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The 1820 United States census was the fourth census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 7, 1820. The 1820 census included six new states: Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama and Maine. There has been a district wide loss of 1820 census records for Arkansas Territory, Missouri Territory, [1] and New Jersey.
This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. 1820s disestablishments in New York (state) (4 C, 1 P) 1820s establishments in New York (state) (10 C, 2 P)
It determined the population of the 24 states to be 12,866,020, of which 2,009,043 were slaves. The center of population was about 170 miles (274 km) west of Washington, D.C. in present-day Grant County, West Virginia. This was the first census in which a city—New York—recorded a population of over 200,000.
Pages in category "1820 in New York (state)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
According to the 1820 U.S. Census, the slave population at that time was 1,538,000. [14] The Missouri Compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. By the 1830 U.S. Census, the slave population had risen to 2,009,043. [14]
These settlers were of about 60% German and 33% English extraction. By 1780 about 27% of New York's population were descendants of Dutch settlers (55,000 of 204,000). New Jersey was home to the remaining Dutch and they constituted 14% of the population of 140,000. The rest were mostly English with a mixture of other Europeans and about 6% Blacks.
In age demographics: 6.5% of New York's population were under 5 years of age, 24.7% under 18, and 12.9% were 65 or older. Females made up 51.8% of the population. New York state has a fluctuating population growth rate, it has experienced some shrinkage in the 1970s and 1980s, but milder growth in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century.
1820: 123,706 1830: 202,589 1840: 312,710 ... New York's population reached an all-time high in the 2000 census; according to census estimates since 2000, ...