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Ever wonder what is contained in census schedules? We have tried to make it a
little easier to find out. The first part of this page is for the 1790 to 1840
census. The bottom part of the page is for 1850 to 1910 census.
1790 to 1840 Census Schedules
| Subject |
1790 |
1800 |
1810 |
1820 |
1830 |
1840 |
| Name of head of family and number of free
white males (within specified age groups) and free white females (age
groups unspecified in each household) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Number of free white females, within
specified age groups, in each household. |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Name of slaveowner and number of slaves owned
by each owner. |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Number of male and female slaves, within
specified age groups, owned by each owner. |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Number of foreigners, in each household, not
naturalized. |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
| Number of deaf, dumb, and blind persons,
within specified categories, in each household. |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
| Name and age of each person receiving a
federal military pension |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
| Number of persons in each household attending
specified classes at school |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
1850-1910 Census Schedules
| Subject |
1850 |
1860 |
1870 |
1880 |
1890 |
1900 |
1910 |
| Name and age |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Name of street and number of house |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Relationship to head of family |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Month of birth, if born within year |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
| Sex, color, birthplace, and occupation |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Naturalized or whether naturalization papers
had been taken out. |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Number of years in United States |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Value of personal estate |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Value of real estate |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Home or farm free of mortgage |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Marital status |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Married within the year |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
| Month of marriage if married within the year |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Temporarily or permanently disabled |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Suffering from acute or chronic disease |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
| Crippled, maimed, or deformed |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
| Time unemployed during census year |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, or insane |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
| A pauper |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
| A prisoner or homeless child |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
| A convict |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
| Able to speak English |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Able to read and write and attended school
within year |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Birthplaces of mother and father |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Father or mother of foreign birth |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Number of living children, if a mother |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Was soldier, sailor, or marine during the
Civil War (U.S. or Conf.) or widow of such person |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Number of years in present marriage |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
| Number of children born |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
| Mother tongue |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
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