1820 Census
Buncombe Co., NC

This census was enumerated by John McClatchy. Page 67 is a preface to the census and reads:

     The number of persons in my [district?] consisting of ten thousand 
     five hundred one, appears in a schedule hereto announced.
          Subscribed by me this 26th day of January 1821.
                                            John McClatchy

                                   Assistant to the Marshal of 
                                            North Carolina

There were no line numbers in the original census. Columns from left to right are:

1. Head of household
2. Free white males, birth to 10 years of age
3. Free white males, of 10 years of age to 16 years of age
4. Free white males, of 16 years of age to 18 years of age
5. Free white males, of 16 years of age to 26 years of age
6. Free white males, of 26 years of age to 45 years of age
7. Free white males, of 45 years of age and upwards
8. Free white females, birth to 10 years of age
9. Free white females, of 10 years of age to 16 years of age
10. Free white females, of 16 years of age to 26 years of age
11. Free white females, of 26 years of age to 45 years of age
12. Free white females, of 45 years of age and upwards
13. Foreigners not Naturalized
14. Number of persons engaged in Agriculture
15. Number of persons engaged in Commerce
16. Number of persons engaged in Manufacture
17. Male slaves, birth to 14 years of age
18. Male slaves, of 14 years of age to 26 years of age
19. Male slaves, of 26 years of age to 45 years of age
20. Male slaves, of 45 years of age and upwards
21. Female slaves, birth to 14 years of age
22. Female slaves, of 14 years of age to 26 years of age
23. Female slaves, of 26 years of age to 45 years of age
24. Female slaves, of 45 years of age and upwards
25. Free colored males, birth to 14 years of age
26. Free colored males, of 14 years of age to 26 years of age
27. Free colored males, of 26 years of age to 45 years of age
28. Free colored males, of 45 years of age and upwards
29. Free colored females, birth to 14 years of age
30. Free colored females, of 14 years of age to 26 years of age
31. Free colored females, of 26 years of age to 45 years of age
32. Free colored females, of 45 years of age and upwards

I have not included the totals, which were located at the bottom of each page on the original census.

Some sections of this census were, for one reason or another, hard to read or completely illegible. Those sections are marked by ? or *, and/or are enclosed in brackets [ ]. The enumerator occasionally used parentheses ( ). Additionally, if a numerical entry consisted of more than one digit, I enclosed it in parentheses ( ).

This census was transcribed from microfilm copies. Every effort has been made to insure that the transcription reflects a true and accurate copy of the original. Questions and comments may be directed to the transcriber.