1840 United States Census
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Census recorders began collecting information for the 1840 census on June 1, 1840 and continued for twelve months. The United States federal census takers asked the same questions that they used for the the 1830 census. This federal census can offer you a vast amount of information including, but not limited to:-name of the county, parish, township, town, or city in which each family resided-name of the head of the household-number of free white males and females under 5 years of age-number of free white males and females of 5 to 10 years-number of free white males and females of 10 to 15 years-number of free white males and females of 15 to 20 years-number of free white males and females of 20 to 30 years-number of free white males and females of 30 to 40 years-number of free white males and females of 40 to 50 years-number of free white males and females of 50 to 60 years-number of free white males and females of 60 to 70 years-number of free white males and females of 70 to 80 years-number of free white males and females of 80 to 90 years-number of free white males and females of 90 to 100 years-number of free white males and females of 100 years and beyond-number of slaves and free colored males and females under 10 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 10 to 24 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 24 to 36 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 36 to 55 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 55 to 100 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 100 years and upward-number of persons employed in mining; agriculture; commerce; manufactures and traders; navigation of canals, lakes, and rivers; learned professions and engineers-names and ages of pensioners for Revolutionary War or military service-number of white persons deaf and dumb under 14 years-number of white persons deaf and dumb of 14 to 25 years-number of white persons deaf and dumb of 25 years and upward-number of white persons who were blind; insane or idiots at public charge; or insane and idiots at private charge-number of colored persons deaf and dumb; blind; insane or idiots at public charge; or insane and idiots at private charge
Please keep in mind that indexes, whether manuscript, printed, or digital, are nowhere near perfect. Because names are easily misread by people unfamiliar with certain localities, indexes can be filled with incorrect names.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, Bureau of the Census. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 29. Micropublication M704.
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Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, Bureau of the Census. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 29. Micropublication M704.
