United States Census 1820

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Content
1820 Census was taken beginning 7 August 1820, for thirteen months. The following information was recorded by the census taker:                       Free white males under 10                        Males 10-16                        Males 16-18                        Males 16-26                        Males 26-45                        Males 45 and over                        Females same, but no 16-18                        Foreigners not naturalized                        Agriculture                        Commerce                        Manufacturing                        Free Colored                        Slaves

1790-1840 Info: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf

Value
Use the 1820 Census to:1

Identify locality                       Distinguish target family from others of same name                        Help determine family size                        Locate possible relatives with same name                        Identify neighbors                        Identify slaveholders                        Identify name variations                        Free men of color listed as head of household                        Slaves in age group by name of owner                        Naturalization column may indicate length of residency in U.S. to find papers

1790-1840 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1790-1840.html

Unique Features and Problems
1. Breaks down the male group, 16-26, into two groups.

2. Lists the number of persons not naturalized

3. Occupation (agriculture, commercial, manufacture)

4. African Americans are placed in separate groups: Free or slave

5. Ages for the African Americans are broken into categories

6. No printed form or paper provided

7. Indians not taxed are not included

Territories

 * Arkansas
 * Florida
 * Michigan
 * Missouri
 * Oregon (also a part of Britain)

Web Sites
1790-1840 Info: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf

1790-1840 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1790-1840.html

Bibliographic Citations
1. Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)