United States Census, 1790

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The United States Census of 1790 was the first Census conducted in the United States. It showed that nearly 4 million people were living in the United States, and that the largest cities were Philadelphia, with 42,000 inhabitants, New York City with 33,000, Boston, with 18,000, Charleston, South Carolina, with 16,000, and Baltimore, with 13,000.

Overview

Records remain for the following states: Connecticut, Maine (part of Massachusetts), Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont.

The census was burned for the following states during the War of 1812: Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The information found in the 1790 census is as follows. Columns, left to right:

1. Name of head of family
2. Number of free white males 16 & up including heads of families
3. Number of free white males under 16
4. Number of free white females including heads of families
5. Number of all other free persons except Indians not taxed
6. Number of slaves