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| The Minnesota Historical Society’s Genealogical Resources of the Minnesota Historical Society, A Guide has information on all the censuses that pertain to Minnesota. (See the "[[Minnesota Archives and Libraries|Minnesota Archives and Libraries]]" article.) | | The Minnesota Historical Society’s Genealogical Resources of the Minnesota Historical Society, A Guide has information on all the censuses that pertain to Minnesota. (See the "[[Minnesota Archives and Libraries|Minnesota Archives and Libraries]]" article.) |
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| Some of the early territorial censuses have been published in the ''Minnesota Genealogist ''and the ''Minnesota Genealogical Journal''. | | Some of the early territorial censuses have been published in the ''Minnesota Genealogist ''and the ''Minnesota Genealogical Journal''. |
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| The film numbers for Minnesota State Censuses are also found in:
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| *''State Census Register: State and County Censuses Located at the Family History Library '' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,2005 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=1239834&disp=State+census+register++ book 973 X23us Vol. 1-3])
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| Portions of present-day Minnesota were included in the 1836 Wisconsin territorial census, as part of Crawford and Dubuque counties. (Dubuque County was later in Iowa Territory.) In 1838, the Wisconsin territorial census covered some of Minnesota in Crawford and Clayton counties. Some Minnesota residents are listed in the 1840 territorial censuses of Wisconsin and Iowa.
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| In 1849 Minnesota became its own territory. '''Territorial censuses were taken in 1849, 1850, 1853, 1855 and 1857'''. A microfilmed index is at Minnesota Historical Library and available through interlibrary loan. Parts or all of some of these censuses have been lost. Others are at the Minnesota Historical Society Library. The Family History Library has:
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| *Minnesota. Census Bureau. ''Schedules of the Minnesota Census of 1857''. National Archives Microfilm Publication, T1175. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1973. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=90983&disp=Schedules+of+the+Minnesota+census+of+185++ microfilms 944283–90].) The 1857 census is arranged alphabetically by county and then by the smaller jurisdiction. It was taken 21 September 1857 and lists each household member and includes name, age, sex, race, birth locality (state, territory, or country), occupation, and if naturalized or native citizen.
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| According to the article below, some fictional names of people and places of residence were listed in southwestern Minnesota in the 1857 census:
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| *Forrest, Robert J. ''Mythical Cities of Southwestern Minnesota''. Minnesota History: A Quarterly Magazine. 14, no. 3 (September 1933): 243–62. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1443061&disp=61%2F2+%28summer+2008%29%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.6 H25m; film 965778].)
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| === Existing and lost censuses === | | === Existing and lost censuses === |