United States Census 1810

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Content
1810 Census was taken beginning 6 Aug 1810, for 10 months. The following information was recorded by the census taker:

Free white males under 10                       Free white males 10-16                        Free white males 16-26                        Free white males 26-45                        Free white males 45 and over                        Free white females under 10                        Free white females 10-16                        Free white females 16-26                        Free white females 26-45                        Free white females 45 and over                        Others free or Indian                        Slaves

Value
The 1810 Census can be used 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

Unique Features and Problems

 * Nothing was different with this census
 * No printed form or paper provided
 * Only number of slaves accounted for, not ages
 * Indians that were not taxed were not included.

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


 * Illinois
 * Indiana (inc. Michigan)
 * Louisiana
 * Mississippi
 * Ohio
 * Orleans

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