Statehood: June 25, 1788 Living in VA 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 Virginia has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1930 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1940 census will be available on April 1, 2012. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
If the population figure below is underlined click on it to be taken to a free online version of the census
1790 691,737 1800 807,557 1810 877,683 1820 938,261 1830 1,044,054 1840 1,025,277 1850 1,119,348 1860 1,219,630
1870 1,225,163 1880 1,512,565 1890 1,655,980 1900 1,854,184 1910 2,061,612 1920 2,309,187 1930 2,421,851 1940 2,677,773


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Virginia Deaths and Burials 1853-1912 LDS Searchable Database
Virginia Marriages 1785-1940 LDS Searchable Database
State of Virginia Vital Records Official State of Virginia Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
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Today
If you still have family living in Virginia today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Arlington, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond or Virginia Beach. Chances are their ancestors came from Africa, Germany, England, Ireland or Italy. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Virginia, like Capital One Financial, Computer Sciences, Dominion Resources, General Dynamics or Philip Morris USA. Some of them may enjoy eating Popovers or peanut soup. They probably root for the Washington Redskins or Capitals, Baltimore Orioles, Virginia Tech Hokies or the Virginia Cavaliers. You might find them panning for gold or visiting Kiptopeke State Park.

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