United States Census, 1800

The United States Census of 1800 was the second Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 4,1800

The 1800 Census included the new city of the District of Columbia.

The census for the following states were destroyed: Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The 1800 census contains the following information.

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.