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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia|Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia|Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia_Census|Census]]''  


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| width="44%" | __TOC__  
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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, [[Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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==== Online indexes and images  ====
==== Online indexes and images  ====


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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Virginia'''</font>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Virginia'''</font>
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| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" 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)  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''  
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| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''  
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| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''  
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| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''  
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''  
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''  
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1890'''  
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Virginia took censuses in the years before the first federal census was taken.&nbsp;The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.  
Virginia took censuses in the years before the first federal census was taken.&nbsp;The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.  


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| bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''Virginia state and colonial censuses'''
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| align="left" | No statewide&nbsp;state census was taken, but many county censuses were taken at different years from 1782 to 1786.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref><ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62.</ref>
| align="left" | No statewide&nbsp;state census was taken, but many county censuses were taken at different years from 1782 to 1786.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref><ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62.</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1786'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1786'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | County of Greenbrier.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | County of Greenbrier.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
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| align="left" | '''1785'''  
| align="left" | '''1785'''  
| align="left" | Counties of Albermarle, Amelia, Amherst, Fairfax, Greenbrier, Halifax, Harrison, Lancaster, New Kent, Norfolk, Orange, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Shenandoah,&nbsp;and Stafford.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
| align="left" | Counties of Albermarle, Amelia, Amherst, Fairfax, Greenbrier, Halifax, Harrison, Lancaster, New Kent, Norfolk, Orange, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Shenandoah,&nbsp;and Stafford.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1784'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1784'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Counties of Cumberland, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Nansemond, Northumberland, Rockingham, Surry, and Warwick.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Counties of Cumberland, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Nansemond, Northumberland, Rockingham, Surry, and Warwick.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
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| align="left" | '''1783'''  
| align="left" | '''1783'''  
| align="left" | Counties of Amherst, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Greensville, Lancaster, Middlesex, Nansemond, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Richmond, and Shenandoah.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
| align="left" | Counties of Amherst, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Greensville, Lancaster, Middlesex, Nansemond, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Richmond, and Shenandoah.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1782'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1782'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Counties of Amelia, Charlotte, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fluvanna, Frederick, Halifax, Hampshire, Hanover, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Monongalia, New Kent, Northumberland, Orange, Pittsylvania, Surry, Sussex, and Warwick AND, the City of Richmond and the City of Williamsburg.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Counties of Amelia, Charlotte, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fluvanna, Frederick, Halifax, Hampshire, Hanover, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Monongalia, New Kent, Northumberland, Orange, Pittsylvania, Surry, Sussex, and Warwick AND, the City of Richmond and the City of Williamsburg.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref>
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*Gerald M. Petty, "Virginia 1820 Federal Census: Names Not on the Microfilm Copy," ''Virginia Genealogist ''18, no 2 (April-June 1974):136-139.
*Gerald M. Petty, "Virginia 1820 Federal Census: Names Not on the Microfilm Copy," ''Virginia Genealogist ''18, no 2 (April-June 1974):136-139.


:According to the article, when the 1820 Federal Census of Virginia was microfilmed nine pages were some how missed. The missing pages were from seven different counties (Accomac, Monongalia, Prince Edward, Pittsylvania, Randolph, Shenandoah, and Southampton), and reference over 175 individuals. The article includes the names, county, and page number references for those who were missed. The [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/missing1820census.html list] is also available online at the Shenandoah County GenWeb Project. See [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/censuspg150index.html 1820 Census page 150, Shenandoah County, Virginia] for digital copies of the missing Shenandoah County pages.
:When the 1820 Federal Census of Virginia was microfilmed nine pages were accidentally missed. The missing pages were from seven different counties (Accomac, Monongalia, Prince Edward, Pittsylvania, Randolph, Shenandoah, and Southampton), and reference over 175 individuals. Included in the article are the names, county, and page number references for those who were missed. The [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/missing1820census.html list] can also be accessed online at the Shenandoah County GenWeb Project. See [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/censuspg150index.html 1820 Census page 150, Shenandoah County, Virginia] for digital copies of the missing Shenandoah County pages.


=== Why use a census?  ===
=== Why use a census?  ===
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