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The 1840 census was the first that attempted to count
Americans who were "insane" or "idiotic". Published results of the census indicated that alarming numbers of black persons living in non-slaveholding States were mentally ill, in striking contrast to the corresponding figures for slaveholding
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Pro-slavery advocates trumpeted the results as evidence of the beneficial effects of slavery, and the probable consequences of emancipation. Anti-slavery advocates contended, on the contrary, that the published returns were riddled with errors, as detailed in an 1844 report by
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Weaver reported that he had examined "each specification of error" and concluded that the memorialists had themselves erred in their claims. While there doubtless had been minor errors, he said, there had been no glaring methodological mistakes as charged.
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on www.cyndislist.com (21 Links) Includes links to sites with any or all of the following: digitized images, indexes, transcriptions, extractions, abstracts, and partial or whole copies of census materials.
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It was also the last census conducted by U.S. marshals, as starting in 1850 a temporary office would be set up for each census under the purview of the
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Memorial of the
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3141:. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States, Second Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress. Vol. I
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Edward Jarvis; William Brigham; J. Wingate Thornton (1844).
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number of white persons over 20 who could not read and write
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number of pensioners for Revolutionary or military service
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1840 U.S. Federal Census - Online Records and Indexes
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Insanity Among the Coloured Population of the Free States
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Includes population in the future state of West Virginia
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The Works of John C. Calhoun: Reports and Public Letters
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John Quincy Adams (1877). Charles Francis Adams (ed.).
3166:. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. pp.
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3425:Library of Congress research guide for 1840 census
3116:. Philadelphia: T.K. & P.G. Collins, Printers
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3362:. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from
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3660:United States Census of Agriculture
3226:The Papers of John C. Calhoun: 1845
111:Office of the United States Marshal
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3284:Includes portion of what is now
315:number of deaf and dumb, by race
267:American Statistical Association
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88:, which administered the census
86:United States Marshals Service
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3223:William Edwin Hemphill, ed.,
3427:- links to primary documents
3655:United States Census Bureau
3413:Overview of the 1840 Census
185:census of the United States
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3348:, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
3100:, and sources there cited.
3681:1840 in the United States
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3069:Journal of Negro History
318:number of blind, by race
261:of Massachusetts in the
3360:"Regions and Divisions"
3462:United States censuses
3253:New York State Library
3110:Edward Jarvis (1844).
292:Name of head of family
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3686:United States census
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3402:The Washington Post
3366:on December 3, 2016
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3188:Litwack (1958), 267
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94:General information
3415:on www.census.gov.
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3051:References
3007:Pottsville
2892:Zanesville
2851:New Jersey
2846:Woodbridge
2800:Dorchester
2713:New Jersey
2593:Cumberland
2524:Wilmington
2501:New London
2478:Marblehead
2409:Harrisburg
2345:New Jersey
2340:Middletown
2271:Gloucester
2179:Portsmouth
2133:Fall River
2018:Georgetown
1977:New Jersey
1903:Portsmouth
1857:Wilmington
1765:Alexandria
1604:Smithfield
1512:Petersburg
1264:New Jersey
1121:Pittsburgh
1098:Louisville
1075:Kensington
1052:Providence
1029:Washington
960:Charleston
868:Cincinnati
739:Population
713:Wisconsin
570:New Jersey
419:1,239,792
408:1,519,467
397:1,724,033
386:2,428,921
193:enumerated
58:1840-06-01
3328:Minnesota
3286:Minnesota
3097:150261737
3020:Northeast
2997:Northeast
2951:Northeast
2928:Northeast
2882:Northeast
2859:Northeast
2836:Northeast
2813:Northeast
2790:Northeast
2767:Northeast
2744:Northeast
2721:Northeast
2698:Northeast
2675:Northeast
2639:Frederick
2629:Northeast
2606:Northeast
2583:Northeast
2560:Northeast
2514:Northeast
2491:Northeast
2468:Northeast
2445:Northeast
2422:Northeast
2376:Northeast
2353:Northeast
2294:Cleveland
2284:Northeast
2248:Lynchburg
2215:Northeast
2169:Northeast
2146:Northeast
2123:Northeast
2092:Tennessee
2087:Nashville
2064:Lexington
2054:Northeast
2008:Northeast
1995:Worcester
1985:Northeast
1962:Northeast
1916:Northeast
1893:Northeast
1847:Northeast
1834:Cambridge
1824:Northeast
1801:Northeast
1788:Lancaster
1755:Northeast
1732:Northeast
1719:Nantucket
1709:Northeast
1663:Northeast
1640:Northeast
1617:Northeast
1594:Northeast
1581:Allegheny
1548:Northeast
1479:Northeast
1456:Northeast
1410:Northeast
1387:Northeast
1374:New Haven
1364:Northeast
1341:Northeast
1318:Northeast
1282:St. Louis
1272:Northeast
1249:Northeast
1226:Northeast
1180:Northeast
1167:Rochester
1157:Northeast
1134:Northeast
1088:Northeast
1065:Northeast
1019:Northeast
1006:Southwark
996:Northeast
950:Northeast
927:Northeast
904:Northeast
858:Northeast
835:Northeast
804:Louisiana
776:Baltimore
766:Northeast
581:Louisiana
427:Tennessee
416:Virginia
344:microdata
234:Baltimore
152:2,428,921
107:Authority
3317:in 1846.
