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The 1880 census information was entered by students looking for extra credit in Minnesota History class offered at New Prague High School. For each person listed int his census there are twenty-three columns of information. The key to each colnmn are listed below. New Prague had a population of 387 in 1880. There were 196 in the Le Sueur County portion and 191 lived in the Scott County portion. (In the future we will include the 1870 and other census.)
  
Key to 1880 Census
C=Name
D=Race
E=Sex
F=Age
G=If born during census year(month/s)
H=Relationship to head of family
I=Single(/)
J=Married(/)
K=Widowed/Divorced
L=Maimed during census year
M=Occupation or Job
N=Number of moths unemployed during census year
O=Blind
P=Deaf and Dumb
Q=Idiotic
R=Insane
S=Maimed, crippled, bedridden, etc…
T=Attended school within census year
U=Can't read
V=Can't write
W=
X=Place of Birth
Y=Place of Birth of Father
Z=Place of Birth of Mother

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

32

33

Topka, Thomas

W

M

35

     

/

   

Saloon Keeping

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Topka, Barbora

W

F

30

 

Wife

 

/

   

Keeping House

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Topka, Joseph

W

M

9

 

Son

/

                     

/

   

Minnesota

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Topka, John

W

M

7

 

Son

/

                     

/

   

Minnesota

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Topka, Anna

W

F

1

 

Daughter

/

                           

Minnesota

Bohemia

Bohemia

33

34

Mikiska, Frank

W

M

40

     

/

   

Drugist

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Mikiska, Katerina

W

F

40

 

Wife

 

/

   

Keeping House

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Mikiska, Frank

W

M

16

 

Son

/

     

Clerking at Home

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Mikiska, Christina

W

F

8

 

Daughter

/

                     

/

   

Minnesota

Bohemia

Bohemia

34

35

Mikiska, Bartolom

W

M

36

     

/

   

Saloon Keeper

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Mikiska, Johana

W

F

35

 

Wife

 

/

   

Keeping House

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Mikiska, Johana

W

F

8

 

Daughter

/

                     

/

   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Mikiska, Christina

W

F

5

 

Daugher

/

                     

/

   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Mikiska, Mary

W

F

3

 

Daughter

/

                           

Minnesota

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Mikiska, Anna

W

F

 11/12

 

Daughter

/

                           

Minnesota

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Hasler, John

W

F

32

 

Border

/

     

Laborer

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

35

36

Simer, Michael

W

M

45

     

/

   

Dealer in general merchandise

                   

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

   

Simer, Gertrude

W

F

38

 

Wife

 

/

   

Sales in Store

                   

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

   

Simer, Michael

W

M

12

 

Son

/

     

at school

             

/

   

Minnesota

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

   

Simer, Barbora

W

F

8

 

Daughter

/

                     

/

   

Minnesota

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

   

Simer, Frank

W

M

6

 

Son

/

                     

/

   

Minnesota

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

   

Simer, Mary

W

F

4

 

Daughter

/

                           

Minnesota

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

   

Simer, William

W

M

2

 

Son

/

                           

Minnesota

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

   

Proshek, John

W

M

22

 

Theamster

/

     

Drive Theam

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Bost, Peter

W

M

28

 

Clerk

/

     

Clerking

                   

Prussia

Prussia

Prussia

36

37

Abertens, August

W

M

33

     

/

   

Dealer of Hardware & Dry Goods

                   

Prussia

Prussia

Prussia

   

Abertens, Matilda

W

F

28

 

Wife

 

/

   

in store

                   

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden

   

Abertens, Mary

W

F

4

 

Daughter

/

                           

Minnesota

Prussia

Sweden

   

Abertens, Fridrich

W

M

2

 

Son

/

                           

Minnesota

Prussia

Sweden

   

Abertens, Dora

W

F

 1/4

 

Daughter

/

                           

Minnesota

Prussia

Sweden

   

Stepan, Joseph

W

M

19

 

Clerk

/

     

Clerk in Store

                   

Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia

   

Furst, Nicolaus

W

M

21

/

Theamster

/

     

Drive Theam

                   

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

   

Kahs, Lizie

W

F

18

 

Servant

       

Servant