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  2. www.census.gov › history › wwwWhen was the first census in the United States? - History - U ...

    The first census in the United States took place beginning on August 2, 1790. Although it took months to collect all the data from households, census takers were instructed to collect information as of August 2. For more information, see the 1790 Overview page.

  3. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › first-usThe First US Census Only Asked Six Questions | Smithsonian

    August 2, 2017. A census enumerator's records from the 1790 census, the first-ever to be conducted in the United States. National Archives. August 2, 1790: the first Census Day, when brave...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1790_United_States_census1790 United States census - Wikipedia

    The 1790 United States census was the first United States census. It recorded the population of the whole United States as of Census Day, August 2, 1790, as mandated by Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution and applicable laws.

    Rank
    City
    State
    Population[26][27]
    1
    New York
    New York
    33,131
    2
    Philadelphia
    Pennsylvania
    28,522
    3
    Boston
    Massachusetts
    18,320
    4
    Charleston
    South Carolina
    16,359

    See full list on en.wikipedia.org

    • 3,929,214
    • Virginia (747,610)

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_censusUnited States census - Wikipedia

    The first census after the American Revolution was taken in 1790 under Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. There have been 23 federal censuses since that time. [1] The census includes territories of the United States. [2] The United States Census Bureau is responsible for conducting the census.

    Year
    Total Population
    Change In Population
    Most Populated State
    2020 [ad]
    331,449,281
    7%
    California (39,538,223)
    2010 [ac]
    308,745,538
    10%
    California (37,253,956)
    2000 [ab]
    281,421,906
    13%
    California (33,871,648)
    1990 [aa]
    248,709,873
    10%
    California (29,760,021)

    See full list on en.wikipedia.org

    • United States
    • August 2, 1790; 233 years ago
    • Decennial
    • April 1, 2020; 3 years ago

  7. www.mountvernon.org › library › digitalhistoryFirst United States Census, 1790 · George Washington's Mount ...

    The Constitution also stipulated that the census would be decennial and that the first enumeration was to be completed "within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States," which convened in March 1789.

  8. www2.census.gov › library › visualizationsA Timeline of Census History

    A Timeline of Census History Thomas Jefferson Leg end Staff 1790 Under the leadership of the Secretary of State, U.S. Marshals conduct the nation's first census. which asks six questions. and JANUARY 8, 1790 Pres dent George Wash ngt0n gives the first State of the un on Address. 20, 1792 Establishment of U.S. post Office Department MARCH 14, 1794

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