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	United States Census - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The census estimated the population of the United States at 3,929,214.
		The census estimated the population of the United States at 17,100,000.
		The eighth Census estimated the population of the United States at 31,400,000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Census (1805 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: United States Census, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.
		The Sixth Census of the United States, conducted by the Bureau of the Census, determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 â€” an increase of 32.
		The Seventh Census of the United States, conducted by the Bureau of the Census, determined the resident population of the United States to be 23,191,876 â€” an increase of 35.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-Census,-2000 (2267 words)

	United States Census Bureau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title 13 U.S.C.) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce.
		It is the government department responsible for the United States Census.
		The Constitution of the United States directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U.S. Census), and each state's number of Federal Representatives in Congress determined accordingly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau (408 words)

	Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
		Mean Center of Population of the United States [PDF 14k] Two tables showing the latitude, longitude and approximate geographic location of the mean and median centers of population from 1790 to 1990.
		Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States A report comparing native and foreign born populations for selected censuses.
		A half-century of learning: historical census statistics on educational attainment in the united states, 1940 to 2000 (PHC-T-41) In 1940, educational attainment was collected for every person enumerated in the census (i.e., 100% data) and on a sample basis thereafter.
	www.census.gov /population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html (1448 words)

	Search 1790 United States Federal Census
		The 1790 census was begun on 2 August 1790.
		Because of the availability of the printed 1790 census schedules, researchers tend to overlook the importance of consulting the original schedules, which are readily available on microfilm.
		The 1790 census will, in most cases, help distinguish the target family from others of the same name; identify immediate neighbors who may be related; identify slaveholders; and spot spelling variations of surnames.
	www.censussearch.org /census_1790.htm (730 words)

	Census Search
		While not all of these inquiries were made in every census year, each of the decennial (occurring every ten years) enumerations of the inhabitants of the United States has its own potential for solving mysteries of the past.
		From the first federal census of 1790 to the 1930 census (the most recent census available to the public), the records present a vast resource that is rich in personal information and very accessible.
		Not until 1902 was the Bureau of the Census established as a permanent bureau in the Department of the Interior.
	www.censussearch.org (493 words)

	Decennial Census - Index
		The Decennial Census is actually two Censuses taken concurrently -- the Census of Population (1790-present) counts numbers of persons and selected social and economic characteristics, the Census of Housing (1940-present) counts numbers of residential units and selected physical and financial characteristics.
		Census data are also used for a great variety of purposes outside of government.
		Census practices have varied over time, but for the 2000 Census, five out of six housing units in the U.S. received the short form, while one in six received the long form.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/census (317 words)

	United States Census Bureau - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years, and the number of Representatives in Congress determined accordingly.
		The first census after independence was approved on March 1, 1790 and counted 3.9 million inhabitants.
		The only remaining element of the 1890 census is a special schedule enumerating veterans and their widows, which was preserved because it was in the care of another government department at the time.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/United_States_Census_Bureau (615 words)

	Census
		Census volumes in the Public Documents and Maps department are located in the "Census Reference" area in the Public Documents and Maps reference room.
		The 1990 Census of Population and Housing was the first census to be made available to the general public in electronic format.
		University of Michigan, 1990 Census of Population and Housing
	docs.lib.duke.edu /federal/guides/census2.html (418 words)

	censusinfo.html
		The libraries also own selected “population schedules”, which list the information collected by the census about individuals, including their names, occupations, etc. These can be found by doing a keyword search (use the terms: population schedules) in the online catalog.
		Historical Census Browser (Univ. of Virginia) – Includes data for population and economy of U.S. states and counties for 1790-1960.
		Census Index (Ohio State Univ.) – “Census Index is designed to improve access to United States Census information in library collections by providing an online index to Census publications.
	www.libraries.uc.edu /research/subject_resources/gov_docs/censusinfo.html (345 words)

	Gov Docs at LUC: Exploring the 1st Census (1790) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Government publications relating to the 1790 Census can be found in Pegasus under the subject heading "United States Census, 1st, 1790." This subject heading does not, however, bring up all holdings relating to, about, or that utilize the 1st U.S. Census.
		Return of the whole number of persons within the several districts of the United States : according to "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," passed March the first, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.
		Population of states and counties of the United States : 1790 to 1990 from the twenty-one decennial censuses
	libraries.luc.edu /documents/1790census.shtml (712 words)

	Geostat Center: Collections: Census Information
		The 2000 Census of Population and Housing is the 31st decennial census to be conducted by the United States government.
		State population totals from the 2000 Census determine how congressional seats will be distributed among the states for the next decade.
		Census 2000 DVDs are produced by the U.S. Census Bureau and contain data from Summary Files 1 through 4 at the State and National levels, and the 1% and 5% Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS).
	fisher.lib.virginia.edu /collections/stats/census (1981 words)

	Chronology On The History Of Slavery And Racism: 1790 - 1829
		The Census of 1790, revealed 59,557 Free Negroes and 697,624 slaves in a population of 3,929,625, the most slaves being in Virginia (292,627) and the least in New Hampshire (157).
		1790 By the American Revolution, 20 percent of the overall population in the thirteen colonies was of African descent.
		The Capitol of the United States crowns Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and houses the legislative branch of government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate.
	innercity.org /holt/chron_1790_1829.html (16854 words)

