234: Census
234 years ago today (August 2, 1790) the First
US Census was carried out 7 years after becoming a Country.
In 1790 the United States had
3,929,214 People (with Virginia having the most People and Delaware having the
least People.)
The Census Questions included
counting how many Free White Men over 16, how many Free White Women and the
Number of Slaves in each House.)
A Government Census Taker went
door-to-door to count each Family.
The most Current US Census was
done in 2020 with the US having a Population of 331,449,281 (California having
the most People and Wyoming have the least People.)
The 2020 Census could be done
online, over the phone or by mail.
The Census Questions included
whether the home was owned or rented, the sex and age of each person in the
home, the Race of each person.
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