Fifth US census
The1830 United States census , the fifthcensus undertaken in theUnited States , was conducted on June 1, 1830. The only loss of census records for 1830 involved some countywide losses in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Mississippi.
It determined the population of the24 states to be 12,866,020, of which 2,009,043 were slaves. The center of population was about 170 miles (274 km) west ofWashington, D.C. in present-dayGrant County, West Virginia .
This was the first census in which a city—New York —recorded a population of over 200,000.
The 1830 census asked these questions:[ 1]
Name of head of family Address Number of free white males and femalesin five-year age groups to age 20 in 10-year age groups from 20 to 100 100 years and older number of slaves and free colored persons in six age groups number of deaf and dumbunder 14 years old 14 to 24 years old 25 years and older number of blind foreigners not naturalized Nomicrodata from the 1830 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 New York 1,918,608 02 Pennsylvania 1,348,233 03 Virginia[ 2] 1,220,978 04 Ohio 937,903 05 North Carolina 737,987 06 Kentucky 687,917 07 Tennessee 681,904 08 Massachusetts 610,408 09 South Carolina 581,185 10 Georgia 516,823 11 Maryland 447,040 12 Maine 399,455 13 Indiana 343,031 14 New Jersey 320,823 15 Alabama 309,527 16 Connecticut 297,675 17 Vermont 280,652 18 New Hampshire 269,328 19 Louisiana 215,739 X West Virginia[ 3] 176,924 20 Illinois 157,445 21 Missouri 140,455 22 Mississippi 136,621 23 Rhode Island 97,199 24 Delaware 76,748 X Florida 34,730 X Arkansas 30,388 X District of Columbia[ 4] 30,261 X Michigan 28,004 X Wisconsin 3,635
Apportionment Populations[ 5]
In theU.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 states:
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.[ 6]
In order to correctly apportion Representatives pursuant to this Census, it was necessary for the Census to compute not only the total population of each state, but the number of free persons and slaves, and then to compute the apportionment population, orFederal number , for each state (and territory) by adding three-fifths of the slave population to the free population. (This was computed by county, so the totals for each state may be off by as many as 1.2 persons due to rounding.)
State Total Free Slave Federal Maine 399437 399431 6 399434 New Hampshire 269328 269323 5 269326 Massachusetts 610408 610404 4 610406 Rhode Island 97199 97185 14 97193 Connecticut 297675 297650 25 297665 Vermont 280657 280657 280657 New York 1918608 1918532 76 1918577 New Jersey 320823 318569 2254 319922 Pennsylvania 1348233 1347830 403 1348072 Delaware 76748 73456 3292 75431 Maryland 447040 344046 102994 405842 Virginia 1211405 741648 469757 1023502 North Carolina 737987 492386 245601 639747 South Carolina 581185 265784 315401 455025 Georgia 516823 299292 217531 429810 Kentucky 687917 522704 165213 621832 Tennessee 681903 540300 141603 625263 Ohio 935884 935878 6 935882 Louisiana 215739 106151 109588 171904 Indiana 343031 343028 3 343030 Mississippi 136621 70962 65659 110358 Illinois 157445 156698 747 157147 Alabama 309527 191978 117549 262508 Missouri 140455 115364 25091 130419 Territory of Michigan 31639 31607 32 31625 Territory of Arkansas 30388 25812 4576 28557 Territory of Florida 34730 19229 15501 28529 District of Columbia 39834 33715 6119 37389
Rank City State Population[ 7] Region (2016) [ 8] 01 New York New York 202,589 Northeast 02 Baltimore Maryland 80,620 South 03 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 80,462 Northeast 04 Boston Massachusetts 61,392 Northeast 05 New Orleans Louisiana 46,082 South 06 Charleston South Carolina 30,289 South 07 Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 28,872 Northeast 08 Cincinnati Ohio 24,831 Midwest 09 Albany New York 24,209 Northeast 10 Southwark Pennsylvania 20,581 Northeast 11 Washington District of Columbia 18,826 South 12 Providence Rhode Island 16,833 Northeast 13 Richmond Virginia 16,060 South 14 Salem Massachusetts 13,895 Northeast 15 Kensington Pennsylvania 13,394 Northeast 16 Portland Maine 12,598 Northeast 17 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 12,568 Northeast 18 Brooklyn New York 12,406 Northeast 19 Troy New York 11,556 Northeast 20 Spring Garden Pennsylvania 11,140 Northeast 