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The 1790 United States census was the first United States census. It recorded the population of the whole United States as of Census Day, August 2, 1790, as mandated by Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution and applicable laws. In the first census, the population of the United States was enumerated to be 3,929,214 inhabitants. [1] [2]
The 1790 Census listed 462 residents, including 21 slaves and was the second largest town in the future state of Kentucky. Only Lexington was larger. One of the early settlers was Captain Thomas Marshall, a revolutionary war soldier and brother of John Marshall , who later became Chief Justice.
Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. [1] Its county seat is Whitesburg. [2] [3] It was created in 1842 from Harlan and Perry counties, [4] and named for Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844. [5] [6] [7]
Before 1750, Kentucky was populated nearly exclusively by Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee and several other tribes of Native Americans [1] See also Pre-Columbian; April 13, 1750 • While leading an expedition for the Loyal Land Company in what is now southeastern Kentucky, Dr. Thomas Walker was the first recorded American of European descent to discover and use coal in Kentucky; [2]
Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,252. [1] Its county seat is Paris. [2] Bourbon County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of Kentucky's nine original counties, and is best known for its historical association with bourbon ...
Lincoln County is located in south-central Kentucky astride the southern part of the ring of Knobs, ... U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1790-1960 [8] 1900-1990 [9]
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,972. [1] Its county seat is Winchester. [2] The county was created in 1792 from Bourbon and Fayette counties and is named for Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark. [3] [4] Clark County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY ...
Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,888. [1] Its county seat is Smithland and its largest community is Ledbetter. [2] The county was established in 1798 from land taken from Christian County and is named for Robert R. Livingston, a member of the Committee of Five that ...