	HeritageQuest - 1790 Census Facts
		In 1908, the Census Office undertook a project to index the 1790 census name lists, a publication now commonly known as the 1790 Heads of Families.
		Vermont entered the Union as the 14th state in early 1791, its census taken as of 1 April 1791.
		The Census Office's 1790 volumes are limited to the federal court districts of Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Vermont, and the reconstructed Virginia lists.
	www.heritagequest.com /censusfacts/1790.html (341 words)

	Federal Census Records for Genealogy from the Wisconsin Historical Society
		In the United States, the federal government has conducted an enumeration of the public every 10 years since 1790.
		In general, from 1790 through 1840, the censuses recorded only the name of the head of household and tabulated the number of males and females in age categories.
		The census pages do not indicate who gave the information so the researcher must consider that these pieces of information are leads and not necessarily facts.
	www.wisconsinhistory.org /genealogy/census/federal (570 words)

	Logan surname in the 1790 Census (United States) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This extraction was taken from three main sources: Microfilmed copies of the National Archives population schedules of the 1790 census, The Accelerated Index (up to 1810), and an index complied by AHI for the 1790 census.
		In other words, there could be others living in the household with a different surname, but the eldest male is a "Logan", unless a minor, then the eldest female.
		Many other tax entries for the years previous and post 1790 are available, and can be very helpful for any state research.
	mysite.verizon.net /loganfalls/1790.htm (366 words)

	Census Holdings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These volumes represent only a fraction of the total census collection, as this table is meant as a quick guide to the total population counts of each decennial census, not more detailed population characteristics.
		The best local collection of population schedules is housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
		Fifth census; or, Enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /ref/guides/CensusHoldings.html (340 words)

	eogen - Census Records - United States
		This census is indexed by microfilm publication M496, Index to the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, Roll 1 (surnames A-J), Roll 2 (surnames K-Z).
		If your ancestor lived in a state for which there is no soundex for 1910, you will have to search the census of the community in which he/she lived line by line.
		Census extraction forms are doubly valuable: not only do they allow researchers to see the format and column headings for various census years (especially if the schedules themselves are hard to read), they also provide a clean and convenient method for extracting and filing important information you find.
	eogen.editme.com /CensusRecordsUnitedStates (1246 words)

	1790 Census of Population and Housing
		The Congress assigned responsibility for the 1790 census to the marshals of the U.S. judicial districts under an act that, with minor modifications and extensions, governed census-taking through1840.
		The law required that every household be visited and that completed census schedules be posted in ‘‘two of the most public places within [each jurisdiction], there to remain for the inspection of all concerned...’’ and that‘ ‘the aggregate amount of each description of persons’’ for every district be transmitted to the President.
		Return of the whole number of persons within the several districts of the United States, according to "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States..."
	www.census.gov /prod/www/abs/decennial/1790.htm (340 words)

	United States Census Bureau Encyclopedia Article @ Fburg.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		United States Census Bureau Encyclopedia Article @ Fburg.com
		The report, published Sunday, examined Census Bureau data from all US counties with more...
		born fls outpaced the income of fls born in the United States.
	www.fburg.com /encyclopedia/United_States_Census_Bureau (559 words)

	NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians - Census Records
		The name of your relative or ancestor, and the state he or she resided in, is enough to get you started searching Census records.
		The first Federal Population Census was taken in 1790, and has been taken every ten years since.
		Census records can provide the building blocks of your research, allowing you to both confirm information, and to learn more.
	www.archives.gov /genealogy/census (383 words)

	About Census Index
		Census Index is designed to improve access to United States Census information in library collections by providing an online index to Census publications.
		Subject Index to the 1980 Census of Population and Housing.
		Subject Index to the 1990 Census of Population and Housing.
	library.osu.edu /sites/reference/govdocs/census/aboutci.htm (570 words)

	Genealogy - United States Census Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States.
		in the United States, according to the 1990 census.
		Maps of the United States at The University of Texas at Austin.
	www.geneologywizard.com /unitedstatescensusbureau (849 words)

	U.S. Census Index Books at LARFHC
		Census of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907 in Pike, Bullock and Crenshaw Counties
		Seventh Census of the United States Henderson County, Kentucky 1850
		Gabriel Settlers - The 1777 Census of Iberville District in the Province of Louisiana
	www.larfhc.org /censusbooks.htm (5939 words)

	Shortcut to the Ancestry.com United States Federal Census images for 1870, 1880, and 1910
		Ancestry.com has put images of the United States federal census's for 1790-1920 online.
		Fully functional versions of the census 'plug-in' files, along with additional 'plug-in' files can be purchased by clicking here, or by clicking on the 'Order additional census plug-ins' button at the top of the program.
		The use of 'plug-in' files will allow you to add additional census states and years to this program without having to install any additional software.
	erosenbaum.netfirms.com /1910census.shtml (1441 words)

	Speidel Family Genealogy : 1790 United States Census Records
		Also, the sex and age categories that the schedules first used only for free whites from 1790 through 1810 eventually applied to other persons, and the age categories increased after 1790.
		No schedules are known to exist for Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia; apparently they were destroyed during the British attack on Washington during the War of 1812.
		The 1790 schedules for Virginia that appear on microfilm publication T498 were reconstructed from state enumerations.
	www.speidelfamilygenealogy.com /1790census.html (138 words)

	Geostat Center: Collections: Historical Census Browser
		The data and terminology presented in the Historical Census Browser are drawn directly from historical volumes of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing.
		Examine state and county topics for individual census years.
		Click on "Map It!" at the top of data columns to view the data in the form of an interactive map.
	fisher.lib.virginia.edu /collections/stats/histcensus (163 words)

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