1790 Census Data for Connecticut

Location of Connecticut Information included in the 1790 United States Census:

	Title [online version underlined]	Location in State Library Collections
1	Return of the Whole Number of Persons within the several districts of the United States.[CT begins on pg. 35]	I 2.5:1/reprint
2	Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Connecticut volume	F 93 .U55 1908
3	Historical Census Browser, 1790-1960 posted  by the University of Virginia Library

Questions asked on the 1790 Census:

Title [online version underlined]	Location in the State Library Collections
Measuring America the Decennial Censuses for 1790-2000	GIRS Reference C 3.2:M46/2
200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: population and housing questions 1790-1990	GIRS Reference C 3.2:T 93

1790 Census data for Connecticut is available for these geographic areas:

• State
• County
• Town (can be calculated using  Heads of Families at the First Census, see above)

Related Links

Census of 1790, link to the State Library Catalog for other related material

United States Census Bureau,  link to other online publications related to the 1790 Census including population data for other states  

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Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 3/2008.