The United States conducts its first decennial census. Carrying out the census was difficult in a new country with little infrastructure and a widely scattered population. The United States’ population in 1790 was determined to be 3,929,214.
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The United States conducts its first decennial census. Carrying out the census was difficult in a new country with little infrastructure and a widely scattered population. The United States’ population in 1790 was determined to be 3,929,214.
