1810 United States Census Questions

Answers to the 1810 US census questions were to be based on the status of households on August 6, 1810.

Column	Question
none	name of head of the family
none	number of free white males under 10
none	number of free white males 10 through 15 years
none	number of free white males 16 through 25 years
none	number of free white males 26 through 44 years
none	number of free white males 45 and older
none	number of free white females under 10
none	number of free white females 10 through 15 years
none	number of free white females 16 through 25 years
none	number of free white females 26 through 44 years
none	number of free white females 45 and older
none	number of all other free persons
none	number of slaves
none	town or district and county of residence

A district-wide loss for the District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana Territory, Mississippi Territory, Louisiana Territory (Missouri), New Jersey, and Tennessee occurred. Partial losses include the Illinois Territory, where one of two districts (St Clair) was lost, and Ohio which lost everything except Washington County.

In some instances, census substitutes are available which use existing land and tax records for 1810.

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