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1840 United States Federal Census
Name of the county,
city, ward, town, township,
parish, precinct, hundred,
or district
Names
of
Heads of Families
FREE WHITE PERSONS, (INCLUDING HEADS OF FAMILIES) Free Colored Persons Slaves Number of persons in each
family employed in
Pensioners for Revolutionary
or military services, included
in the foregoing
Ages Deaf and Dumb, Blind,
and Insane White Persons,
Included in the foregoing
Deaf and Dumb, Blind,
and Insane Colored Persons,
Included in the foregoing
Schools & c
Males Females Males Females Males Females Deaf and Dumb Blind and Insane Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Insane and Idiots Universities or college Number of Students Academics &
Grammer Schools
No. of Scholars Primary and Comm-
on Schools
No. of Scholars at
Public charge
No of white persons
over 20 years of age in
each family who cannot
read and write
Under
5
5
& under
10
10
& under
15
15
& under
20
20
& under
30
30
& under
40
40
& under
50
50
& under
60
60
& under
70
70
& under
80
80
& under
90
90
& under
100
100
& up-
wards
Under
5
5
& under
10
10
& under
15
15
& under
20
20
& under
30
30
& under
40
40
& under
50
50
& under
60
60
& under
70
70
& under
80
80
& under
90
90
& under
100
100
& up-
wards
Under
10
10
& under
24
24
& under
35
35
& under
55
55
& under
100
100
& up-
wards
Under
10
10
& under
24
24
& under
35
35
& under
55
55
& under
100
100
& up-
wards
Under
10
10
& under
24
24
& under
35
35
& under
55
55
& under
100
100
& up-
wards
Under
10
10
& under
24
24
& under
35
35
& under
55
55
& under
100
100
& up-
wards
Total Mining Agriculture Commerce Manufacture
and trade
Navigation of
the ocean
Navigation of
canals, lakes,
rivers
Learned profe-
ssional enginners
Names Under
14
14
& under
25
25
& up-
wards
Blind Insane and
idiots at
public
charge
Insane
and idiots
at private
charge
Deaf &
Dumb
Blind Insane and
idiots at
private
charge
Insane and
idiots at
public
charge