Census questions::1840 United States Census

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Census questions The 1840 census asked these questions:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Note that several pages on U.S. federal web sites incorrectly assert that the 1840 census questionnaire closely followed that from the 1830 census, which did not include questions concerning mental illness.</ref>

• Name of head of family
• Address
• Number of free white males and females
  • in five-year age groups to age 20
  • in 10-year age groups from 20 to 100
  • 100 years and older
• number of slaves and free colored persons in six age groups
• number of deaf and dumb, by race
• number of blind, by race
• number of insane and idiotic in public or private charge, by race
• number of persons in each family employed in seven classes of occupation
• number of schools and number of scholars
• number of white persons over 20 who could not read and write
• number of pensioners for Revolutionary or military service

1840 United States Census sections
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