1840 Census
The 1840 Census listed the town or district
and county of residence, name of head of household, number
of free white males and females in age categories: 0 to 5, 5 to 10, 10 to 15, 15
to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, 40 to 50, 50 to 60, 60 to 70, 70 to 80, 80 to 90, 90
to 100, over 100; the name of a slave owner and the number of slaves owned by
that person; the number of male and female slaves by age categories; the number
of foreigners (not naturalized) in a household; and the number of deaf, dumb and
blind persons within a household. Additionally, the 1840 census asked for the
first time the ages of revolutionary war pensioners, as well as the number of
persons attending school. The official enumeration day was 1 June 1840.
