Third US census
The1810 United States census was the thirdcensus conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 6, 1810. It showed that 7,239,881 people were living in the United States, of whom 1,191,362 were slaves.[ 1]
The 1810 census included one new state:Ohio . The original census returns for the District of Columbia, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Ohio were lost or destroyed over the years.[ 2] [ 3]
This was the last census with Virginia ranked as the most populous state.
The 1810 census form contained the following information (identical to the 1800 census):
City or township Name of the head of family Number of free white males under age 10 Number of free white males age 10 to under 16 Number of free white males age 16 to under 26 Number of free white males age 26 to under 45 Number of free white males age 45 and over Number of free white females under age 10 Number of free white females age 10 to under 16 Number of free white females age 16 to under 26 Number of free white females age 26 to under 45 Number of free white females age 45 and over Number of all other free persons Number of slaves Note to researchers [ edit ] Census taking was not yet an exact science. Before 1830, enumerators lacked pre-printed forms, and some drew up their own, resulting in pages without headings. Some enumerators did not tally their results. As a result, census records for many towns before 1830 are idiosyncratic. This is not to suggest that they are less reliable than subsequent censuses, but that they may require more work on the part of the researcher.
Nomicrodata from the 1810 population census are available, butaggregate data for small areas, together with compatible cartographic boundary files, can be downloaded from theNational Historical Geographic Information System .
Rank State Population 01 Virginia[ 4] 983,152 02 New York 959,049 03 Pennsylvania 810,091 04 Massachusetts[ 5] 700,745 05 North Carolina 556,526 06 South Carolina 415,115 07 Kentucky 406,511 08 Maryland 380,546 09 Connecticut 262,042 10 Tennessee 261,727 11 Georgia 251,407 12 New Jersey 245,555 13 Ohio 230,760 — Maine[ 6] 228,705 14 Vermont 217,713 15 New Hampshire 214,360 – West Virginia[ 7] 105,469 16 Rhode Island 76,931 — Louisiana 76,556 17 Delaware 72,674 — Mississippi 31,306 — Indiana 24,520 — Missouri 19,783 — District of Columbia[ 8] 15,471 — Illinois 12,282 — Alabama 9,046 — Michigan 4,762 — Arkansas 1,062
Rank City State Population[ 9] [ 10] Region (2016) [ 11] 01 New York New York 96,373 Northeast 02 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 53,722 Northeast 03 Baltimore Maryland 46,555 South 04 Boston Massachusetts 33,787 Northeast 05 Charleston South Carolina 24,711 South 06 Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 19,874 Northeast 07 New Orleans Territory of Orleans [ 12] 17,242 South 08 Southwark Pennsylvania 13,707 Northeast 09 Salem Massachusetts 12,613 Northeast 10 Albany New York 10,762 Northeast 11 Providence Rhode Island 10,071 Northeast 12 Richmond Virginia 9,735 South 13 Norfolk Virginia 9,193 South 14 Washington District of Columbia 8,208 South 15 Newark New Jersey 8,008 Northeast 16 Newport Rhode Island 7,907 Northeast 17 Newburyport Massachusetts 7,634 Northeast 18 Alexandria District of Columbia 7,227 South 19 Portland Massachusetts [ 13] 7,169 Northeast 20 Portsmouth New Hampshire 6,934 Northeast 21 Nantucket Massachusetts 6,807 Northeast 22 Gloucester Massachusetts 5,943 Northeast 23 Schenectady New York 5,903 Northeast 24 Marblehead Massachusetts 5,900 Northeast 25 New Haven Connecticut 5,772 Northeast 26 Petersburg Virginia 5,668 South 27 New Bedford Massachusetts 5,651 Northeast 28 Lancaster Pennsylvania 5,405 Northeast 29 Savannah Georgia 5,215 South 30 Charlestown Massachusetts 4,959 Northeast 31 Georgetown District of Columbia 4,948 South 32 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 4,768 Northeast 33 Beverly Massachusetts 4,608 Northeast 34 Groton Connecticut 4,451 Northeast 35 Brooklyn New York 4,402 Northeast 36 Middleborough Massachusetts 4,400 Northeast 37 Gilmanton New Hampshire 4,338 Northeast 38 Lexington Kentucky 4,326 South 39 Woodbridge New Jersey 4,247 Northeast 40 Plymouth Massachusetts 4,228 Northeast 41 Lynn Massachusetts 4,087 Northeast 42 Hudson New York 4,048 Northeast 43 Hartford Connecticut 3,955 Northeast 44 Taunton Massachusetts 3,907 Northeast 45 Middletown New Jersey 3,849 Northeast 46 Smithfield Rhode Island 3,828 Northeast 47 Danbury Connecticut 3,606 Northeast 48 South Kingstown Rhode Island 3,560 Northeast 49 Greenwich Connecticut 3,533 Northeast 50 Reading Pennsylvania 3,462 Northeast 51 Evesham New Jersey 3,445 Northeast 52 New London Connecticut 3,238 Northeast 53 Andover Massachusetts 3,164 Northeast 54 South Amboy New Jersey 3,071 Northeast 55 Trenton New Jersey 3,002 Northeast 56 Norwalk Connecticut 2,983 Northeast 57 Elizabeth New Jersey 2,977 Northeast 58 Norwich Connecticut 2,976 Northeast 59 North Kingstown Rhode Island 2,957 Northeast 60 Coventry Rhode Island 2,928 Northeast 61 York Pennsylvania 2,847 Northeast 62 Hackensack New Jersey 2,835 Northeast 63 Berlin Connecticut 2,798 Northeast 64 Springfield Massachusetts 2,767 Northeast 65 Londonderry New Hampshire 2,766 Northeast 66 Farmington Connecticut 2,748 Northeast 67 Bristol Rhode Island 2,698 Northeast 68 Haverhill Massachusetts 2,682 Northeast 69 Pittsfield Massachusetts 2,665 Northeast 70 Worcester Massachusetts 2,577 Northeast 71 Cincinnati Ohio 2,540 Midwest 72 Nashville Tennessee 2,490 South
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