1830's Census Records

The 1830 U.S. Federal Census:

• Census Day was 1 June 1830.
• The fifth census included the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia; the District of Columbia; and the territories of Arkansas, Michigan, and Florida.
• The questionnaire provided space to tally many more categories than previous census.
  • Name of head of family
  • Number of free white males
    - under 5 years
    - 5 to 10 years
    - 10 to 15 years
    - 15 to 20 years
    - 20 to 30 years
    - 40 to 50 years
    - 50 to 60 years
    - 60 to 70 years
    - 70 to 80 years
    - 80 to 90 years
    - 90 to 100 years
    - 100 years and upward
  • Number of free white females
    - under 5 years
    - 5 to 10 years
    - 10 to 15 years
    - 15 to 20 years
    - 20 to 30 years
    - 40 to 50 years
    - 50 to 60 years
    - 60 to 70 years
    - 70 to 80 years
    - 80 to 90 years
    - 90 to 100 years
    - 100 years and upward
  • Number of male slaves
    - under 10 years
    - 10 to 24 years
    - 24 to 36 years
    - 36 to 55 years
    - 55 to 100 years
    - 100 years and upward
  • Number of female slaves
    - under 10 years
    - 10 to 24 years
    - 24 to 36 years
    - 36 to 55 years
    - 55 to 100 years
    - 100 years and upward
  • Number of free colored males
    - under 10 years
    - 10 to 24 years
    - 24 to 36 years
    - 36 to 55 years
    - 55 to 100 years
    - 100 years and upward
  • Number of free colored females
    - under 10 years
    - 10 to 24 years
    - 24 to 36 years
    - 36 to 55 years
    - 55 to 100 years
    - 100 years and upward
  • Number of white persons who were deaf and dumb aged
    - under 14 years
    - 14 and under 25 years
    - 25 years and upward
  • Number of slaves and colored persons who were deaf and dumb aged
    - under 14 years
    - 14 and under 25 years
    - 25 years and upward
  • Number of white persons who were blind
  • Number of slaves and colored persons who were blind
  • Number of white persons who were foreigners not naturalized
• Some original census returns for the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, and Mississippi were lost.

Other 1830's Census Records:

Other census records for the 1830 decade will be added as they are discovered.