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1830 U.S. Federal Census Directory > Census Records Prior to the passage of the census act authorizing the fifth census in 1830, President Adams, in his fourth address to the U.S. Congress on December 28, 1828, suggested the census commence earlier in the year than August 1. He also proposed that the collection of age data should be extended from infancy, in intervals of 10 years, to the “utmost boundaries of life”. These changes were incorporated into the census act of March 23, 1830. As in the previous census, the enumeration was made by an actual inquiry by the marshals or assistants at every dwelling house, or, as the law stated, by “personal” inquiry of the head of every family, and began on June 1 (instead of the first Monday of August as in previous censuses). Because of delays in the compilation of the census returns, the filing date was extended to August 1, 1831.2 There are no state or district wide losses, however, there were some countywide losses in Massachusetts, Maryland and Mississippi.3 Population Census Items Name of family head; age; sex; race; foreigners not naturalized; slaves; industry.1  Available States Alabama Arkansas Connecticut Washington, D.C. Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Missouri Mississippi North Carolina New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Vermont  Subscription Databases ($) from Ancestry.com 1830 United States Federal Census 1830 United States Federal Census  Related Articles from Ancestry.com 1830 Census