Questions
The 1800 census asks the following information in columns, left to right:
- Name of the head of family
- Number of free white males under age 10
- Number of free white males age 10–16
- Number of free white males age 16–26
- Number of free white males age 26–45
- Number of free white males over age 45
- Number of free white females under age 10
- Number of free white females age 10–16
- Number of free white females age 16–26
- Number of free white females age 26–45
- Number of free white females over age 45
- Number of all other free persons
- Number of slaves
This census is one of the several for which some of the original data are no longer available. Original census returns for Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia were lost over the years.
Read more about this topic: 1800 United States Census
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