Returns are included for the following counties: Alexander, Bond, Clark, Crawford, Franklin, Gallatin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Madison, Monroe, Pope, Randolph, St. Clair, Union, Washington, Wayne, and White. A summary account which lists no individual names also is included for Edwards County. The census was taken to count the number of all citizens including all ages, sexes, and colour. The enumerators were instructed to particularly note free male inhabitants over the age of 20.
