12/23/2021
I’ve never seen a census for Indiana for 1801. Why doesn’t NARA share??
Schedule of the whole number of persons within the territory of Indiana*, 12/23/1801
*except Indians not Taxed
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File Unit: Presidential Messages to the 7th Congress, 1801 - 1803
Series: Presidential Messages, 1789 - 1875
Record Group 46: Records of the U.S. Senate, 1789 - 2015
Transcription:
Schedule of the Whole number of persons in the Territory of Indiana.
Names of Counties. Names of Free White Males
Towns, or other Under Ten Of Ten & under Of 16 and under Of twenty six & Of 45 and upwards
civil divisions. years of Age Sixteen 26 including under 45 including including heads of
heads of families. heads of families. families.
To 10 To 16 To 26 To 45 45 &up
County of Knox Town of
St Vincennes 104 55 79 90 45
Same County Neighborhood of
St Vincennes 144 65 78 80 40
Same County Traders on the
Wabash River 4 - 17 22 5
Same County Illinois Grant 184 75 61 108 33
Randolph Kaskaskia, Town of
County Township 99 18 40 63 23
Same County Prairie du Rocher
Township 33 5 20 26 4
Mitchie Township 53 38 33 43 22
Massac 20 3 14 13 11
St. Clair County Cahokia Town &
Township 135 47 64 119 49
" Bellé Fountaine 44 24 35 44 14
" L Aigle 34 17 25 37 16
"
Totals 854 347 466 645 262
Names of Counties. Names of Free White Females
Towns, or other Under Ten Of Ten & under Of 16 and under Of twenty six & Of 45 and upwards
civil divisions. years of Age Sixteen 26 including under 45 including including heads of
heads of families. heads of families. families.
To 10 To 16 To 26 To 45 45 &up
County of Knox Town of
St Vincennes 112 58 72 50 25
Same County Neighborhood of
St Vincennes 134 50 78 58 22
Same County Traders on the
Wabash River 1 - 1
Same County Illinois Grant 191 55 83 106 17
Randolph Kaskaskia, Town of
County Township 66 14 30 35 10
Same County Prairie du Rocher
Township 30 1 7 16 6
Mitchie Township 49 26 28 28 8
Massac 9 4 7 5 2
St. Clair County Cahokia Town &
Township 106 32 60 55 10
" Bellé Fountaine 46 18 28 26 7
" L Aigle 47 22 30 14 8
"
Totals 791 280 424 393 115
Names of Counties. Names of
Towns, or other All other & free persons, Slaves
civil divisions. except Indians not taxed
County of Knox Town of
St Vincennes 16 8
Same County Neighborhood of
St Vincennes 55 15
Same County Traders on the
Wabash River -- 5
Same County Illinois Grant 16 --
Randolph Kaskaskia, Town of
County Township 22 47
Same County Prairie du Rocher
Township 4 60
Mitchie Township 6 --
Massac 2 --
St. Clair County Cahokia Town &
Township 42 --
" Bellé Fountaine -- --
" L Aigle -- --
"
Totals 163 135
The whole number of persons in the Indiana Territory allotted to John Gibson, Secretary of the
same, amounts to Four thousand Eight hundred and seventy five, as appears by the annexed Schedule.
Saint Vincennes July the 4th on thousand Eight hundred and one.
At Machel indiana on the 1st if Aug (Signed) Jno. Gibson, Secretary
1800 there were _________________ 251 souls Indiana Territory
Boatmen from Canada UC. 300
At prairie du Chien on the
Mississippi ____________________ 65
Green Bay on Lake Michigan ______ 50
Apee on the Illinois River ________ 100
Total 766 souls
