United States Census, 1790
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The United States Census of 1790 was the first Census conducted in the United States. It showed that nearly 4 million people were living in the United States, and that the largest cities were Philadelphia, with 42,000 inhabitants, New York City with 33,000, Boston, with 18,000, Charleston, with 16,000, and Baltimore, with 13,000.
Records remain for the following states: Connecticut, Maine (part of Massachusetts), Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont.
The census was burned for the following states during the War of 1812: Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia.
The information found in the 1790 census is as follows:
Columns - left to right
1. Name of head of family
2. # of free white males 16 & up including heads of families
3. # of free white males under 16
4. # of free white females including heads of families
5. # of all other free persons except Indians not taxed
6. # of slaves
[edit] External links
- Historic US Census data
- 1790 Census: 1790 United States Census for Genealogy & Family History Research
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