The 13 British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

The population of the United States has grown almost 123 times since the first federal census was conducted after the ...

Here at the courthouse, we can uncover interesting tidbits of information in various types of records. The records can shed ...

Following a years-long surge in illegal immigration, the Trump administration is poised to challenge a longstanding but legally fraught practice: counting illegal aliens in the U.S. census. President ...

In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, ...

Colonial America Revealed as Melting Pot by 1790 Census By Science News Magazine Issue: Vol. 23 No. #619, February 18, 1933 of 1 ...

Of the top 25 most populous locations in the country recorded by the 1790 census, seven were located in Massachusetts. Boston was the third most populous city in 1790 with a population of 18,320.

The association also points out that 'Respondent burden is low: approximately 40 minutes per household every 40 years'; and that 'Ben Franklin, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson started adding extra ...

Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years. By K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina Oct. 16, 2023 Since ...

The nation’s first census in 1790 revealed that 15% of Yonkers residents were enslaved, 6% of Westchester residents were enslaved, and 14% of all households owned an enslaved person, according ...

Heads Of Families, 1790 Census, North Carolina By US Bureau Of The Census, Pub 1908 by Washington Printing Office Publication date 1908 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics North Carolina Census 1790 ...

“Since 1790, census data have painted a vivid, vibrant portrait of America,” said Robert Santos, director of the US Census Bureau, in another video celebrating the publication.