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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Maine|Maine]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Maine_Census|Census]]''
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==Online Federal Censuses==
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===Population Schedules===
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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>
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Maine became the twenty-third state admitted to the United States on Mar 15, 1820. Maine was created from Massachusetts. It was included on the 1790 Census as part of Massachusetts. 
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
*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.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
*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]].
 
<br>  
 
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
=== Online Maine indexes and images  ===
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{{Census Online Maine}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
| {{FHL|637199|title-id|disp=1910}}&nbsp;  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
| {{FHL|698900|title-id|disp=1870}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
| {{FHL|121535|title-id|disp=1790}}
!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]]
|-
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|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|1036356|title-id|disp=1930}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|655732|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|704928|title-id|disp=1860}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| <br>
|{{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]
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|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| {{FHL|571885|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| {{FHL|673562|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex&nbsp;}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| {{FHL|744482|title-id|disp=1850}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| <br>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
 
<br>
 
{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#maine 1910 T624]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#maine 1860 M653]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]&nbsp;
|{{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]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#maine 1900 T623]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-03.html#maine Soundex T1049]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#maine 1850 M432]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810 M252]&nbsp;
!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]]
|-
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|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#maine 1920 T625]&nbsp; &nbsp;[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-03.html#maine Soundex M1565]  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#maine 1880 T9]&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#maine Soundex T752]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]&nbsp;
|{{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
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#maine 1870 M593]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637]&nbsp;
|}
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===Non-Population Schedules for Maine===
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Maine, [[Maine Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Maine'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1890
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|Veterans
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ at Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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|1880
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|Defective
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ at Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|1880
| '''1890'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Veterans
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1610551 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
|1880
| '''1880'''
|Industry
| width="20%" | Defective
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
|-
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|1880
| '''1880'''
|Agriculture
| width="20%" | Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
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|1870
| '''1870'''
|Social Statistics
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1860'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1850'''
|Industry
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]  
|-
| align="center" | -  
|1870
| align="center" | -  
|Agriculture
| align="center" | -  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]  
|-
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]  
|1860
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Mortality
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420441 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ at Ancestry]
|-
|-
| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1786457 Link]
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
==== Microfilm images  ====
*[[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Maine]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
[[Family History Library|'''Family History Library''']]&nbsp;'''Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maine'''
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>
*1890 Veterans United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (Family History Library&nbsp;films for Maine {{FHL|230777|item}} Films 338165-6
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
*1880 Mortality {{FHL|36961|item}} Film 1841575
|-
*1870 Mortality {{FHL|292606|item}} Film 9740
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
*1860 Mortality {{FHL|292601|item}} Film 009740
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
*1850 Mortality {{FHL|292593|item}} Film 009739])
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
|-
[[National Archives and Records Administration|'''National Archives''']]&nbsp;'''Federal Census '''[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/maine.html '''Non-Population Schedule''']&nbsp;'''Microfilms for Maine'''
|1837
 
|State, head of household
*1935 Census of Business
|{{FSC|1923492|item|disp=at FamilySearch}} - images
*1820 Manufactures schedule
|-
 
|}
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Maine, [[Maine Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
 
Maine took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, 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 *'''1905''' Scarboro only, in Cumberland County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18004273The Scarboro Register 1905]'' (1905; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|956815|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.191/S1 H2mh}}].</ref> *'''1904''' Kennebunkport only, in York County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4103111 The Kennebunkport Register, 1904]'' (1904; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|837191|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.195/K4 E4m}}].</ref> *'''1837''' State (some towns missing).<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 49-52.</ref> The Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html]) says, "The Archives also has partial returns of the special revenue-sharing census of 1837." Another page of the Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html]) says, "1837 Revenue-Sharing Census . . . covers Bangor, Portland and the unincorporated townships of that time only, and includes the name of the head of the house, and the number of other people living there." See also "[[Maine Census#Online_Maine_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maine]]" above.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Maine censuses, [[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>  
 
=== Why use a census?  ===
 
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.


==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  ===
=== More about censuses  ===


See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
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:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


 
=== Sources and footnotes  ===


'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>  
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>  


[[Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>  
[[Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  


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Tips
  • If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
  • Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
  • Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
  • On the family group record show each person's census listings.
  • Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.


  • For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.

Online Maine indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Maine

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1910  1870             1790
1930 1900 and Soundex 1860
1920 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex  1850


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624    1860 M653        1820 M33 
1930 T626 1900 T623   Soundex T1049 1850 M432 1810 M252 
1920 T625   Soundex M1565 1880 T9   Soundex T752 1840 M704  1800 M32 
  1870 M593 1830 M19 1790 M637 

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Maine, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Maine

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Year Type Record Search Census Bureau Google Book Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1890 Veterans Link - - - Link Link Link
1880 Defective - - - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1860 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners Link BookLink BookLink - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Family History Library Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maine

  • 1890 Veterans United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (Family History Library films for Maine FHL Collection Films 338165-6
  • 1880 Mortality FHL Collection Film 1841575
  • 1870 Mortality FHL Collection Film 9740
  • 1860 Mortality FHL Collection Film 009740
  • 1850 Mortality FHL Collection Film 009739])

National Archives Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maine

  • 1935 Census of Business
  • 1820 Manufactures schedule

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Maine, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

Maine took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, 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 *1905 Scarboro only, in Cumberland County[1] *1904 Kennebunkport only, in York County[2] *1837 State (some towns missing).[3] The Maine State Archives website (www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html) says, "The Archives also has partial returns of the special revenue-sharing census of 1837." Another page of the Maine State Archives website (www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html) says, "1837 Revenue-Sharing Census . . . covers Bangor, Portland and the unincorporated townships of that time only, and includes the name of the head of the house, and the number of other people living there." See also "Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maine" above.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Maine censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)


  1. ↑ H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, Scarboro Register 1905 (1905; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [FHL Book 974.191/S1 H2mh].
  2. ↑ H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, The Kennebunkport Register, 1904 (1904; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [FHL Book 974.195/K4 E4m].
  3. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 49-52.
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