The 1840 census represents the last of the federal censuses that focus on the heads of households only. Like all of the censuses before it, the 1840 was still under the jurisdiction of the U.S ...

In 1840, the government's count found that ‘insanity and idiocy’ was 10 times more common among free Blacks than the enslaved — a number that was completely wrong but never corrected.

In 1840, Bishop John Strachan, the notorious Anglican power-broker who had dominated Upper Canada’s politics and real estate for over two decades, hired a young Black student to carry out what ...

Census of 1860 Population-Effect on the Representation of the Free ... 1850 and 1860 there arrived in the United States one million of foreign immigrants more than had arrived between 1840 and 1850.

Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years. By K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina Oct. 16, 2023 Since ...

The answer dates back to 1840 and a bet on growth. By Jhair Romero, Houston Explained Host April 4, 2025. ... when the city was only four years old and had a population of about 2,000.

Since 1840, the ag census has played a significant role in showing the value of agriculture and informs decision-makers on how and where to allocate resources. The data collected impact everything ...

Census data shows that 4 million migrants entered the US between 2021 and 2023, with an additional 2.8 million immigrants arriving between 2023 and 2024 — five times the 2019 figure.

Growing numbers of people in the U.S. are reporting on census forms that they identify with more than one racial group. But they're often hidden in breakdowns of the country's demographics.

Four of the eight fastest-growing cities in the U.S. – including the single fastest-growing city – are in North Texas, according to Census Bureau data.

Overall, the new data reveals that the median age of the US population rose from 35.2 in 2000 and 37.2 in 2010 to 38.8 in 2020. By state, Maine had the oldest median age, 45.1, in 2020, and Utah ...