Copies of the 1790 census lists are available on 35 millimeter microfilm from: Census Microfilm Expeditors or the National Archives.   Series: M637 Rolls: 1 - 12.

1790 Facts

    1. First U.S. decennial population census.
    2. U.S. population: 3.9 million
        (3.2 million free, .7 million slave)
    3. Census conducted by U.S. marshals under the
        direction of the president.
    4. Census day: 1st Monday in August (2 August 1790).
    5. Mandated copies: One set, sent to the federal district
        court. Same copy ordered sent to the
        U.S. Secretary of State in 1830.
    6. A printed list of the 1790 census is available
        on microfilm as National Archives' publication:
        Series: T498 Rolls: 1,2, and 3.