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The 'United States Census of 1810' was the third Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 6,1810
The 1810 census included one new state: Louisiana.

The census for the following states were destroyed: District of Columbia, Georgia, and New Jersey.

The 1810 census contains the following information. (Identical to the 1800 census)

Columns - left to right

1. Name of the head of family

2. # of free white males under age 10

3. # of free white males age 10-16

4. # of free white males age 16-26

5. # of free white males age 26-45

6. # of free white males over age 45

7. # of free white females under age 10

8. # of free white females age 10-16

9. # of free white females age 16-26

10. # of free white females age 26-45

11. # of free white females over age 45

12. # of all other free persons

13. # of slaves

This census is one of the three for which the original data is no longer available. Almost all the population schedules were damaged in a fire in 1921 and later destroyed by bureaucratic error.

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Further reading

★ Historic US Census data