Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I guess I need to modify the old admonition to: Careful to always ask for what you want. I have wanted this for a loooong time. Have a happy holiday. Linda > -----Original Message----- > From: A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State > history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Marla A. Bennett > Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 2:30 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: 1820 Census Totals by County needed! > > > Yes. There is a site that provides data, state by state, county by county > for 1790-1970. Use the US Historical Documents Browser at > http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ > <http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/> > > According to the text on the site: > > "Data for this site originate in ICPSR study number 0003, 'Historical > Demographic, Economic and Social Data: The United States, > 1790-1970.' The data were collected, keypunched and error checked by ICPSR > staff under a grants from the National Science > Foundation. The selection of data to be included in the data set was > carried out under guidelines developed by the American Historical > Association. Data sources for the complete data set include US Decennial > Censuses and sources such as the US Department of > Agriculture, and the National Council of Churches of Christ of the United > States." > Happy data hunting, > > Dr. Marla A. Bennett > Coordinator, ESF Honors Program > Sr. Staff Assistant, Office of Instruction & Graduate Studies > 227 Bray Hall > State University of New York > College of Environmental Science & Forestry > 1 Forestry Drive > Syracuse, NY 13210 > (315) 470-6599 > FAX (315) 470-6978 > http://www.esf.edu <http://www.esf.edu/> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Crannell [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 8:56 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: 1820 Census Totals by County needed! > > > Oh-boy,Oh-boy,Oh-boy! Am I excited! Am I frustrated! Yes. > > My research for a history of the Washington County Poor House has > led me to > some exciting areas of investigation. But I need to know the total > population count for each county according to the 1820 Census. Can anyone > tell me of a site on-line where I might find this? Or does anyone > have that > information to share? I am living in the middle of the Hill Country in > central Texas and it is hard to get to census summaries. > Besides...now that > I am onto this idea ... well, I'm impatient! (red face) > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > Thanks, > Linda > >