The United States Census TableThe origin of the US Census :
The concept of a census is as old as history itself. All of the great civilizations such as the Chinese, Egyptians, and Romans used some form of census as a means of determining tribute or a tax on their subjects.
It is a constitutional mandate that is found in Article 1 section 2 of the United States Constitution. Each state will have one congressional seat for every 30, 000 people, but no less that one seat per state. The Bureau of the Census is attached to The US Department Commerce. A Department Secretary or Cabinet Secretary is part of the Executive Branch
appointed by the President, acting as a liaison between The Executive Branch and the Department.
For genealogists the census is a primary means of establishing age, marital status, parentage, occupation, ethnicity, year of immigration, naturalization, and place of origin. All important factors and often a rallying point when little or no statistics are available for an ancestor. If your ancestor has become a Naturalized American, those documents will often contain
the name of the vessel, date, and port of entry to the United States. The ship manifest lists may then be searched for additional information as to the family of the immigrant in the country of origin.
Online search engines such as Ancestry are robust devices that are available for building a family history, but they can be expensive and sometimes a deterrent to a researcher on a tight budget. The potential researcher should aware that documents pertaining to the Federal Government such as the census (1790 through 1930), naturalization papers, vessel lists,
and more are available for free through The National Archives of the United States.
US Population Growth 1790 - 1930
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933 - 1945
The Sixteenth United States Census
April 2, 1940
Population: 132,164,569
* Released on April 2, 2012
Herbert Hoover
1929 - 1923
The Fifteenth United States Census
April 1, 1930
Population: 122,775,046
Woodrow Wilson
1913 - 1921
The Fourteenth United States Census
January 5, 1920
Population: 106,021,537
William H. Taft
1909 - 1913
The Thirtheenth United States Census
April 15, 1910
Population: 92,228,496
William McKinley
1897 - 1901
The Twelth United States Census
June 1, 1900
Population: 76,212,168
Benjamin Harrison
1889 - 1893
The Eleventh United States Census
June 2, 1890
Population: 62,947,714
* The census records for this year were destroyed by fire. Only fragments remain
Rutherford B. Hayes
1877 - 1881
The Tenth United States Census
June 1, 1880
Population: 50,189,209
Ulysses S Grant
1869 - 1877
The Ninth United States Census
June 1, 1870
Population: 39,818,449
James Buchanan
1857 - 1861
The Eighth United States Census
June 1, 1860
Population: 31,443,321
Zachary Taylor
1849 - 1850
The Seventh United States Census
June 1, 1850
Population: 23,191,876
Martin Van Buren
1837 - 1841
The Sixth United States Census
June 1, 1840
Population: 17,069,453
Andrew Jackson
1829 - 1837
The Fifth United States Census
June 1, 1830
Population: 12,866,020
James Monroe
1817 - 1825
The Fourth United States Census
August 7, 1820
Population: 9,638,453
James Madison
1809 - 1817
The Third United States Census
August 6, 1810
Population: 7,239,881
JohnAdams
1797 - 1801
The Second United States Census
August 4, 1800
Population: 5,308,483
George Washington
1789 -1797
The First United States Census
August 2, 1790
Population: 3,929,326
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