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General Information
The new states of Arkansas and Michigan were included in the 1840 Federal Census, bringing the total state count to 26. Florida Territory was enumerated, as were two new territories: Wisconsin Territory and Iowa Territory. The Indian Territory was created in 1828 from the western part of Arkansas Territory, but no federal census was taken in that area until 1860.
Content
- Name for head-of-household
- Number of free white males and free white females in specific age categories
- Name of a slave owner and number of slaves owned by that person
- Number of male and female slaves by age categories
- Number of foreigners (not naturalized) in a household
- Number of deaf, dumb and blind persons in the household
- Number and age of each person receiving a military pension
- Number of persons attending school
Census Losses
There were no substantial census losses for the 1840 census. |
