		Jane	W	F	58	Wife	Married	Keeping house	OH
192	Hadsell	John	W	M	25	Head	Married	Farmer	IL
		Sarah	W	F	24	Wife	Married	Keeping house	IL
		Maud	W	F	10 mos	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
193	Gibbins	Wm	W	M	54	Head	Married	Farmer	OH
		Laura P	W	F	47	Wife	Married	Keeping house	Canada
		Alice	W	F	21	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Albert	W	M	21	Son	Single	School teacher	IL
		George	W	M	19	Son	Single	Laborer	IL
		Willard	W	M	17	Son	Single	Laborer	IL
		Nathan	W	M	14	Son	Single	Laborer	IL
		Anna	W	F	11	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Ida	W	F	6	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
		Lula	W	F	4	Daughter	Single	At home	IL
194	Hadsell	Frank	W	M	31	Head	Married	Farmer	IL
		Anna	W	F	25	Wife	Married	Keeping house	IL
		Harry	W	M	5	Son	Married	At home	IL
	Crowder	Eliz	W	F	66	Boarding	Widow	Boarding	OH
195	Hadsell	Philander	W	M	62	Head	Married	Farmer	NY
		Sara	W	F	54	Wife	Married	Keeping house	IN
		Philander	W	M	23	Son	Single	Farm hand	IL
		John	W	M	20	Son	Single	Farm hand	IL
	McKinney	Emma	W	F	7	Granddaughter	Single	At home	IL

Analysis of New Philadelphia Federal Census for 1880

By 1880 the population of New Philadelphia had plummeted to 84 individuals, a reduction of 31% from the 122 individuals reported in 1870 and a 48% decline from the town's population peak of 160 residents in 1865. The number of 17 households in 1880 represents a reduction of 41% from the town's peak of 29 households in 1865.

While New Philadelphia's population declined, the state of Illinois' population continued to grow. In 1880, the state's population included 3,077,871 people, an increase of 21.2% over 1870's number of 2,539,891.

Black individuals living in Illinois now numbered 46,368 representing 1.5% of the state's total population, and reflected an increase of 61.2% over the 28,762 included on the 1870 federal census. In New Philadelphia, white residents, 70 individuals, or 83% of the population, continued to maintain the majority racial representation of the town. New Philadelphia's 14 black and mulatto individuals represented the minority, 17% of the populace.

Most of New Philadelphia's townsfolk, 20 individuals, or 24% of the total population continued to be occupied in farming. That number represents 64%, or 31 individuals gainfully employed outside the home. A school teacher, a store keeper, a house servant and a blacksmith also lived in the town. Thirty-two individuals, 38% of the populace, were recorded as "at home." For children "too young to be involved in production," census enumerators were instructed to mark the occupation column of the census form "at home." The town's 28 children 14 years of age and under are reflected in the "at home" group. However, other individuals listed as "at home" ranged from infants to 34 years of age, another indication that census enumerators sometimes took liberty with interpretation of their instructions.

The majority of the town's residents, 67 individuals, or 80% of the population, originated from the Great Lakes region of the United States. Fifty-two individuals, or 62% of the population, were Illinois natives, including 29 adults and 23 children under 14 years of age.