United States, Census, 1800
Name index to the population schedules listing the inhabitants of the United States in 1800. This was the second national census conducted since 1790. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
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United States, Census, 1800
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What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index to the population schedules listing the inhabitants of the United States taken August 4,1800 and is from NARA microfilm publication M32 Second Census of the United States,1800. The schedules are from Record Group 29 Records of the Bureau of the Census. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
Federal census takers were asked to record information about every person who was in each household on the census day, which was the first Monday in August for 1800. A census taker might have visited a house on a later date, but the information he collected was supposed to be about the people who were in the house on the census day. The basic census enumeration unit was the county. Each county was divided into enumeration districts, one for each enumerator. The completed forms were sent to the Commerce Department’s Census Office in Washington, D.C.
Federal censuses are usually reliable, depending on the knowledge of the informant and the care of the census enumerator. Information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified.
Population schedules consisted of large sheets with rows and columns. The schedules were arranged by place, such as township or post office. The places were not filed in any particular order. The arrangement of families on a schedule is normally in the order in which the enumerator visited the households. The original schedules are well preserved at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. They were microfilmed in the 1950s and 1960s. The schedules for some counties in varying censuses are missing. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Missing Records
Records for the following states and territories are missing from the census:[1]
- Georgia
- Indiana Territory
- Kentucky
- Mississippi Territory
- Northwest Territory (except for Washington County)
- New Jersey
- Tennessee
- Virginia
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- City, county and state in which census was taken
- Name of head of household
- Number of free white males in household under 10 years
- Number of free white males in household between ages 10-16
- Number of free white males in household between ages 16-26
- Number of free white males in household between ages 26-45
- Number of free white males in household 45 years and older
- Number of free white females in household under 10 years
- Number of free white females in household between ages 10-16
- Number of free white females in household between ages 16-26
- Number of free white females in household between ages 26-45
- Number of free white females in household ages 45 and older
- Number of all other persons in household
- Number of slaves in each household
Collection Content
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1800 United States Census
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"United States, Census, 1800." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 21 April 2026. Citing NARA microfilm publication M32. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