3030:Columbia
2984:Carlisle
2966:Illinois
2731:Gardiner
2644:Maryland
2570:Plymouth
2460:New York
2437:New York
2386:Columbus
2253:Virginia
2184:Virginia
2115:New York
2069:Kentucky
1972:Paterson
1931:Virginia
1926:Wheeling
1862:Delaware
1678:Michigan
1627:Hartford
1563:Virginia
1517:Virginia
1489:Savannah
1402:New York
1305:Portland
1287:Missouri
1241:New York
1218:New York
1195:Virginia
1190:Richmond
1172:New York
1103:Kentucky
942:New York
896:New York
891:Brooklyn
781:Maryland
758:New York
753:New York
669:Delaware
658:Arkansas
650:108,830
639:212,267
636:Michigan
628:224,537
617:284,574
606:291,948
595:309,978
584:352,411
573:373,306
562:375,651
551:383,702
548:Missouri
540:470,019
537:Maryland
529:476,183
526:Illinois
518:501,793
507:590,756
496:594,398
485:685,866
474:691,392
463:737,699
452:753,419
441:779,828
438:Kentucky
430:829,210
383:New York
253:States.
227:New York
220:New York
207:(now in
170:Delaware
161:populous
149:New York
140:populous
3469:Century
3255:. 1981.
3208:May 31,
3174:May 31,
3145:May 31,
3120:May 31,
3089:2716144
2974:Midwest
2961:Chicago
2938:Danbury
2915:Beverly
2905:Midwest
2777:Concord
2754:Danvers
2708:Evesham
2616:Andover
2547:Augusta
2399:Midwest
2330:Midwest
2307:Midwest
2230:Georgia
2225:Augusta
2156:Warwick
1949:Taunton
1880:Newport
1811:Reading
1696:Roxbury
1686:Midwest
1673:Detroit
1558:Norfolk
1494:Georgia
1425:Alabama
1295:Midwest
1236:Buffalo
881:Midwest
808:102,193
785:102,313
762:312,710
716:30,945
705:33,745
694:43,112
683:54,477
680:Florida
672:78,085
661:97,574
603:Vermont
504:Alabama
482:Indiana
471:Georgia
295:Address
203:, near
117:Results
99:Country
56: (
3095:
3087:
2823:Easton
2455:Auburn
2432:Hudson
2363:Nashua
2317:Dayton
1742:Bangor
1590:10,089
1567:10,920
1544:10,985
1521:11,136
1498:11,214
1475:11,484
1452:12,087
1429:12,672
1420:Mobile
1406:12,782
1383:12,960
1360:14,573
1337:15,082
1314:15,218
1291:16,469
1268:17,290
1259:Newark
1245:18,213
1222:19,334
1199:20,153
1176:20,191
1153:20,796
1144:Lowell
1130:21,115
1107:21,210
1084:22,314
1061:23,171
1038:23,364
1015:27,548
992:27,849
969:29,261
946:33,721
937:Albany
923:34,474
900:36,233
877:46,338
854:93,383
845:Boston
831:93,665
236:, and
173:78,085
163:
159:
142:
138:
131:32.7%)
3216:Ibid.
3093:S2CID
3085:JSTOR
3043:South
3039:4,340
3016:4,345
2993:4,351
2970:4,470
2947:4,504
2924:4,689
2901:4,766
2878:4,779
2855:4,821
2832:4,865
2809:4,875
2786:4,897
2763:5,020
2740:5,042
2736:Maine
2717:5,060
2694:5,085
2671:5,141
2667:Maine
2652:South
2648:5,182
2625:5,207
2602:5,225
2579:5,281
2556:5,314
2552:Maine
2537:South
2533:5,335
2510:5,519
2487:5,575
2464:5,626
2441:5,672
2418:5,980
2395:6,048
2372:6,054
2349:6,063
2326:6,067
2303:6,071
2280:6,350
2261:South
2257:6,395
2238:South
2234:6,403
2211:6,458
2202:Dover
2192:South
2188:6,477
2165:6,726
2142:6,738
2119:6,784
2100:South
2096:6,929
2077:South
2073:6,997
2050:7,161
2031:South
2027:7,312
2004:7,497
1981:7,596
1958:7,645
1939:South
1935:7,885
1912:7,887
1889:8,333
1870:South
1866:8,367
1843:8,409
1820:8,410
1797:8,417
1778:South
1774:8,459
1751:8,627
1747:Maine
1728:9,012
1705:9,089
1682:9,102
1659:9,367
1636:9,468
1613:9,534
1571:South
1525:South
1502:South
1433:South
1397:Utica
1328:Salem
1310:Maine
1203:South
1111:South
1042:South
973:South
812:South
789:South
736:State
691:Iowa
515:Maine
372:State
157:Least
3637:2030
3631:2020
3626:2010
3619:21st
3610:2000
3605:1990
3600:1980
3595:1970
3590:1960
3585:1950
3580:1940
3575:1930
3570:1920
3565:1910
3558:20th
3549:1900
3544:1890
3539:1880
3534:1870
3529:1860
3524:1850
3519:1840
3514:1830
3509:1820
3504:1810
3497:19th
3488:1800
3483:1790
3476:18th
3372:2016
3296:and
3210:2013
3176:2013
3147:2013
3122:2013
2897:Ohio
2869:York
2662:Bath
2391:Ohio
2322:Ohio
2299:Ohio
1650:Lynn
1213:Troy
873:Ohio
733:City
730:Rank
405:Ohio
369:Rank
179:The
136:Most
66:1850
49:1830
3221:See
3077:doi
3026:100
342:No
211:).
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2129:61
2106:60
2083:59
2060:58
2037:57
2014:56
1991:55
1968:54
1945:53
1922:52
1899:51
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1830:48
1807:47
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