United States Census 1790
The 1790 United States Census was the first census in the United States . As a result of the census, a population of 3,929,326 inhabitants was determined for the USA on August 2, 1790, of which 697,681 were slaves . The largest cities at the time were New York City with 33,000 inhabitants, Philadelphia with 28,000, Boston with 18,000, Charleston with 16,000 and Baltimore with 13,000.
The data includes information about the head of the family, the number of free white persons (men and women), number of free persons, number of slaves, city or district, and occasionally place of residence or residential district.
Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , New Jersey , Tennessee, and Virginia census data from 1790 to 1830 has been lost.
The state population figures from the 10-year United States censuses are key to determining the number of representatives from those states in the United States House of Representatives . The adjustment is usually made in the next but one Congress after a census.
Most populous cities
Most populous cities in the United States by population in 1790.
| rank | city | State | population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | new York | 33.131 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 28,522 |
| 3 | Boston | Massachusetts | 18,320 |
| 4th | Charleston | South carolina | 16,359 |
| 5 | Baltimore | Maryland | 13,503 |
| 6th | Northern Liberties | Pennsylvania | 9,913 |
| 7th | Salem | Massachusetts | 7,921 |
| 8th | Newport | Rhode Island | 6,716 |
| 9 | Providence | Rhode Island | 6,380 |
| 10 | Marblehead | Massachusetts | 5,661 |
| 10 | Southwark | Pennsylvania | 5,661 |
| 12 | Gloucester | Massachusetts | 5,317 |
| 13 | Newburyport | Massachusetts | 4,837 |
| 14th | Portsmouth | New Hampshire | 4,720 |
| 15th | Sherburne | Massachusetts | 4,620 |
| 16 | Middleborough | Massachusetts | 4,526 |
| 17th | New Haven | Connecticut | 4,487 |
| 18th | Richmond | Virginia | 3,761 |
| 19th | Albany | new York | 3,498 |
| 20th | Norfolk | Virginia | 2,959 |
| 21st | Petersburg | Virginia | 2,828 |
| 22nd | Alexandria | Virginia | 2,748 |
| 23 | Hartford | Connecticut | 2,683 |
| 24 | Hudson | new York | 2,584 |
Web links
- Historical data from the US Census
- 1790 Census : 1790 United States Census for Genealogy & Family History Research
Individual evidence
- ↑ First Census of the United States (PDF; 13.9 MB) United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ↑ William Dollarhide: The Census Book: A Guide to Federal Census Genealogists Facts, schedules and Indexes . HeritageQuest, North Salt Lake, Utah 2001, p. 7 (Accessed November 5, 2009).
