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1840 Census Data for Connecticut

Location of Connecticut Information included in the 1840 United States Census:

 
Title [online version underlined] 
Location in State Library Collections
1
 Sixth Census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, as corrected at the Department of State, in 1840...CT begins on pg. 58 I 7.5:1/reprint  oversize
2
 Statistics of the United States of America, as collected and returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts, under the thirteenth section of the act for taking the Sixth Census. (Manufacturers, occupations, etc.)  CT data is included throughout the volume I 7.5:2  oversize
3
 Compendium of the Enumeration of the inhabitants and statistics of the United States, as obtained at the Department of State, from the returns of the Sixth Census...To which is added an abstract of each preceding census. CT on pp. 13-15. I 7.2:C 73/1  oversize

I 7.2:C73/1 reprint
4
 Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services.  CT begins on pg. 49 I 7.5:3
5
 Historical Census Browser, 1790-1960 posted  by the University of Virginia Library  

Questions asked on the 1840 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

 1840 Census data for Connecticut is available for these geographic areas:

Boundaries of geographic areas may be determined using a combination of Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumeration Districts, (a microfilm set kept in the Newspaper Room at the State Library, call number F93 .U5 1978, reel 1) and town maps. (Note that not all data is available for all geographic areas)

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