The 1840 Federal Census of Clarke Co., Southern District of MS, was conducted by Rowland B. CROSBY.  Based on the census, the population of the county then was 2,986.   The microfilm copy of this census can be found on National Archives Publication M704, Roll #213. The actual ledgers contained 80 columns across two pages. The only person by name shown was the Head of the Family. All other members of the family were enumerated by the number of persons in specific age groupings.

The following column headings appeared on the 1840 census (L-R).

Name of County, City, Ward, Town, Township, Parish, Precinct, Hundred, or District	Names of Heads of Families

FREE WHITE PERSONS, INCLUDING HEADS OF FAMILIES
Males													Females
Under 5	5 & under 10	10 & under 15	15 & under 20	20 & under 30	30 & under 40	40 & under 50	50 & under 60	60 & under 70	70 & under 80	80 & under 90	90 & under 100	100 & upwards	Under 5	5 & under 10	10 & under 15	15 & under 20	20 & under 30	30 & under 40	40 & under 50	50 & under 60	60 & under 70	70 & under 80	80 & under 90	90 & under 100	100 & upwards

FREE COLORED PERSONS
Males						Females
Under 10	10 & under 24	24 & under 36	36 & under 55	55 & under 100	100 & upwards	Under 10	10 & under 24	24 & under 36	36 & under 55	55 & under 100	100 & upwards

SLAVES
Males						Females
Under 10	10 & under 24	24 & under 36	36 & under 55	55 & under 100	100 & upwards	Under 10	10 & under 24	24 & under 36	36 & under 55	55 & under 100	100 & upwards

Total

NUMBER OF PERSONS IN EACH FAMILY EMPLOYED IN
Mining	Agriculture	Commerce	Manufactures and Trades	Navigation of the ocean	Navigation of canals, lakes, and rivers	Learned professions and engineers

PENSIONERS FOR REVOLUTIONARY OR MILITARY SERVICES, INCLUDED IN THE FOREGOING	AGES
NAMES

DEAF AND DUMB, BLIND, AND INSAME WHITE PER- SONS, INCLUDED IN THE FOREGOING
DEAF AND DUMB			BLIND AND INSANE
Under 14	14 & under 25	25 and up- wards	Blind	Insane and idiots at public charge	Insane and idiots at private charge

DEAF, DUMB, BLIND, AND INSAME CO- LORED PERSONS, INCLUDED IN THE FOREGOING
DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND		INSANE AND IDIOTS
Deaf & Dumb	Blind	Insane and idiots at pub- lic charge	Insane and idiots at pri- vate charge

SCHOOLS, &c.
Universites or Colleges	Number of Students	Academies & Grammar Schools	No. of Scholars	Primary and Common Schools	No. of Scholars	No. of Scholars at public charge	No. of white persons over 20 years of age in each family who cannot read and write

                            RECAPITULATION OF 1840 CENSUS
  
                                                 Males    Females
 
 No. of persons under 5 years of age ------------ 265 ----- 213
 "   "     "    of 5 and under 10 years of age -- 185 ----- 177
 "   "     "    " 10  "    "   15   "   "   "  -- 123 ----- 136
 "   "     "    " 15  "    "   20   "   "   "  --  97 ----- 108
 "   "     "    " 20  "    "   30   "   "   "  -- 184 ----- 160
 "   "     "    " 30  "    "   40   "   "   "  -- 108 -----  81
 "   "     "    " 40  "    "   50   "   "   "  --  73 -----  48
 "   "     "    " 50  "    "   60   "   "   "  --  38 -----  21
 "   "     "    " 60  "    "   70   "   "   "  --  24 -----  12
 "   "     "    " 70  "    "   80   "   "   "  --   9 -----   9
 "   "     "    " 80  "    "   90   "   "   "  --   3 -----   1
 "   "     "    " 90  "    "  100   "   "   "  --   0 -----   1
 
        No. of slaves under 10 years of age ----- 181 ----- 178
        "    "    "   of 10 and under 24 -------- 142 ----- 160
        "    "    "    " 24  "    "   36 --------  54 -----  80
        "    "    "    " 36  "    "   55 --------  52 -----  32
        "    "    "    " 55  "    "  100 --------  19 -----  11
 
                       TOTAL POPULATION:  2,986

  No. of persons in agriculture ------------- 934
  "   "    "     " commerce ----------------   3
  "   "    "     " manufacture/trade -------  43
  "   "    "     " navigation --------------   4
  "   "    "     " professions/engineers ---  15
  "   "    "    insane/idiotic (white) at
                private charge -------------   4
  "   "    "    deaf and dumb (colored)-----   1
  "   "    "    insane/idiotic (colored)
                at private charge ----------   1
 
 No. of primary or common schools ----------   6
 No. of scholars --------------------------- 107
 
 No. of persons over 20 years of age who cannot 
                            read and write ---------------179
 
 No. of free colored males between 36-55 years of age ----  1
 
                       TOTAL SLAVES  -  909
                       FREE COLORED  -    1
                       TOTAL WHITES  - 2076