United States Census, 1810
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The United States Census of 1810 was the third Census conducted in the United States
. It was conducted on August 6, 1810. It showed that 7,239,881 people were living in the United States of which 1,191,362 were slaves.
The 1810 Census included one new state: Louisiana. The original census returns for the District of Columbia, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, and Tennessee were lost or destroyed over the years.
from the 1810 population census are available, but aggregate data
for small areas, together with compatible cartographic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System
.
United States
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. It was conducted on August 6, 1810. It showed that 7,239,881 people were living in the United States of which 1,191,362 were slaves.
The 1810 Census included one new state: Louisiana. The original census returns for the District of Columbia, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, and Tennessee were lost or destroyed over the years.
Questions
The 1810 Census form contained the following information (identical to the 1800 census):- City or township
- Name of the head of family
- Number of free white males under age 10
- Number of free white males age 10-15
- Number of free white males age 16-25
- Number of free white males age 26-44
- Number of free white males over age 44
- Number of free white females under age 10
- Number of free white females age 10-15
- Number of free white females age 16-25
- Number of free white females age 26-44
- Number of free white females over age 44
- Number of all other free persons
- Number of slaves
Data Availability
No microdataMicrodata (statistics)
In the study of survey and census data, microdata is information at the level of individual respondents. For instance, a national census might collect age, home address, educational level, employment status, and many other variables, recorded separately for every person who responds; this is...
from the 1810 population census are available, but aggregate data
Aggregate data
In statistics, aggregate data describes data combined from several measurements.In economics, aggregate data or data aggregates describes high-level data that is composed of a multitude or combination of other more individual data....
for small areas, together with compatible cartographic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System
National Historical Geographic Information System
The National Historical Geographic Information System is a historical GIS project to create and freely disseminate a database incorporating all available aggregate census information for the United States between 1790 and 2000...
.