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The United States Census of 1800 was the second Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 4, 1800. It showed that 5,308,483 people were living in the United States of which 893,602 were slaves. The 1800 Census included the new city of the District of Columbia.
The census for the following states were destroyed: Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia.
The 1800 census contains the following information.
Columns - left to right
1. Name of the head of family
2. # of free white males under age 10
3. # of free white males age 10-16
4. # of free white males age 16-26
5. # of free white males age 26-45
6. # of free white males over age 45
7. # of free white females under age 10
8. # of free white females age 10-16
9. # of free white females age 16-26
10. # of free white females age 26-45
11. # of free white females over age 45
12. # of all other free persons
13. # of slaves
This census is one of the three for which the original data is no longer available. Almost all the population schedules were damaged in a fire in 1921 and later destroyed by bureaucratic error.
External links
- Historic US Census data
- 1800 Census: 1800 United States Census for Genealogy & Family History Research
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