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Starting in 1790, the United States government took a census
every 10 years. Arkansas residents have been included in the censuses since
1830, however, settlement occurred by white men in the territory prior to
that census. In 1819 the Missouri Territory had approximately 14,000 white
settlers, many of them resided in what became Arkansas. Many of the earlier
census, including those in 1810 and 1820 for this territory have been lost,
leaving scant resources for researchers.
The entire 1890 census for
Arkansas was destroyed by fire. However,
several sources are listed which are
attempting to compile records which existed
in 1890 to at least give a partial
representation of the settlement of the
state at that time.
There were no state census for Arkansas.
Three times during the 1820's, the Sherriffs
were required to enumerate the citizens of
Arkansas counties. Only parts of the 1823
census remain. In 1829 the Sherriffs were to
enumerate all heads of households in
Arkansas, however, only a few county returns
remain.
