Statehood: Dec. 12, 1787 Living in PA Today Population
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Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Pennsylvania has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1940 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1950 census won't be available until 2022. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
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1790 434,373 1800 602,365 1810 810,091 1820 1,049,458 1830 1,348,233 1840 1,724,033 1850 2,311,786 1860 2,906,215
1870 3,521,951 1880 4,282,891 1890 5,258,113 1900 6,302,115 1910 7,665,111 1920 8,720,017 1930 9,631,350 1940 9,900,180


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Today
If you still have family living in Pennsylvania today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Allentown, Altoona, Bethelem, Erie, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or Scranton. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Ireland, Italy, England or Poland. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Pennsylvania, like H.J. Heinz, PNC Financial, PPG Industries or U.S. Steel. Some of them may enjoy eating Phily Cheesesteaks or pretzels. They probably root for the Philadelphia Eagles or Phillies, Pittsburgh Steelers or the Nittany Lions. Many Pennsylvanians enjoy deer hunting or visiting Hersheypark.

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