Missouri Population Schedules, 6th United States Census, 1840 [microform].

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Missouri Population Schedules, 6th United States Census, 1840 [microform].

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Census schedules of population of each county in Missouri were compiled by assistant marshals of the federal government and submitted to the U.S. Secretary of State to determine apportionment or representation and taxation. Each county return includes names of county and, occasionally, legal subdivisions (e.g., cities, wards, towns, townships, precincts,districts). Entries for each household variously include name of head of household, numbers of free white males and females in each age group (i.e. under 5, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 19-49, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90-99, 100 and upward), total number of male and female Negroes and slaves in each age group. Professions (i.e., mining, agriculture, commerce, manufacturers and trades, navigation of the ocean, navigation of canals, lakes and rivers, learned professions and engineers), names and ages of military pensioners, number of deaf and dumb white persons maintained at public and at private expense, numbers of universities or colleges, academies or grammar schools, primary or common schools at public expense. Returns for each county include date of census, name and certification of assistant marshal.

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