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1840 United States Census Questions
Answers to the questions in the 1840 census records were to be based on the status of households on June 1, 1840.
| Column | Question |
|---|---|
| none | name of county, city, ward, town, township, parish, precinct, hundred, or district where the family resides |
| none | name of head of the family |
| none | number of free white males under 5 |
| none | number of free white males between 5 and 9 years |
| none | number of free white males between 10 and 14 years |
| none | number of free white males between 15 and 19 years |
| none | number of free white males between 20 and 29 years |
| none | number of free white males between 30 and 39 years |
| none | number of free white males between 40 and 49 years |
| none | number of free white males between 50 and 59 years |
| none | number of free white males between 60 and 69 years |
| none | number of free white males between 70 and 79 years |
| none | number of free white males between 80 and 89 years |
| none | number of free white males between 90 and 99 years |
| none | number of free white males 100 years and older |
| none | number of free white females under 5 |
| none | number of free white females between 5 and 9 years |
| none | number of free white females between 10 and 14 years |
| none | number of free white females between 15 and 19 years |
| none | number of free white females between 20 and 29 years |
| none | number of free white females between 30 and 39 years |
| none | number of free white females between 40 and 49 years |
| none | number of free white females between 50 and 59 years |
| none | number of free white females between 60 and 69 years |
| none | number of free white females between 70 and 79 years |
| none | number of free white females between 80 and 89 years |
| none | number of free white females between 90 and 99 years |
| none | number of free white females 100 years and older |
| none | number of free colored males under 10 years |
| none | number of free colored males between 10 and 23 years |
| none | number of free colored males between 24 and 35 years |
| none | number of free colored males between 36 and 54 years |
| none | number of free colored males between 55 and 99 years |
| none | number of free colored males 100 years and older |
| none | number of free colored females under 10 years |
| none | number of free colored females between 10 and 23 years |
| none | number of free colored females between 24 and 35 years |
| none | number of free colored females between 36 and 54 years |
| none | number of free colored females between 55 and 99 years |
| none | number of free colored females 100 years and older |
| none | number of male slaves under 10 years |
| none | number of male slaves between 10 and 23 years |
| none | number of male slaves between 24 and 35 years |
| none | number of male slaves between 36 and 54 years |
| none | number of male slaves between 55 and 99 years |
| none | number of male slaves 100 years and older |
| none | number of female slaves under 10 years |
| none | number of female slaves between 10 and 23 years |
| none | number of female slaves between 24 and 35 years |
| none | number of female slaves between 36 and 54 years |
| none | number of female slaves between 55 and 99 years |
| none | number of female slaves 100 years and older |
| none | number of persons in family employed in mining |
| none | number of persons in family employed in agriculture |
| none | number of persons in family employed in commerce |
| none | number of persons in family employed in manufacture and trade |
| none | number of persons in family employed in navigation of the ocean |
| none | number of persons in family employed in navigation of canals, lakes, and rivers |
| none | number of persons in family employed in learned professional engineers |
| none | names of pensioners for Revolutionary or military services included in the foregoing |
| none | ages of above |
| none | white persons in foregoing who are deaf and dumb under 14 years |
| none | white persons in foregoing who are deaf and dumb between 14 and 24 years |
| none | white persons in foregoing who are deaf and dumb 25 years and older |
| none | white persons in foregoing who are blind |
| none | white persons in foregoing who are insane and idiots at private charge |
| none | white persons in foregoing who are insane and idiots at public charge |
| none | white persons in foregoing who are aliens - foreigners not naturalized |
| none | colored persons in foregoing who are deaf and dumb |
| none | colored persons in foregoing who are blind |
| none | colored persons in foregoing who are insane and idiots at private charge |
| none | colored persons in foregoing who are insane and idiots at public charge |
| none | universities or colleges |
| none | number of students |
| none | academies and grammar school |
| none | number of scholars |
| none | primary and common schools |
| none | number of scholars |
| none | number of scholars at public charge |
| none | number of white persons over 20 years of age who cannot read and write |
In the 1840 census records there were 26 states in the United States (Michigan and Arkansas were new). The two new territories were Wisconsin and Iowa, and they were also enumerated in the 1840 census records.
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