Joe, The 1790 through the 1820 Census were taken on the first Monday in August. In 1790 this was August 2. Dan Burrows has an excellent handout on Federal Census Information he uses in his basic genealogy course which is available at the following Rootsweb Adams County web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/census.htm John Joe Russell wrote: > Hello, > I was wondering if anyone knows the date or dates of the 1790 Census, particularly the census for Franklin County. I have checked all the sources available to me and have not been able to ascertain the date. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. > Thanks Much Sharon Russell