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Events on Monday 2 August 1790 1
1790United States Conducts First Federal CensusNationwide population count begins under the new ConstitutionThe United States carried out its first decennial census as mandated by the Constitution, recording a population of about 3.9 million people. The count determined each state's representation in the House of Representatives.