1820 Census

1820 LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO FEDERAL CENSUS

Alphabetically​​ Listed by Surnames, Index Only

Compiled by Kristy Stevens from Microfilm # M33-88

This was Lawrence County, Ohio's first Federal census and most of the surrounding county's first. ​​ Many of the townships were not yet formed, nor did the enumerator seem to know where the boundaries of the existing townships were located. ​​

Most pages were folded, overlapped, or combined together to form a full-sized page on the microfilm. ​​ Therefore, most pages had more than one township listed on them. ​​ Each full-size page had a handwritten page number at the bottom, although a couple had stamped page numbers, and one had no number on it. ​​

There were neither household numbers nor line numbers on any of this census. Each transcribed section is separated on its page with a bold line as it was separated on the microfilm. Line numbers were assigned from top to bottom, of each page, for individual households only; totals lines, empty lines, or lines with "brought over" numbers were not counted.

There was a total population of 3499 enumerated in Lawrence County, Ohio, for the 1820 census; 1819 males, 1657 females, and 23 free blacks. ​​ The following quantities were found in each township or area:

Burlington (county seat) = 140
Fayette twp. = 436
Union twp. = 519
Symmes twp. = 247
Rome twp. = 399
Upper twp. = 414
Elizabeth twp. = 295
Windsor twp. = 440
Mason twp. = 289
Lawrence twp. = 199
Decatur twp. = 121

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