United States Census, 1810

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The United States Census of 1810 was the third Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 6, 1810

The 1810 census included one new state: Louisiana.
The census for the following states were destroyed: District of Columbia, Georgia, and New Jersey.
The 1810 census contains the following information. (Identical to the 1800 census)
Columns - left to right
1. Name of the head of family
2. # of free white males under age 10
3. # of free white males age 10-16
4. # of free white males age 16-26
5. # of free white males age 26-45
6. # of free white males over age 45
7. # of free white females under age 10
8. # of free white females age 10-16
9. # of free white females age 16-26
10. # of free white females age 26-45
11. # of free white females over age 45
12. # of all other free persons
13. # of slaves

This census is one of the three for which the original data is no longer available. Almost all the population schedules were damaged in a fire in 1921 and later destroyed by bureaucratic error.

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