United States Census, 1790

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The United States Census of 1790 was the first Census conducted in the United States. It showed that nearly 4 million people were living in the United States, and that the largest cities were Philadelphia, with 42,000 inhabitants, New York City with 33,000, Boston, with 18,000, Charleston, with 16,000, and Baltimore, with 13,000.

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