The US Census

1790 - 1930

The Census of the USA has been held every ten years since 1790.
There is a 72 year moratorium on the publication of personal details held in the census returns.
Until 2012 when the 1940 returns are published the census available to researchers are those from 1790 - 1930

02 August 1790

04 August 1800

06 August 1810

07 August 1820

01 June 1830

01 June 1840 - EATLYs in the 1840 USA Census:

01 June 1850 - EATLYs in the 1850 US Census:

01 June 1860

01 June 1870

01 June 1880

01 June 1890

01 June 1900

15 April 1910

01 January 1920

01 April 1930

01 April 1940

We all have our secrets and there is no reason to believe that our ancestors were not above telling the occasional white lie to the census enumerators, particularly as regards to age, and marital state.

Census records are a guide not a gospel.

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