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Copies of the 1820 census lists are available on 35 millimeter microfilm
from: Census Microfilm Expeditors
or the National Archives. Series: M33 Rolls: 1 - 142.
1820 Facts
1. Fourth U.S. decennial population census.
2. U.S. population: 9.6 million
(8.1 million free, 1.5 million slave)
3. Census conducted by U.S. marshals under the
direction of the Secretary of State.
4. Census day: 1st Monday in August (7 August 1820).
5. Mandated copies: One set, sent to the federal district
court. Same copy ordered sent to the
U.S. Secretary of State in 1830.
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