1830 - Fifth Census of the United States
The 1830 Census was the fifth enumeration conducted of the United States population as provided for in the U.S. Constitution. The 12.9 million people enumerated represented a 33.5% increase over the prior census. Enumerators of the 1830 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household; number of free white males and females in age categories: 0 to 5, 5 to 10, 10 to 15, 15 to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, 40 to 50, 50 to 60, 60 to 70, 70 to 80, 80 to 90, 90 to 100, over 100; the name of a slave owner and the number of slaves owned by that person; the number of male and female slaves and free "colored" persons by age categories; the number of foreigners (not naturalized) in a household; the number of deaf, dumb, and blind persons within a household; and town or district, and county of residence.
| Federal Census Statistics | |
| Census Date: | 01 June 1830 |
| Time Allowed: | 6 Months |
| (Extended to 12 months) | |
| Population: | 12,866,020 |
| Slaves: | 2,009,043 |
| Alabama: | 309,527 |
| US President: | Andrew Jackson |
| US States: | 24 |
(NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls)
You can click the link to the counties below and view the individual image of the census. Please note, the image names "does not" represent the actual census "page". The page number represented is the page number on the PDF/Reel of the census.
