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== Availability<br> == | == Availability<br> == | ||
== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
'''1800-- '''Wisconsin area was included in Indiana Territory. | |||
'''1809--'''Wisconsin was part of Illinois Territory. | |||
'''1818--'''Wisconsin was included in Michigan Territory. The first two counties, Brown and Crawford, were created. | |||
'''1836--'''Wisconsin Territory created by Congress. This included lands west of the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Much of the western portion was later transferred to Iowa T<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1216647411469_603"></span>erritory, created in 1838. | |||
'''1848--'''Wisconsin became a state. | |||
Federal Censuses | Federal Censuses | ||
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*Kirkham, E. Kay. ''A Handy Guide to Record-Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States''. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. (FHL book 973 D27kc; fiche 6010059-60.) Includes a ward map and street index for Milwaukee, 1878. | *Kirkham, E. Kay. ''A Handy Guide to Record-Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States''. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. (FHL book 973 D27kc; fiche 6010059-60.) Includes a ward map and street index for Milwaukee, 1878. | ||
*United States. Census Office. ''Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.'' Contains the items below:1900 | *United States. Census Office. ''Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.'' Contains the items below:1900 | ||
*FHL film 1303028 | *FHL film 1303028 | ||
*1910 FHL film 1374013 | *1910 FHL film 1374013 | ||
*1920 FHL film 1842721 | *1920 FHL film 1842721 | ||
== Special Census == | == Special Census == | ||
==== Mortality schedules ==== | ==== Mortality schedules ==== | ||
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*Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No FHL fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) This record indexes Wisconsin censuses 1820–1850. Search 3 includes the 1830 federal census for Wisconsin and the Wisconsin 1836 state census. Search 4 includes the 1840 federal census and the Wisconsin 1842 state census. Indexes for the 1820 and 1850 federal censuses for Wisconsin and the 1842 Wisconsin state census are on other searches. | *Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No FHL fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) This record indexes Wisconsin censuses 1820–1850. Search 3 includes the 1830 federal census for Wisconsin and the Wisconsin 1836 state census. Search 4 includes the 1840 federal census and the Wisconsin 1842 state census. Indexes for the 1820 and 1850 federal censuses for Wisconsin and the 1842 Wisconsin state census are on other searches. | ||
== Territorial Census == | == Territorial Census == | ||
Microfilm numbers of Wisconsin territorial or state censuses are listed in Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN- CENSUS- [YEAR]. They are also found in: | Microfilm numbers of Wisconsin territorial or state censuses are listed in Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN- CENSUS- [YEAR]. They are also found in: | ||
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The area that is now Wisconsin was included in the censuses of Michigan Territory in 1820 and 1830 and Wisconsin Territory in 1840. Indexes are available for the federal territorial censuses of 1820 and 1830. | The area that is now Wisconsin was included in the censuses of Michigan Territory in 1820 and 1830 and Wisconsin Territory in 1840. Indexes are available for the federal territorial censuses of 1820 and 1830. | ||
== State Census == | == State Census == | ||
In addition to the federal censuses, special censuses were taken by the territory and state in the following years: | In addition to the federal censuses, special censuses were taken by the territory and state in the following years: | ||