Schenectady County, New York Census Statistics: 1820

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U. S. Census Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1820
	Town of Duanesburg	Town of Glenville	Town of Niskayuna	Town of Princetown	Town of Rotterdam	City of Schenectady		City	County	% of County
	Town of Duanesburg	Town of Glenville	Town of Niskayuna	Town of Princetown	Town of Rotterdam	Ward 1	Ward 2	City	County	% of County
Free White Males under 10 years	607	423	91	181	230	266	293	559	2,091	16.00
of 10 and under 16	286	204	47	93	121	120	152	272	1,023	7.83
between 16 and 18	93	60	14	21	28	29	43	72	288	2.20
of 16 and under 26 *	358	225	48	87	142	138	169	307	1,167	8.93
of 26 and under 45 *	305	231	45	94	134	164	198	362	1,171	8.96
45+ *	223	184	36	70	107	114	119	233	853	6.53
Total	1,779	1,267	267	525	734	802	931	1,733	6,305	48.24

Free White Females under 10 years	513	392	73	175	226	263	249	512	1,891	14.47
of 10 and under 16	276	157	24	77	90	116	149	265	889	6.80
of 16 and under 26 *	383	221	43	106	139	174	222	396	1,288	9.85
of 26 and under 45 *	298	236	49	96	129	148	196	344	1,152	8.81
45+ *	191	149	31	70	92	133	129	262	795	6.08
Total	1,661	1,155	220	524	676	834	945	1,779	6,015	46.02
* including heads of households

Total Free Whites	3,440	2,422	887	1,049	1,410	1,636	1,876	3,512	12,320	94.26

Foreigners Not Naturalized	47	25	4	15	12	22	69	91	194	1.48

Number of Persons Engaged in Agriculture	648	435	103	200	280	103	106	209	1,875	14.35
Number of Persons Engaged in Commerce	4	4	1	0	0	25	51	76	85	0.65
Number of Persons Engaged in Manufactures	142	107	14	17	58	104	245	349	687	5.26

Slaves - Males under 14 years	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
of 14 and under 26	0	0	1	0	7	5	6	11	19	0.15
of 26 and under 45	0	3	1	0	2	4	2	6	12	0.09
45+	1	3	2	0	5	1	3	4	15	0.11
Total	1	6	4	0	14	10	11	21	46	0.35

Slaves - Females under 14 years	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
of 14 and under 26	0	1	1	0	4	4	11	15	21	0.16
of 26 and under 45	1	2	2	2	7	2	4	6	20	0.15
45+	0	3	3	0	4	4	1	5	15	0.11
Total	1	6	6	2	15	10	16	26	56	0.43

Total Slaves	2	12	10	2	29	20	27	47	102	0.78
—— Slaves % of place	0.06	0.48	1.94	0.19	1.90	1.11	1.28	1.20

Free Colored Persons - Males under 14 years	6	15	2	3	28	28	32	60	114	0.87
of 14 and under 26	2	6	3	1	4	13	6	19	35	0.27
of 26 and under 45	1	2	0	1	1	9	21	30	35	0.27
45+	0	9	1	0	4	8	10	18	32	0.24
Total	9	32	6	5	37	58	69	127	216	1.65

Free Colored Persons - Females under 14 years	6	6	3	1	23	26	36	62	101	0.77
of 14 and under 26	4	6	4	1	9	12	16	28	52	0.40
of 26 and under 45	2	6	1	0	7	12	27	39	55	0.42
45+	0	5	1	0	2	13	9	22	30	0.23
Total	12	23	9	2	41	63	70	133	238	1.68

Total Free Colored Persons	21	55	15	7	78	121	139	260	454	3.47
—— FCP % of place	0.60	2.19	2.91	0.65	5.12	6.73	6.58	6.65

All Other Persons Except Indians Not Taxed	47	25	4	15	12	32	70	102	205	1.57
—— AOP % of place	1.34	0.99	0.78	1.40	0.78	1.78	3.32	2.61

Total	3,510	2,514	516	1,073	1,529	1,799	2,111	3,910	13,070
—— Total % of County	26.86	19.23	3.95	8.21	11.70	13.76	16.15	29.92

Heads of families classified as "Free Colored Persons" may be found in Free Heads of Families.

The original questions from and research tips about the 1820 Federal Census may be found at the National Archives.