21 Newark New Jersey 10,953 Northeast 22 Louisville Kentucky 10,341 South 23 New Haven Connecticut 10,180 Northeast 24 Norfolk Virginia 9,814 South 25 Rochester New York 9,207 Northeast 26 Charlestown Massachusetts 8,783 Northeast 27 Buffalo New York 8,668 Northeast 28 Georgetown District of Columbia 8,441 South 29 Utica New York 8,323 Northeast 30 Petersburg Virginia 8,322 South 31 Alexandria District of Columbia 8,241 South 32 Portsmouth New Hampshire 8,026 Northeast 33 Newport Rhode Island 8,010 Northeast 34 Lancaster Pennsylvania 7,704 Northeast 35 New Bedford Massachusetts 7,592 Northeast 36 Gloucester Massachusetts 7,510 Northeast 37 Savannah Georgia 7,303 South 38 Nantucket Massachusetts 7,202 Northeast 39 Hartford Connecticut 7,074 Northeast 40 Smithfield Rhode Island 6,857 Northeast 41 Moyamensing Pennsylvania 6,822 Northeast 42 Springfield Massachusetts 6,784 Northeast 43 Augusta Georgia 6,710 South 44 Wilmington Delaware 6,628 South 45 Lowell Massachusetts 6,474 Northeast 46 Newburyport Massachusetts 6,375 Northeast 47 Lynn Massachusetts 6,138 Northeast 48 Cambridge Massachusetts 6,072 Northeast 49 Taunton Massachusetts 6,042 Northeast 50 Lexington Kentucky 6,026 South 51 Reading Pennsylvania 5,856 Northeast 52 Nashville Tennessee 5,566 South 53 Warwick Rhode Island 5,529 Northeast 54 Dover New Hampshire 5,449 Northeast 55 Hudson New York 5,392 Northeast 56 Roxbury Massachusetts 5,247 Northeast 57 Marblehead Massachusetts 5,149 Northeast 58 Middletown New Jersey 5,128 Northeast 59 Middleborough Massachusetts 5,008 Northeast 60 St. Louis Missouri 4,977 Midwest 61 Groton Connecticut 4,805 Northeast 62 Plymouth Massachusetts 4,758 Northeast 63 Lynchburg Virginia 4,630 South 64 Andover Massachusetts 4,530 Northeast 65 Auburn New York 4,486 Northeast 66 Frederick Maryland 4,427 South 67 New London Connecticut 4,335 Northeast 68 Harrisburg Pennsylvania 4,312 Northeast 69 Danbury Connecticut 4,311 Northeast 70 Schenectady New York 4,268 Northeast 71 Evesham New Jersey 4,239 Northeast 72 Danvers Massachusetts 4,228 Northeast 73 York Pennsylvania 4,216 Northeast 74 Worcester Massachusetts 4,173 Northeast 75 Fall River Massachusetts 4,158 Northeast 76 Dorchester Massachusetts 4,074 Northeast 77 Beverly Massachusetts 4,073 Northeast 78 Norwalk Connecticut 3,972 Northeast 79 Woodbridge New Jersey 3,969 Northeast 80 Trenton New Jersey 3,925 Northeast 81 Haverhill Massachusetts 3,896 Northeast 82 Orange New Jersey 3,887 Northeast 83 Coventry Rhode Island 3,851 Northeast 84 Gilmanton New Hampshire 3,816 Northeast 85 Greenwich Connecticut 3,801 Northeast 86 New Bern North Carolina 3,796 South 87 Wilmington North Carolina 3,791 South 88 South Amboy New Jersey 3,782 Northeast 89 Concord New Hampshire 3,720 Northeast 90 Carlisle Pennsylvania 3,707 Northeast 91 Cumberland Rhode Island 3,675 Northeast 92 South Kingstown Rhode Island 3,663 Northeast 93 Pittsfield Massachusetts 3,559 Northeast 94 Easton Pennsylvania 3,529 Northeast 95 Burlington Vermont 3,526 Northeast 96 North Providence Rhode Island 3,503 Northeast 97 Elizabeth New Jersey 3,455 Northeast 98 Saddle Brook New Jersey 3,399 Northeast 99 Hagerstown Maryland 3,371 South 100 Franklin, Somerset County New Jersey 3,352 Northeast
^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925" .New York State Library . October 1981. pp. 43 (p.49 of PDF).^ Total Virginia population represented here, including future state of West Virginia. ^ Between 1790 and 1863, the state of West Virginia was part of Virginia; the data presented here reflects the present-day boundary. ^ The District of Columbia is not a state but was created with the passage of theResidence Act of 1790. The territory that formed that federal capital was originally donated by both Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion wasreturned by Congress in 1846. ^ U.S. Census Bureau."1830 Census: Abstract of the returns of the Fifth Census" . ^ "The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription" .National Archives and Records Administration . November 4, 2015. RetrievedOctober 2, 2020 .^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 ^ "Regions and Divisions" . U.S. Census Bureau. Archived fromthe original on December 3, 2016. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2016 .
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