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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
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*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.  
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*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].


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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Florida Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Florida Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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=== Federal population schedules  ===
=== Federal population schedules  ===
{{Adoption FLGenWeb}}
 
{{Adoption FLGenWeb}}  
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
==== Microfilm images  ====


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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Florida, [[Florida Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Florida, [[Florida Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  


=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Florida'''</font>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Florida'''</font>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
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=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===


Censuses were taken in Florida in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.
Censuses were taken in Florida in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.  


*'''1945''' Missing precincts: Alachua 18; Bay 8, 9, 12; Citrus 13; DeSoto 6, 7; Gadsden 2; Highlands 8; Liberty 3; Orange 1-11; Palm Beach 27, 29, 34; Polk 34; Seminole 15; Volusia 14; Washington 18.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 30-32.</ref>  
*'''1945''' Missing precincts: Alachua 18; Bay 8, 9, 12; Citrus 13; DeSoto 6, 7; Gadsden 2; Highlands 8; Liberty 3; Orange 1-11; Palm Beach 27, 29, 34; Polk 34; Seminole 15; Volusia 14; Washington 18.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 30-32.</ref>  
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*'''1793''' Spanish St. Augustine and North River<ref name="DRMills" />  
*'''1793''' Spanish St. Augustine and North River<ref name="DRMills" />  
*'''1787''' Spanish East Florida<ref name="DRMills" />  
*'''1787''' Spanish East Florida<ref name="DRMills" />  
*'''1786''' Spanish St. Augustine and perimeter<ref name="DRMills" />  
*'''1786''' Spanish St. Augustine and perimeter<ref name="DRMills" />[[|]]
*'''1784-1785 '''Spanish St. Augustine<ref>Lawrence H. Feldman, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39127725 Last Days of British Saint Augustine, 1784-1785: a Spanish Census of the English Colony of East Florida]'' ([Baltimore, Md.]: Clearfield Co., 1998)[FHL Book 975.918/S1 X2f].</ref>  
*'''1784-1785 '''Spanish St. Augustine<ref>Lawrence H. Feldman, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39127725 Last Days of British Saint Augustine, 1784-1785: a Spanish Census of the English Colony of East Florida]'' ([Baltimore, Md.]: Clearfield Co., 1998)[FHL Book 975.918/S1 X2f].</ref>  
*'''1784''' Spanish Pensacola<ref name="CCISCP" />
*'''1784''' Spanish Pensacola<ref name="CCISCP" />


An excellent resource for Florida state censuses is:<br>
An excellent resource for Florida state censuses is:<br>  


*Rhodes, Karen Packard. ''Non-federal Census of Florida, 1784-1945: A Guide to Sources''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland &amp; Co., 2010. ({{FHL|975.9 X23r}})
*Rhodes, Karen Packard. ''Non-federal Census of Florida, 1784-1945: A Guide to Sources''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland &amp; Co., 2010. ({{FHL|975.9 X23r}})
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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===


For a list of available and missing Florida censuses, [[Florida Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
For a list of available and missing Florida censuses, [[Florida Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>  


=== Why use a census?  ===
=== Why use a census?  ===
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{{Florida|Florida}} {{USCensus}}  
{{Florida|Florida}} {{USCensus}}  


[[Florida 1885 State Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
=== FamilySearch Historical Collections ===
 
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org]
 
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:


[[Florida 1935 State Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Florida 1885 State Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Florida 1935 State Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Florida 1945 State Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


[[Florida 1945 State Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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