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| == Availability == | | == Availability == |
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| Federal Population Schedules | | Federal censuses are increasingly available online and on microfilm. |
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| Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides more detailed information about the federal records.
| | '''1810 (partial)–1930:''' The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the U.S. federal censuses for the state of Virginia. |
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| The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the U.S. federal censuses for the state of Virginia for 1810 (partial) through 1930.
| | When indexes are not available or a name is omitted, you can still look for the name in the census. In large cities it helps to first learn the person's address by searching the city directory under the census year (see the “Directories” section). Then look for that address on the original census schedules. |
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| Statewide indexes are available for the 1810 (partial),1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870, censuses. The 1810 census is also indexed on 35 microfilms available at the National Archives and the Family History Library.
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| County-wide indexes sometimes help locate names overlooked in statewide indexes. Several county-wide indexes are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - CENSUS.
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| When indexes are not available or a name is omitted, you can still look for the name in the census. In large cities it helps to first learn the person's address by searching the city directory under the census year (see the “Directories” section). Then look for that address on the original census schedules. | |
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| The following reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:
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| Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.
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| 1830 Family History Library 1402857 item 1 <br>1840 Family History Library 1402857 item 2 <br>1850 Family History Library 1402858 item 1 <br>1860 Family History Library 1402858 item 2 <br>1870 Family History Library 1402859 <br>1880 Family History Library 1402862 <br>1900 Family History Library 1303028 <br>1910 Family History Library 1374012 <br>1920 Family History Library 1842720 <br>1930 Family History Library 2261275 <br>United States. Bureau of the Census. Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census. Washington, DC: National Archives, [1984]. (51 Family History Library fiche 6331481.) Fiche 43 lists Richmond street addresses with corresponding census enumeration districts.<br>
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| == Historical Background == | | == Historical Background == |