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=== Federal ===
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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 these records.
==Online Federal Censuses==
===Population Schedules===
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
Mississippi became the twentieth state admitted to the United States on December 10, 1817. It was first included on the 1800 U.S. Census as Mississippi Territory.  


The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Mississippi for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920, however, the 1830 census for Pike County and the 1860 census for Sunflower and Washington counties are missing.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
|-
|Mississippi not enumerated.
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
|-
|}


The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives.
===Non-Population Schedules for Mississippi===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
|-
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|1890
|Veterans
|{{FSC|548496|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Slave owner
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3161105 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420441 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|}


Statewide indexes are available for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses.
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Mississippi Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Mississippi]]


Mortality schedules for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Indexes to the 1850, 1860, and 1870 schedules are available at the Family History Library.
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
|-
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|1866
|State (select counties), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|State (Choctaw County), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1853
|State (select counties), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1845
|State (select counties), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1837
|State (select counties), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1833
|State (Amite and Franklin counties- statistical only)
|[http://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/amite/sos/100/1833/detail/41394  Amite County] at Mississippi Department of Archives and History
[http://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/sos/100/franklin/1833  Franklin County] at Mississippi Department of Archives and History
|-
|1830
|State (select counties- some are statistical only), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1825
|State (select counties- some are statistical only), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1824
|State (select counties- some are statistical only, some births and deaths), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1823
|State (select counties- some are statistical only, some births and deaths), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1822
|State (select counties- some are statistical only, some births and deaths), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1820
|State (select counties), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1818
|State (Adams County), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1816
|Territorial (select counties), head of household
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1813
|Territorial (Wilkinson County), head of household
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1810
|Territorial (select counties), head of household
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1808
|Territorial (Jefferson and Washington Counties), head of household
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1805
|Territorial (Jefferson and Wilkinson counties), head of household
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1792
|Territorial (Natchez District - now Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren and Wilkinson counties) , head of household (In Spanish)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|}


=== Territorial and State ===
==Why Use the Census?==
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Sex
*Age
*Color
*Nativity
*Place of birth of this person
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*Period of Residence
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*Regular occupation
*Military service
=== More about censuses  ===


Territorial and state censuses were taken at frequent intervals between 1792 and 1866 for various counties. Few are complete and the information in the censuses varies. For example, maiden names are included in the 1792 census. These censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and at the Family History Library (FHL film 899868-870).
See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:


For an index covering the years 1792 to 1816, see Norman E. Gillis, ''Early Inhabitants of the Natchez District'' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana: N.E. Gillis, 1963; FHL book 976.2 X2p). This includes a list of residents in 1810.
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


Published indexes are available for the surviving censuses for the years 1810, 1820-25, 1830/37, 1840/41, and 1845. Some additional information about research and records in Mississippi is in Richard Stephen Lackey, “Mississippi,” ''Genealogical Research: Methods and Sources,'' Volume 2: 188-218 (Washington, D.C.: American Society of Genealogists, 1980; FHL book 973 D27gr). <br>
=== Sources and footnotes  ===


[[Category:Mississippi]]<br>
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
 
[[Mississippi State Archives, Various Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi State Archives, Various Records (FamilySearch HIstorical Recoords)]]  
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