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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:  


1836, 1842, 1855, 1885  
                        '''1836, 1842, 1855, 1885'''


1838, 1846, 1865, 1895  
'''                        1838, 1846, 1865, 1895'''


1840, 1847, 1875, 1905  
'''                        1840, 1847, 1875, 1905'''


The following indexes are available at the Family History Library:  
The following indexes are available at the Family History Library:  


1836 FHL book 977.5 X2 1836a; also 977.7x2j 1836  
                           '''1836 -- '''FHL book 977.5 X2 1836a; also 977.7x2j 1836  


1838 FHL book 977.5 X22j 1838  
                           '''1838 --''' FHL book 977.5 X22j 1838  


1840 FHL book 977.5 X2j 1840  
                           '''1840 --''' FHL book 977.5 X2j 1840  


1842 FHL book 977.5 X22j 1842  
                          '''1842 -- '''FHL book 977.5 X22j 1842  


1855 FHL book 977.5 X22w 1855  
                           '''1855 --''' FHL book 977.5 X22w 1855  


1905 — on film at the Family History Library (FHL films begining with film 1020439). For the 1905 census, there are every-name indexes listed in the Library Catalog under each individual county. The indexes cite page numbers.  
                           '''1905 -- '''Family History Library (FHL films begining with film 1020439). For the 1905 census, there are every-name indexes. The indexes cite page numbers. The 1905 census is the only state census of Wisconsin which lists entire families and households by name.  


The following state censuses contain information about Civil War soldiers:  
The following state censuses contain information about Civil War soldiers:  


1885 — on film at the Family History Library (FHL films 1032695–704); at the end of the set of films there is an alphabetical list of 30,000 Civil War veterans, taken 20 June 1885. This list was published in Tabular Statements of the Census Enumeration (FHL book 977.5 X2w, Appendix, film 962237).  
                            '''1885-- '''Family History Library (FHL films 1032695–704) There is an alphabetical list of 30,000 Civil War veterans. This list was published in ''Tabular Statements of the Census Enumeration ''(FHL book 977.5 X2w, Appendix, film 962237).  


1895 — on film at the Family History Library (FHL films 1032705–716). This record also has a special section at the end of the set of films, listing Civil War veterans by county.  
                          '''   1895-- ''' Family History Library (FHL films 1032705–716). This record lists Civil War veterans by county.  


The existing records of Wisconsin Territorial and state censuses are available at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and microfilm copies of most of them are at the Family History Library. The film numbers are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN - CENSUS. The 1905 census is the only state census of Wisconsin which lists entire families and households by name. The other Wisconsin state censuses list the head of household, with some age statistics.
The existing records of Wisconsin Territorial and state censuses are available at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and microfilm copies of most of them are at the Family History Library. 
 
There are helpful censuses of Native Americans in Wisconsin for the time period 1885–1933. These are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN - CENSUS and WISCONSIN - NATIVE RACES.


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