Meaning of columns in United States Federal Census's by year.
1790[]
- 1) Name
- 2) Free White males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families
- 3) Free white males under 16 years
- 4) Free white females, including heads of families
- 5) All other free persons
- 6) Slaves
1800[]
- Number of males under 10 years of age.
- Number of males between 10 to 16 years of age.
- Number of males between 16 to 26 years of age.
- Number of maeles between 26 to 45 years of age.
- Number of males over 45 years of age.
- Number of females under 10 years of age.
- Number of females between 10 to 16 years of age.
- Number of females between 16 to 25 years of age.
- Number of females between 26 to 45 years of age.
- Number of females over 45 years of age.
- Number of other free persons in that family, except Indians not taxed.
- Number of slaves in the household.
1840[]
- 1 Line Number
- 2 Nameof the county, city, ward, town, township, parish, precinct, hundred, or district
- 3 Names of Head of Families
columns 4-16) Free White Persons, including Heads of Families - Males
- 4 Under 5
- 5 5 and under 10
- 6 10 and under 15
- 7 15 and under 20
- 8 20 and under 30
- 9 30 and under 40
- 10 40 and under 50
- 11 50 and under 60
- 12 60 and under 70
- 13 70 and under 80
- 14 80 and under 90
- 15 90 and under 100
- 16 100 and upwards
17 - 29 Free White Persons, including Heads of Families - Females
- 17 Under 5
- 18 5 and under 10
- 19 10 and under 15
- 20 15 and under 20
- 21 20 and under 30
- 22 30 and under 40
- 23 40 and under 50
- 24 50 and under 60
- 25 60 and under 70
- 26 70 and under 80
- 27 80 and under 90
- 28 90 and under 100
- 29 100 and upwards
- 30 - 35 Free Colored Persons - Males
- 30 Under 10
- 31 10 and under 24
- 32 24 and under 35
- 33 35 and under 55
- 34 55 and under 100
- 35 100 and upwards
- 36 - 41 Free Colored Persons - Females
- 36 Under 10
- 37 10 and under 24
- 38 24 and under 35
- 39 35 and under 55
- 40 55 and under 100
- 41 100 and upwards
- 42 Line Number
- 43 - 48 Slaves - Males
- 43 Under 10
- 44 10 and under 24
- 45 24 and under 35
- 46 35 and under 55
- 47 55 and under 100
- 48 100 and upwards
- 49 - 54 Slaves - Females
- 49 Under 10
- 50 10 and under 24
- 51 24 and under 35
- 52 35 and under 55
- 53 55 and under 100
- 54 100 and upwards
- 55 TOTAL
- 56 - 62 Number of each family employed in
- 56 Mining
- 57 Agriculture
- 58 Commerce
- 59 Manufacture and trade
- 60 Navigation of the ocean
- 61 Navigation of canals, lakes, rivers
- 62 Learned professional engineers
- 63 - 64 Pensioners for Revolutionary or military services, included in the foregoing
- 63 Names
- 64 Ages
- 65 - 70 Deaf and Dumb, Blind, and Insane White Persons, Included in the foregoing
- 65 - 67 Deaf and Dumb
- 65 Under 14
- 66 14 and under 25
- 67 25 and upwards
- 68 - 70 Blind and Insane
- 68 Blind
- 69 Insane and Idiots at public charge
- 70 Insane and Idiots at private charge
- 71 - 74 Deaf and Dumb, Blind, and Insane Colored Persons, Included in the foregoing
- 71 - 72 Deaf, Dumb and Blind
- 71 Deaf and Dumb
- 72 Blind
- 73 - 74 Insane and Idiots
- 73 Insane and Idiots at public charge
- 74 Insane and Idiots at private charge
- 75 - 81 Schools & c.
- 75 Universities or college
- 76 Number of students
- 77 Academies and Grammar Schools
- 78 No. of Scholars
- 79 Primary and Common Schools
- 80 No. of scholars at public charge
- 81 No. of white persons over 20 years of age in each family who cannot read and write
1850[]
- 1 Dwelling - houses numbered in the order of visitation
- 2 Families numbered in the order of visitation
- 3 The name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1850, was in this family
- 4 Age
- 5 Sex
- 6 Color < White, black or malato
- 7 Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each Male Person over 15 years of age
- 8 Value of Real Estate owned
- 9 Place of Birth Naming the State, Territory or Country
- 10 Married whithin the year
- 11 Attended School within the year
- 12 Persons over 20 y'rs of age who cannot read & write
- 13 Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict