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BPL

Birthplace

Description
BPL indicates the person's state or (3-digit) country of birth.

Availability
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880

Code	Label
001	Alabama
002	Alaska
004	Arizona
005	Arkansas
006	California
008	Colorado
009	Connecticut
010	Delaware
011	District of Columbia
012	Florida
013	Georgia
015	Hawaii
016	Idaho
017	Illinois
018	Indiana
019	Iowa
020	Kansas
021	Kentucky
022	Louisiana
023	Maine
024	Maryland
025	Massachusetts
026	Michigan
027	Minnesota
028	Mississippi
029	Missouri
030	Montana
031	Nebraska
032	Nevada
033	New Hampshire
034	New Jersey
035	New Mexico
036	New York
037	North Carolina
038	North Dakota
039	Ohio
040	Oklahoma
041	Oregon
042	Pennsylvania
044	Rhode Island
045	South Carolina
046	South Dakota
047	Tennessee
048	Texas
049	Utah
050	Vermont
051	Virginia
053	Washington
054	West Virginia
055	Wisconsin
056	Wyoming
090	Native American
099	United States, ns
100	American Samoa
110	Puerto Rico
115	U.S. Virgin Islands
150	Canada
160	Atlantic Islands
200	Mexico
210	Central America
250	Cuba
260	West Indies
300	SOUTH AMERICA
400	Denmark
401	Finland
402	Iceland
404	Norway
405	Sweden
410	England
411	Scotland
412	Wales
414	Ireland
420	Belgium
421	France
422	Liechtenstein
423	Luxembourg
425	Netherlands
426	Switzerland
432	Gibraltar
433	Greece
434	Italy
435	Malta
436	Portugal
438	Spain
450	Austria
452	Czechoslovakia
453	Germany
454	Hungary
455	Poland
456	Romania
457	Yugoslavia
461	Latvia
465	Other USSR/Russia
499	Europe, ns
500	China
501	Japan
502	Korea
512	Indonesia
516	Singapore
530	Bahrain
531	Cyprus
538	Oman
540	Saudi Arabia
541	Syria
542	Turkey
600	AFRICA
700	Australia and New Zealand
710	Pacific Islands
900	Abroad (unknown) or at sea
998	Illegible/uninterpretable
999	Missing/blank