Census Questions, 1790-1840

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1790

Names of Heads of Families

Free White Males of 16 and Over Including Heads of Families

Free White Males Under 16 Years

Free White Females Including Heads of Families

All Other Free Persons

Slaves

1800

Names of Towns

Names of Heads of Families

Free White Males

Free White Females

All Other Free Persons, Except Indians Not Taxed

Slaves

Under ten years of age

Of ten and under sixteen

Of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families

Of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families

Of forty-five and upward, including heads of families

Under ten years of age

Of ten and under sixteen

Of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families

Of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families

Of forty-five and upward, including heads of families

to 10

to 16

to 26

to 45

45,&c.

to 10

to 16

to 26

to 45

45,&c.

1810

Names of Towns

Names of Heads of Families

Free White Males

Free White Females

All Other Free Persons, Except Indians Not Taxed

Slaves

Under ten years of age

Of ten and under sixteen

Of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families

Of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families

Of forty-five and upward, including heads of families

Under ten years of age

Of ten and under sixteen

Of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families

Of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families

Of forty-five and upward, including heads of families

to 10

to 16

to 26

to 45

45,&c.

to 10

to 16

to 26

to 45

45,&c.

1820

Names of Heads of Families	Free White Males						Free White Females
	Free white males under ten years	Free white males of ten and under sixteen	Free white males between sixteen and eighteen	Free white males of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families	Free white males of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families	Free white males of forty-five and upward, including heads of families	Free white females under ten years of age	Free white females of ten and under sixteen	Free white females of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families	Free white females of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families	Free white females of forty-five and upward, including heads of families
	to 10	to 16	16 to 18	to 26	to 45	45,&c.	to 10	to 16	to 26	to 45	45,&c.
	Foreigners Not Naturalized	Number of Persons Engaged in Agriculture	Number of Persons Engaged in Commerce	Number of Persons Engaged in Manufactures	Free Colored Persons								All Other Persons Except Indians Not Taxed
					Males				Females
					Males under fourteen years	Males of fourteen and under twenty-six	Males of twenty-six and under forty-five	Males of first-five and upwards	Females under fourteen years	Females of fourteen and under twenty-six	Females of twenty-six and under forty-five	Females of first-five and upwards
					to 14	to 26	to 45	45,&c.	to 14	to 26	to 45	45,&c.

1830

		Males													Females
Name of County, City, Ward, Town, Township, Parish, Precinct, Hundred, District	Names of Heads of Families	Free White Persons (Including Heads of Families)
		Under five years of age	Of five and under ten	Of ten and under fifteen	Of fifteen and under twenty	Of twenty and under thirty	Of thirty and under forty	Of forty and under fifty	Of fifty and under sixty	Of sixty and under seventy	Of seventy and under eighty	Of eighty and under ninety	Of ninety and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards	Under five years of age	Of five and under ten	Of ten and under fifteen	Of fifteen and under twenty	Of twenty and under thirty	Of thirty and under forty	Of forty and under fifty	Of fifty and under sixty	Of sixty and under seventy	Of seventy and under eighty	Of eighty and under ninety	Of ninety and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards
		Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 30	30 to 40	40 to 50	50 to 60	60 to 70	70 to 80	80 to 90	90 to 100	100,&c	Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 30	30 to 40	40 to 50	50 to 60	60 to 70	70 to 80	80 to 90	90 to 100	100,&c
		Slaves												Free Colored Persons												TOTAL
		Males						Females						Males						Females
		Under ten years of age	Of ten and under twenty-four	Of twenty-four and under thirty-six	Of thirty-six and under fifty-five	Of fifty-five and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards	Under ten years of age	Of ten and under twenty-four	Of twenty-four and under thirty-six	Of thirty-six and under fifty-five	Of fifty-five and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards	Under ten years of age	Of ten and under twenty-four	Of twenty-four and under thirty-six	Of thirty-six and under fifty-five	Of fifty-five and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards	Under ten years of age	Of ten and under twenty-four	Of twenty-four and under thirty-six	Of thirty-six and under fifty-five	Of fifty-five and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards
		Under 10	10 to 24	24 to 36	36 to 55	55 to 100	100,&c	Under 10	10 to 24	24 to 36	36 to 55	55 to 100	100,&c	Under 10	10 to 24	24 to 36	36 to 55	55 to 100	100,&c	Under 10	10 to 24	24 to 36	36 to 55	55 to 100	100,&c
		White Persons Included in the Foregoing					Slaves and Colored Persons Included in the Foregoing
		Who are Deaf and Dumb, under fourteen years of age	Who are Deaf and Dumb, of the age of fourteen and under twenty-five	Who are Deaf and Dumb of age twenty-five and upwards	Who are Blind	Aliens - Foreigners not naturalized	Who are Deaf and Dumb, under fourteen years of age	Who are Deaf and Dumb, of the age of fourteen and under twenty-five	Who are Deaf and Dumb of age twenty-five and upwards	Who are Blind
		under 14	14 to 25	25,&c			under 14	14 to 25	25,&c

