Data Dictionary: Census 1840
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Survey: Census 1840
Data Source:Digitally transcribed by Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Edited, verified by Michael Haines. Compiled, edited and verified by Social Explorer.
Data set: Social Explorer Dataset (SE)
Dataset Description
Social Explorer Dataset
Documentation

Full survey documentation is available here.

Notes

When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.

Tables
Social Explorer Dataset  (102 tables)
TableTitle
T1Total Population
A1Population Density
A2Area (square miles)
T2Urban Population
T3Urban Population (Cities of 25,000 and over)
T4Sex
T5Sex (White Population)
T6Sex (Colored Population)
T7Sex (Free Colored Population)
T8Sex (Slave Population)
T9Sex By Age (White Population)
T9ASex By Age (White Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T9BSex By Age (White Population) - Cumulative (More)
T10Sex By Age (Colored Population)
T10ASex By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T10BSex By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T11Sex By Age (Free Colored Population)
T11ASex By Age (Free Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T11BSex By Age (Free Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T12Sex By Age (Slave Population)
T12ASex By Age (Slave Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T12BSex By Age (Slave Population) - Cumulative (More)
T13Age (White Population)
T13AAge (White Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T13BAge (White Population) - Cumulative (More)
T14Age (White Male Population)
T14AAge (White Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T14BAge (White Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T15Age (White Female Population)
T15AAge (White Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T15BAge (White Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T16Age (Colored Population)
T16AAge (Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T16BAge (Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T17Age (Colored Male Population)
T17AAge (Colored Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T17BAge (Colored Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T18Age (Colored Female Population)
T18AAge (Colored Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T18BAge (Colored Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T19Age (Free Colored Population)
T19AAge (Free Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T19BAge (Free Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T20Age (Free Colored Male Population)
T20AAge (Free Colored Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T20BAge (Free Colored Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T21Age (Free Colored Female Population)
T21AAge (Free Colored Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T21BAge (Free Colored Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T22Age (Slave Population)
T22AAge (Slave Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T22BAge (Slave Population) - Cumulative (More)
T23Age (Slave Male Population)
T23AAge (Slave Male Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T23BAge (Slave Male Population) - Cumulative (More)
T24Age (Slave Female Population)
T24AAge (Slave Female Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T24BAge (Slave Female Population) - Cumulative (More)
T25Race
T26Race By Sex
T27Race By Age
T27ARace By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T27BRace By Age - Cumulative (More)
T28Race By Sex By Age
T28ARace By Sex By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T28BRace By Sex By Age - Cumulative (More)
T29Slave Status
T30Slave Status By Race
T31Slave Status By Race By Sex
T32Slave Status By Race By Age
T32ASlave Status By Race By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T32BSlave Status By Race By Age - Cumulative (More)
T33Slave Status By Race By Sex By Age
T33ASlave Status By Race By Sex By Age - Cumulative (Less)
T33BSlave Status By Race By Sex By Age - Cumulative (More)
T34Slave Status By Sex (Colored Population)
T35Slave Status By Age (Colored Population)
T35ASlave Status By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T35BSlave Status By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T36Slave Status By Sex By Age (Colored Population)
T36ASlave Status By Sex By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (Less)
T36BSlave Status By Sex By Age (Colored Population) - Cumulative (More)
T37Disabilities
T38Disabilities (White Population)
T39Disabilities (Colored Population)
T40Disabilities By Age (White Deaf and Dumb Population)
T41Disabilities By Race
T42Disabilities By Care Provider (Insane and Idiotic Population)
T43Disabilities By Care Provider By Race (Insane and Idiotic Population)
T44Disabilities By Care Provider (White Insane and Idiotic Population)
T45Disabilities By Care Provider (Colored Insane and Idiotic Population)
T46Industry
T47Education - Number of Schools
T48Education - Number of Students
T49Literacy (White Population Age 20 and Over)
T50Newspapers and Periodicals
T51Printing Offices And Binderies
T52Persons Employed in Printing/Binding
T53Capital Investment in Printing/Binding and Manufacturing
T54Sex (White Population Age 80 and Over)
T55Waterway Identifier
Notes:

When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.

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