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1820 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Pennsylvania:

Adams Erie Perry
Allegheny Fayette Philadelphia
Armstrong Franklin Pike
Beaver Greene Potter
Bedford Huntingdon Schuylkill
Berks Indiana Scott
Bradford Jefferson Somerset
Bucks Lancaster Susquehanna
Butler Lebanon Tioga
Cambria Lehigh Union
Centre Luzerne Venango
Chester Lycoming Warren
Clearfield McKean Washington
Columbia Mercer Wayne
Crawford Mifflin Westmoreland
Cumberland Montgomery York
Dauphin Northampton
Delaware Northumberland

Census Records - Counties

After separating the census records into groups by state, the federal government subdivided these records into county groups. Searching for an ancestor on the county level provides a smaller region for research if you remain uncertain about the specific township where your ancestor resided. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was enumerated on the census, so it remains important to search the counties surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.