1839 Census Count of Ottawa and Chippewa

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Chippewa and Ottawa Tribes
Census of Indian Population with the Acting Superintendency of Michigan on the 30th day of September 1839.

_{Sadly this only contains a count and not names.}

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The Island and coast of Lake Huron West of Thunder Bay.

Name of Band	Name of Tribe	Men	Women	Children	Total
Cheboigan	Chippewa	13	15	20	48
Mushcodowagami	Chippewa	8	9	16	33
Drummond Island	Ottawa	15	13	39	67
Thunder Bay	Chippewa	17	17	48	82
Chenoux	Chippewa	17	23	86	126
Group of Mackinac Islands	Chippewa	3	34	13	51
				Total	407

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Northern Peninsula East of Chocolate River.

Name of Band	Name of Tribe	Men	Women	Children	Total
Point St. Ignace	Chippewa	30	44	119	195
Minakoka	Chippewa	10	12	21	43
Group of Beaver Islands	Chippewa	33	39	77	150
North Manistee	Chippewa	14	20	47	81
Great Bay de Nok	Chippewa	27	32	113	172
Little Bay de Nok	Chippewa	19	28	111	158
Eshconaba	Chippewa	21	24	77	122
Chocolate River	Chippewa	10	17	54	81
Grand Island	Chippewa	7	8	44	59
Taquimenon	Chippewa	12	18	56	86
Pussissowee Bay	Chippewa	10	10	30	56
Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa	30	42	74	146
				Total	1349

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Southern Peninsula North of Pierre Marquette River.

Name of Band	Name of Tribe	Men	Women	Children	Total
Village of the Cross	Ottawa	30	32	77	139
L'Arbre Croche	Ottawa	79	87	151	317
Shingobeeng or Middle Village	Ottawa	23	24	55	102
Wing's Village	Ottawa	15	17	43	75
Little Traverse Bay	Ottawa	89	98	161	348
Grand Traverse Bay	Chippewa	90	116	203	399
Shamaigobing or Carp River	Chippewa	31	37	161	232
Ossigomico Plate River	Chippewa	13	11	29	53
South Manistee	Chippewa	11	14	41	66
				Total	1731

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South Peninsula South of Pierre Marquette including Grand River Valley.

Name of Band	Name of Tribe	Men	Women	Children	Total
Pierre Marquette River	Ottawa	6	8	16	30
White River	Ottawa	30	31	89	150
Maskigo	Ottawa	25	34	78	137
Fort Village	Ottawa	30	31	75	136
Grand Rapids	Ottawa	9	15	52	78
Forks of Thorn Apple River	Ottawa	21	29	60	110
Mouth of Thorn Apple River	Ottawa	21	26	66	113
Ottawa Colony Barry County	Ottawa	24	25	42	91
Flat River	Ottawa	31	2?	?9	160
Maple River	Ottawa	27	35	90	154
Prairie Village	Ottawa	15	15	20	50
Forks of Grand River	Ottawa	17	24	62	103
Gun Lake	Ottawa	13	14	41	68
				Total	1380

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District of Saganaw Swan Creek &c.

Name of Band	Name of Tribe	Men	Women	Children	Total
Swan Creek and Black River	Chippewa	20	28	43	91
Au Sable River	Chippewa	21	27	81	129
Saganaw Bay	Chippewa	20	21	64	105
Cass River	Chippewa	4	6	27	37
Lower Saganaw Bay	Chippewa	29	41	113	183
Bad River	Chippewa	11	26	79	116
Big Rock Village	Chippewa	26	35	71	132
Caw gay gezhicks	Chippewa	24	22	70	116
Little Forks	Chippewa	37	61	128	226
Flint River	Chippewa	27	29	79	135
Naum Gitshee egome	Chippewa	66	88	425	579
				Total	1849

_{Mackinac Agency

Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs 1828-1880

National Archives Microfilm Publications M234 Roll 403 1839-1852}

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1839 Census Count of Ottawa and Chippewa

The Island and coast of Lake Huron West of Thunder Bay.

Northern Peninsula East of Chocolate River.

Southern Peninsula North of Pierre Marquette River.

South Peninsula South of Pierre Marquette including Grand River Valley.

District of Saganaw Swan Creek &c.