United States Census 1790

= 1790 Census =

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

Uniqueness:

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

States Missing:
(Burned during the War of 1812: most have substitute lists) Delaware New Jersey Georgia Tennessee (Southwest Territory) Kentucky Virginia

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