Historical Census Browser

Census Data for Year 1840

The selection lists below represent all of the questions from the 1840 census recorded by ICPSR. They have been grouped into categories for convenience. The categories are not part of the original data.

Variables for 1840 Census

General Population Ethnicity/Race/Place of Birth Education & Literacy Economy/Manufacturing/Employment Slave Population

General Population

Ethnicity/Race/Place of Birth

Education & Literacy

Economy/Manufacturing/Employment

Slave Population

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total free colored females
total free colored males
total free colored persons
free white females 100 years of age and over
free white females 90-99 years of age
free white females 80-89 years of age
free white females 70-79 years of age
free white females 60-69 years of age
free white females 50-59 years of age
free colored males under ten years of age
free colored males 10-23 years of age
free colored males 24-35 years of age
free colored females 100 years of age and over
free colored females 55-99 years of age
free colored females 36-54 years of age
free colored females 24-35 years of age
free colored females 10-23 years of age
free colored females under ten years of age
free colored males 100 years of age and over
free colored males 55-99 years of age
free colored males 36-54 years of age
free white females 40-49 years of age
free white females 30-39 years of age
free white males 30-39 years of age
free white males 20-29 years of age
free white males 15-19 years of age
free white males 10-14 years of age
free white males 5-9 years of age
free white males under five years of age
total free white females
total free white males
total free whites
free white males 40-49 years of age
free white males 50-59 years of age
free white males 60-69 years of age
free white females 20-29 years of age
free white females 15-19 years of age
free white females 10-14 years of age
free white females 5-9 years of age
free white females under five years of age
free white males 100 years of age and over
free white males 90-99 years of age
free white males 80-89 years of age
free white males 70-79 years of age

white persons 20 years of age and over who cannot read and write
scholars at public charge
scholars in primary and common schools
primary and common schools
scholars in academies and grammar schools
academies and grammar schools
total students in universities or colleges
universities or colleges

daily newspapers
weekly newspapers
semi and tri-weekly newspapers
periodicals
men employed in newspaper production
capital invested in printing and binding
total capital invested in manufacturing
binderies
printing offices
persons employed in mining
persons employed in agriculture
persons employed in commerce
persons employed in manufacturing and trades
persons employed in navigation of the ocean
persons employed in navigation of canals
persons employed in learned professions and engineers

male slaves 100 years of age and over
female slaves under ten years of
female slaves 10-23 years of age
female slaves 24-35 years of age
female slaves 36-54 years of age
female slaves 55-99 years of age
male slaves 55-99 years of age
male slaves 36-54 years of age
male slaves 24-35 years of age
male slaves 10-23 years of age
male slaves under ten years of age
total female slaves
total male slaves
total slaves
female slaves 100 years of age and over