Did the 1790 and 1800 censuses include the territories that would become Illinois?
Did the 1790 and 1800 censuses include the territories that would become Illinois?
The U.S. Census did not include information about the area that would become Illinois in the 1790 and 1800 censuses. The land that would become Iliinois did not join the United States until 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase.