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- 1840 United States census, Revolutionary War veterans
- 1890 U.S. Census, Civil War Union Veterans and Widows
- Alabama State Census 1855
- Alabama State Census 1866
- California Great Registers 1866-1910
- California State Census 1852
- Colorado State Census 1885
- Florida State Census 1935
- Florida State Census 1945
- Minnesota State Census 1865
- Minnesota State Census 1875
- Minnesota State Census 1885
- Minnesota State Census 1895
- Minnesota State Census 1905
- Minnesota Territorial Census 1857
- South Carolina, legislative papers 1782-1929
- South Carolina, plats for state land grants 1784-1868
- South Dakota State Census 1905
- South Dakota State Census 1915
- South Dakota State Census 1925
- South Dakota State Census 1935
- South Dakota State Census 1945
- US Census 1790
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- US Census 1820
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- US Census 1850 Mortality Schedule
- US Census 1850 Slave Schedule
- US Census 1860
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- US Census 1930 Merchant Seamen schedule
- US Census 1940
1810 U.S. Census Quick Facts
- 1810 U.S. Census Date:
August 6, 1810
(All reported data is “as of” this official date chosen by the census Agency) - 1810 Census Duration:
10 months - 1810 U.S. Census Population:
7,239,881 - President during 1810 Census:
James Madison
1810 Census Data: 3rd United States Census
- It took approximately $178,000 and 1,100 enumerators to complete the 1810 census, producing 469 total pages in published reports.
- The U.S. population increased by 36.4 percent from the 1800 census to the 1810 census.
Information requested by the 1810 U.S. Census
- Name of the head of the family
- Number of free white males
- Under 10 years of age
- Between 10 and 16
- Between 16 and 26, including the head of the family
- Between 26 and 45, including the head of the family
- 45 and upwards, including the head of the family
- Under 10 years of age
- Under 10 years of age
- Between 10 and 16
- Between 16 and 26, including the head of the family
- Between 26 and 45, including the head of the family
- 45 and upwards, including the head of the family
What was lost from the 1810 U.S. Census?
Original census records were lost for Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, and the District of Columbia, as well as for the Indiana, Mississippi and Louisiana territories. Illinois Territory and Tennessee also experienced partial losses of their census records.
Famous people in history: Margaret Fuller
Born Sarah Margaret Fuller in 1810, the writer, critic and women's rights activist, worked as the first woman journalist for the New York Daily Tribune and was also the first woman to act as a foreign correspondent reporting on combat conditions. Fuller also wrote one of the first books about women's equality in the United States.
In 1840, Fuller became the first editor of the Transcendentalist journal, The Dial, making her an important part of this writing movement. She is said to have coined the phrase, "I accept the universe."
Historical events surrounding the 1810 U.S. Census
- March 3, 1807: Thomas Jefferson signs the act prohibiting the importation of slaves.
- November 6, 1811: American troops defeated the Shawnee chief Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- February 2, 1812: The strongest recorded earthquake in American history (8.3 magnitude) strikes in Missouri. The earthquake is so strong it temporarily reversed the course of the Mississippi river.
- August 24, 1814: British soldiers occupy Washington D.C. and burn the White House and other government buildings.
- April 4, 1818: Congress officially adopts the thirteen stars and stripes design for the U.S. flag.