The purpose of this page is to provide summary statistics from the censuses of 1800-1840 for Bullitt County. This information was obtained from the University of Virginia Library Historical Census Browser.
1800
The 1800 federal census is the first that shows exclusive data for Bullitt County. According to that census, the total population of Bullitt County was 3,542. That included all persons, white or black, free or slave. The census breakdown by categories is shown below.
| Free Whites: | Male | Female |
| under 10 | 479 | 450 |
| 10-15 | 211 | 175 |
| 16-25 | 264 | 230 |
| 26-44 | 283 | 183 |
| 45+ | 184 | 105 |
| Totals | 1421 | 1143 |
| Free Whites | 2564 |
| Other Free People | 9 |
| Slaves | 969 |
| Total Population | 3542 |
1810
The 1810 federal census measured according to these same categories, and the results are listed below.
| Free Whites: | Male | Female |
| under 10 | 628 | 594 |
| 10-15 | 268 | 256 |
| 16-25 | 281 | 339 |
| 26-44 | 335 | 258 |
| 45+ | 205 | 157 |
| Totals | 1717 | 1604 |
| Free Whites | 3321 |
| Other Free People | 14 |
| Slaves | 976 |
| Total Population | 4311 |
1820
The 1820 census continued with the same categories, but added some additional ones. In counting white males between 16-25, those between 16-18 were listed in both the 16-25 count and in a separate 16-18 count. Also, for the first time, non-whites, both free and slave, were identified by gender and age. Finally, a tally was made of persons working in the general fields of agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing.
| Whites: | Male | Female |
| under 10 | 853 | 827 |
| 10-15 | 355 | 338 |
| 16-18 | (86) | -- |
| 16-25 | 445 | 476 |
| 26-44 | 393 | 393 |
| 45+ | 294 | 204 |
| Totals | 2340 | 2238 |
| Colored: | Free | Slave | ||
| M | F | M | F | |
| under 14 | 1 | 1 | 337 | 267 |
| 14-25 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 159 |
| 26-44 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 104 |
| 45+ | 4 | 0 | 51 | 36 |
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 679 | 566 |
| Free Whites | 4578 |
| Other Free People | 8 |
| Slaves | 1245 |
| Total Population | 5831 |
| Occupations | |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 1228 |
| commerce | 7 |
| manufacturing | 265 |
1830
The 1830 census expanded its age groups into 13 groups for whites, and 6 groups for colored. The slight decline in population may be attributable to the creation of Spenser County in 1824 which included a portion previously belonging in Bullitt County. See our page on the creation of Bullitt County for more details.
| Whites: | Male | Female |
| under 5 | 423 | 451 |
| 5-9 | 348 | 359 |
| 10-14 | 308 | 292 |
| 15-19 | 233 | 252 |
| 20-29 | 383 | 367 |
| 30-39 | 227 | 210 |
| 40-49 | 145 | 145 |
| 50-59 | 106 | 90 |
| 60-69 | 63 | 43 |
| 70-79 | 24 | 17 |
| 80-89 | 8 | 6 |
| 90-99 | 2 | 1 |
| 100+ | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2270 | 2233 |
| Colored: | Free | Slave | ||
| M | F | M | F | |
| under 10 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 242 |
| 10-23 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 193 |
| 24-35 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 84 |
| 36-54 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 45 |
| 55-99 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 16 |
| 100+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 562 | 581 |
| Free Whites | 4503 |
| Other Free People | 6 |
| Slaves | 1143 |
| Total Population | 5652 |
1840
The 1840 census used the same age categories used a decade earlier. In addition, the following information was collected for Bullitt County.
| Whites: | Male | Female |
| under 5 | 502 | 449 |
| 5-9 | 374 | 362 |
| 10-14 | 335 | 337 |
| 15-19 | 259 | 296 |
| 20-29 | 440 | 409 |
| 30-39 | 273 | 235 |
| 40-49 | 165 | 174 |
| 50-59 | 117 | 87 |
| 60-69 | 57 | 55 |
| 70-79 | 34 | 20 |
| 80-89 | 10 | 6 |
| 90-99 | 0 | 0 |
| 100+ | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2566 | 2430 |
| Colored: | Free | Slave | ||
| M | F | M | F | |
| under 10 | 2 | 5 | 210 | 248 |
| 10-23 | 1 | 1 | 237 | 212 |
| 24-35 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 110 |
| 36-54 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 52 |
| 55-99 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 18 |
| 100+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 11 | 680 | 640 |
| Free Whites | 4996 |
| Other Free People | 18 |
| Slaves | 1320 |
| Total Population | 6334 |
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