Success Rate

40%

Of homesteaders proved up on their claim.

Qualifications

The Homestead Act allowed men and women to own 160 acres of surveyed land.

• Over the age of 21

• Citizenship or affirmed intention

• Live on the land for 5 years

• Improve and cultivate the land

• Pay a fee of $10

January 1, 1863

Took effect on: