American census data recorded 1790-1950
1790 (number found =0)
- Name of family head,
- Number of free white males aged 16 years and older
- Number of free white males aged under 16 years
- Number of free white females
- Number of all other free persons
- Number of slaves
- Sometimes town or district of residence
1800 (number found = 1)
- Name of family head
- Number of free white males and females in age groups 0-10, 10-16, 16-26,
26-45, 45 and older
- Number of other free persons except untaxed Indians
- Number of slaves
- Town or district and county of residence
1810 (number found = 3)
- Name of family head
- Number of free white males and females in age groups 0-10, 10-16, 16-26,
26-45, 45 and older
- Number of other free persons except untaxed Indians
- Number of slaves
- Town or district and county of residence
1820 (number found = 1)
- Name of family head
- Number of free white males and females in age groups 0-10, 10-16, 16-18,
18-26, 26-45, 45 and older
- Number of other free persons except untaxed Indians
- Number of slaves
- Town or district and county of residence
- Number of free white males 16-18
- Number of persons not naturalized
- Number engaged in agriculture, commercial or manufacture
- Number of coloured persons (sometimes in age groups)
- Number of other person not Indians
1830 (number found = 0)
- Name of head of household
- Number of free white males and females in age groups 0-5, 5-10, 10-15,
15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, over 100
- Number of slaves and free colored persons in age groups
- Categories for deaf, dumb, blind persons and aliens
- Town or district and county of residence
1840 (number found = 4)
- Name of head of household
- Number of free white males and females in age groups 0-5, 5-10, 10-15,
15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, over 100
- Number of slaves and free coloured persons in age groups
- Categories for deaf, dumb, blind persons and aliens
- Town or district and county of residence
- Age of war pensioners
- Number engaged in mining, agriculture, commerce, manufacturing and trade,
seafaring, inland waterways, learned professions and engineers
- Number in school
- Number in family over 21 unable to read and write
- Number of insane
1850 (taken 1st June, number found = 11)
- Name
- Age
- Sex
- Color
- Place of birth
- If person had attended school, if married within the last year, if
over 21 were the able to read and write,
- If deaf-mute, blind, insane or idiotic, whether a fugitive from the state
- Real estate value
- Occupation of males over 15
- A separate slave schedule asked the name of each slave owner, number of
slaves owned, number of persons released from slavery.
1860 (taken 1st June, number found = 61)
- Name
- Age
- Sex
- Colour
- Occupation of person aged over 15
- Value of real estate, value of personal estate,
- Place of birth
- Whether married during the year
- If deaf-mute, blind, insane, idiot, pauper or convict.
1870 (taken 1st June, number found = 45)
- Dwelling house and families numbered in order of visitation,
- Name of every person in abode on 1st June 1870
- Age at last birthday
- Sex
- Color
- Occupation of person
- Value of real estate, value of personal estate,
- Place of birth
- Father or Mother foreign born
- The month if married during the year
- School attendees
- If able to read and write
- If deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiot
- Male citizen of the USA whose right to vote was denied him
1880 (number found =52)
- Name of every person
- Age and month of birth if born within the year
- Sex
- Colour
- Relationship to head of household
- Marital status
- If married within the year
- Occupation of person or months unemployed
- Place of birth
- Father or Mother's place of birth
- The month if married during the year
- School attendees
- If over 10 years old able to read and write
- If sick on day of census the reason
- If deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiot, disabled
1890 (number found = 1)
- The 1890 Census records were destroyed by fire, the only remaining
schedules were for Union veterans and widows of Union veterans
1900 (taken 1st June, number found = 67)
- Name of every person in household
- Address
- Age last birthday and month and year of birth
- Sex
- Colour or race
- Relationship to head of household
- Marital status
- Number of years married, number of children born of the mother, number of
children living
- Occupation of person or months unemployed
- Place of birth, if foreign born the year of immigration and the number of
years in the USA, the citizenship status of foreign born persons aged over
21 years.
- Father or Mother's place of birth
- If able to read, write and speak English
- If home was owned or rented, a farm or mortgaged
1910 (taken April, number found = 93)
- Name of every person in household
- Address
- Age last birthday
- Sex
- Colour or race
- Relationship to head of household
- Marital status
- Number of years married, number of children born of the mother who are
living
- Occupation, type of industry and whether employer, employee or self
employed, no of weeks unemployed during 1909
- Place of birth, if foreign born the year of immigration and the number of
years in the USA, the citizenship status of foreign born persons aged over
21 years.
- If attended school since 1st September 1909
- Language spoken
- Father or Mother's place of birth and tongue if foreign
- If able to read, write and speak English
- If home was house or a farm
- If Union or Confederate veteran
- If blind, deaf or dumb
1920 (taken 1st January, number found = 77)
- Name of every person in household
- Address
- Age last birthday
- Sex
- Colour or race
- Relationship to head of household
- Marital status
- Occupation, type of industry and whether employer, employee or self
employed
- Place of birth, if foreign born the year of immigration and year of
naturalization.
- If attended school since 1st September 1919
- Language spoken
- Father or Mother's place of birth and their tongue
- If able to read, write and speak English
- If home was owned, rented, free of mortgage
- If Union or Confederate veteran
- If blind, deaf or dumb
1930 (taken 1st April, number found = 42)
- Name of every person in household
- Address
- Age last birthday
- Sex
- Colour or race
- Relationship to head of household
- Marital status
- Number of years married, number of children born of the mother who are
living
- Occupation, type of industry and whether employer, employee or self
employed, no of weeks unemployed during 1909
- Place of birth, if foreign born, mother tongue
- If attended school since 1st September 1929
- Language spoken
- Father or Mother's place of birth
- If able to read and write
- If home was a house or farm, was rented or if owned the value of home, if
the home contained a radio
- If blind, deaf or dumb
1940 (taken 1st April, number found = 83
- Name of every person in household
- Relationship to head of household
- Personal Description
- Sex
- Colour or race
- Age last birthday
- Marital status
- Education
- Attended school
- Grade of school attained
- Place of Birth
- Citzenship
- Occupation
- whether in work
- Occupation
- Industry
- Class of Worker
- Income
1950 (taken 1st April, number found = 67
- If property was a farm or ranch or or on land of more than 3 acres
- Name of every person in household
- Relationship
- Race
- Sex
- Age
- Married/widowed/divorced or never married
- State born in
- Naturalised
- What doing most of the last week
- Did person do any work the last week
- Was person looking for work
- Even if person didn't work last week do they have work
- Number of hours worked the last week
- What kind of work were they doing
- What kind of business they worked in
- The class of worker
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