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*A census is a count and description of the population of a country, state, county, or city for a given date. | *A census is a count and description of the population of a country, state, county, or city for a given date. | ||
*A census took a "snapshot" of a family on a certain day. | *A census took a "snapshot" of a family on a certain day. | ||
*In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. British censuses were taken every 10 years since 1841. | *In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. British and Canadian censuses were taken every 10 years since 1841. | ||
*Types of censuses often include: | |||
:*Agriculture Schedules | |||
:;*Mortality Schedules | |||
:*Manufacturing Schedules | |||
:*Population Schedules | |||
:*Veteran Schedules | |||
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*A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to: | *A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to: | ||
:*Follow the family over time | :*Follow the family over time | ||
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If a specific country is not listed below, try searching this page: [[:Category:Census records by country|'''Census records by country.''']]<br> | If a specific country is not listed below, try searching this page: [[:Category:Census records by country|'''Census records by country.''']]<br> | ||
See [[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Census Online Genealogy Records''']] for links to major collections of online U.S. census records. | See [[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Census Online Genealogy Records''']] for links to major collections of '''online U.S. census records.''' | ||
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*'''Also, all the available Online Genealogy Records pages are linked at''' [[Online Genealogy Records by Location|'''Online Genealogy Records by Location.''']] | *'''Also, all the available Online Genealogy Records pages are linked at''' [[Online Genealogy Records by Location|'''Online Genealogy Records by Location.''']] | ||
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<center> <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''See [[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Census Online Genealogy Records''']] for links to major collections of online U.S. census records.'''<span><br> | |||
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===FamilySearch Catalog=== | ===FamilySearch Catalog=== | ||
* Census records collected by FamilySearch, usually digitized and online, are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch catalog'''.] Enter the name of the country in the "Place Field" and click "Search". A list of record categories will be provided. Select "Census" or "Census - Indexes."<br> | * Census records collected by FamilySearch, usually digitized and online, are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch catalog'''.] Enter the name of the country in the "Place Field" and click "Search". A list of record categories will be provided. Select "Census" or "Census - Indexes."<br> | ||
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[[Category:Census records by country]] | [[Category:Census records by country]] | ||
[[Category:Church Records]][[Category:Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Church Records]][[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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