United States Census 1800

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The United States Census 1800 was the second census in the United States . As a result of the census, a population of 5,308,483 inhabitants was determined for the USA on August 4, 1800, of which 893,602 were slaves . The District of Columbia was also included for the first time.

The data contain information on the name of the head of the family, number of free white persons (men and women) - broken down according to age groups (<10, 10–15, 16–25, 26–44, 45 and older), number of free persons, number the slave, 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 1800.

rank city State population
1 New York City new York 60,515
2 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 41,220
3 Baltimore Maryland 26,514
4th Boston Massachusetts 24,937
5 Charleston South carolina 18,824
6th Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 10,718
7th Southwark Pennsylvania 9,621
8th Salem Massachusetts 9,457
9 Providence Rhode Island 7,614
10 Norfolk Virginia 6,926
11 Newport Rhode Island 6,739
12 Newburyport Massachusetts 5,946
13 Richmond Virginia 5,737
14th Nantucket Massachusetts 5,617
15th Portsmouth New Hampshire 5,339
16 Gloucester Massachusetts 5,313
17th Albany new York 5,289
17th Schenectady new York 5,289
19th Marblehead Massachusetts 5,211
20th New London Connecticut 5,150
21st Savannah Georgia 5,146
22nd Alexandria District of Columbia 4,971
23 Middleborough Massachusetts 4,458
24 New Bedford Massachusetts 4,361
25th Lancaster Pennsylvania 4,292
26th New Haven Connecticut 4,049
27 Portland Maine 3,704
28 Hudson new York 3,664
29 Hartford Connecticut 3,523
30th Petersburg Virginia 3,521
31 Washington District of Columbia 3.210
32 Georgetown District of Columbia 2,993
33 York Pennsylvania 2,503

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of the historical censuses . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ 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).

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