1840 United States census
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The 1840 United States census was the sixth national population count, documenting demographic data across the expanding states and territories of the U.S. prior to significant pre–Civil War growth and change.
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States census
ⓘ
national population census ⓘ |
| archivedBy | National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusDate | June 1, 1840 ⓘ |
| conductedBy | United States Census Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataTypeCollected |
age distribution
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ blind persons ⓘ deaf and dumb persons ⓘ enslaved persons ⓘ free persons ⓘ insanity and mental illness ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ occupations ⓘ pensioners for Revolutionary or military services ⓘ race ⓘ schools and literacy ⓘ sex ⓘ |
| decennial | true ⓘ |
| endDate | 1840-11-01 ⓘ |
| enslavedPopulationCount | 2457255 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1850 United States census ⓘ |
| follows | 1830 United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| freePopulationCount | 14895308 ⓘ |
| frequency | every 10 years ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage | expanding United States states and territories ⓘ |
| includesState |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTerritory |
Arkansas Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Iowa Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory of Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| microfilmPublication | NARA microfilm publication M704 ⓘ |
| ordinalInSeries | 6 ⓘ |
| originalSchedulesSurviveForAllStates | false ⓘ |
| populationCount | 17069603 ⓘ |
| precedesEvent | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1841 ⓘ |
| series | United States decennial census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1840-06-01 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Joel Roberts Poinsett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levi Woodbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalStatesEnumerated | 26 ⓘ |
| totalTerritoriesEnumerated | 6 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.