1840

		Males													Females
Name of County, City, Ward, Town, Township, Parish, Precinct, Hundred, District	Names of Heads of Families	Free White Persons (Including Heads of Families)
		Under five years of age	Of five and under ten	Of ten and under fifteen	Of fifteen and under twenty	Of twenty and under thirty	Of thirty and under forty	Of forty and under fifty	Of fifty and under sixty	Of sixty and under seventy	Of seventy and under eighty	Of eighty and under ninety	Of ninety and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards	Under five years of age	Of five and under ten	Of ten and under fifteen	Of fifteen and under twenty	Of twenty and under thirty	Of thirty and under forty	Of forty and under fifty	Of fifty and under sixty	Of sixty and under seventy	Of seventy and under eighty	Of eighty and under ninety	Of ninety and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards
		Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 30	30 to 40	40 to 50	50 to 60	60 to 70	70 to 80	80 to 90	90 to 100	100,&c	Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 30	30 to 40	40 to 50	50 to 60	60 to 70	70 to 80	80 to 90	90 to 100	100,&c
		Slaves												Free Colored Persons												TOTAL
		Males						Females						Males						Females
		Under ten years of age	Of ten and under twenty-four	Of twenty-four and under thirty-six	Of thirty-six and under fifty-five	Of fifty-five and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards	Under ten years of age	Of ten and under twenty-four	Of twenty-four and under thirty-six	Of thirty-six and under fifty-five	Of fifty-five and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards	Under ten years of age	Of ten and under twenty-four	Of twenty-four and under thirty-six	Of thirty-six and under fifty-five	Of fifty-five and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards	Under ten years of age	Of ten and under twenty-four	Of twenty-four and under thirty-six	Of thirty-six and under fifty-five	Of fifty-five and under one hundred	Of one hundred and upwards
		Under 10	10 to 24	24 to 36	36 to 55	55 to 100	100,&c	Under 10	10 to 24	24 to 36	36 to 55	55 to 100	100,&c	Under 10	10 to 24	24 to 36	36 to 55	55 to 100	100,&c	Under 10	10 to 24	24 to 36	36 to 55	55 to 100	100,&c
		Number of Persons in Each Family Employed In							Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, Included in the Foregoing
		Mining	Agriculture	Commerce	Manufactures and Trades	Navigation of the Ocean	Navigation of Canals, Lakes, and Rivers	Learned Professions and Engineers	Names	Ages
		Deaf and Dumb, Blind and Insane White Persons Included in the Foregoing						Deaf, Dumb, Blind and Insane Colored Persons Included in the Foregoing				Schools,&c
		Deaf and Dumb			Blind and Insane			Deaf, Dumb and Blind		Insane and Idotic		Universities or Colleges	Number of Students	Academies and Grammar Schools	No. of Scholars	Primary and Common Schools	No. of Scholars	No. of Scholars at Public Charge	No. of White Persons over 20 Years of Age in Each Family Who Cannot Read and Write
		Under 14	14 & Under 25	25 and Upwards	Blind	Insane and Idiots at Public Charge	Insane and Idiots at Private Charge	Deaf & Dumb	Blind	Insane and Idiots at Private Charge	Insane and Idiots at Public Charge	Universities or Colleges	Number of Students	Academies and Grammar Schools	No. of Scholars	Primary and Common Schools	No. of Scholars	No. of Scholars at Public Charge

1850

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1860

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1870

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1880

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1890

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1900

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1910

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1920

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1930

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1940

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1950

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1960

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1970

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1980

I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

1990

1990 Census Questionnaire: http://www.census.gov/prod/1/90dec/cph4/appdxe.pdf; 100% and sample questionnaires in pdf format.
I-PUMS Variables Quick Reference.: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/vars.html; Charts of housing and population variables, 1850-1990. Meant for use with the Public Use Microdata Samples but good for identifying individual variables in a year.

2000

2000 Census Questionnaires: http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/2000quest.html; Individual pdf versions of the short and long individual questionnaires, military, and shipboard questionnaires, and those for U.S. territories.

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