What is 1840 United States census?
The '''United States Census of 1840''' was the sixth [[United States Census|census of the United States]]. It was completed on June 1, 1840. It found the population of the [[United States]] to be 17,069,453. This was an increase of 32.7 percent from the [[1830 United States Census|1830 Census]]. The total population included 2,487,355 [[slave]]s. In 1840, the center of population was about 260 miles (418&nbsp;km) west of [[Washington, D.C.]], near [[Weston, West Virginia]]. {{USCensus}} [[Category:1840]] [[Category:1840s in the United States]] [[Category:United States Census]]