United States Census 1790

Additional information may be found on the United States Census Portal page.

1790 Census Dates
2 August 1790 -1 May 1791 (1 Mar 1792)

Unique Features

 * First time a nation wide count was taken (population was 3,929,214)

Problems

 * No printed form or paper provided
 * The jurisdiction of the 13 original covered actually the area of 17 states.
 * Age brackets very limited, especially for the females.
 * Since the census went until 1792, some children may have been counted that were not actually born by August 1790
 * Only number of slaves accounted for, not ages.
 * Indians that were not taxed were not included.

States Covered

 * Connecticut
 * Maine (part of Massachusetts)
 * Maryland
 * Massachusetts
 * New Hampshire
 * New York
 * North Carolina
 * Pennsylvania
 * Rhode Island
 * South Carolina
 * Vermont

States Missing
(Burned during the War of 1812: most have substitute lists)


 * Delaware
 * Georgia
 * Kentucky
 * New Jersey
 * Tennessee (Southwest Territory)
 * Virginia

Territories
(May have some type of substitute list or an area covering a county)


 * Northwest Territory
 * Southwest Territory