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== Availability  ==
==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>
Florida became a territory in the first half of the 19th Century and won't appear in Federal Censuses before 1830.


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
'''1790-1820 --''' There are no federal census records for Florida in this time period.  
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1830
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1840
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1850
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1860
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1870
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1880
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1890
|-
|{{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]
|{{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]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1900
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1910
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1920
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1930
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1940
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1950
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1960
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
|{{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
|-
|}


===Non-Population Schedules for Florida===
'''1830-1930 --''' Census records are available for Florida from 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.  
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
|-
| 1850
| Slave
| {{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
|-
| 1860
| Slave
| {{RecordSearch|3161105|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
|-
| 1885
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
|-
|}


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
The following counties are missing for their years:<br>Brevard 1850; Orange 1830 and 1840; Santa Rosa, 1850: Volusia, 1840 and 1850.
*[[Florida Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Florida]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
'''''1850 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1401638 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.  
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
|-
| 1867
| State, head of household
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1506/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
|-
| 1875
| State, head of household
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1506/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
|-
| 1885
| State, houshold members
| {{RecordSearch|1457854|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1506/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
|-
| 1935, houshold members
| State
| {{RecordSearch|1457856|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1506/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/florida-state-census-1935 Findmypast ($)] — index & images
|-
| 1945, houshold members
| State
| {{RecordSearch|1457855|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/florida-state-census-1945 Findmypast ($)] — index & images
|-
|}


== Other Census Indexes ==
'''1860 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.''&nbsp;'''&nbsp;'''
*'''1830''' [http://genealogytrails.com/fla/1830census.html 1830 Census Transcription for Florida] at Genealogy Trails - index
*'''1840''' [http://genealogytrails.com/fla/military/1840pensioners.html 1840 Census of Pensioners] at Genealogy Trails - index


==Why Use the Census?==
'''1870 United States Census---'''A free internet index and images can be viewed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch Record Pilot site]. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.
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


'''1890 --''' The 1890 census and veterans schedules were destroyed.


{{Florida|Florida}} {{USCensus}}
'''''1880 United States Census'''''– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1417683 Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site.] This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.


<br>'''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the&nbsp; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.


[[Category:Florida Census Records|Census]]
== Historical Background  ==
 
'''1819--'''Spain sold Florida to the United States. The treaty was not finalized until 1821.
 
'''1845--'''Florida becomes a state.
 
== Indexes  ==
 
'''Statewide indexes'''--Indexes are available for the&nbsp;1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes on microfilm exist for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses.<br>
 
'''Ancestry--'''All Florida federal census records are indexed at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com].
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
==== Mortality Schedules<br> ====
 
The Florida State Archives has the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules. The Family History Library has the published indexes for each of these schedules.<br>
 
*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
 
== Colonial, Territorial and State Censuses  ==
 
Colonial, territorial, and state censuses exist for 1783, 1786, 1790, 1793, 1814, 1825, 1837, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1868, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1935, and 1945. (Censuses taken in later years were destroyed.) Beginning with 1855, specific information is given for each individual. Only scattered fragments are available for the 1855 through 1895 censuses.
 
The censuses listed above are at the Florida State Archives. The Family History Library has returns for a few counties for various years on microfilm. The 1885 enumerations for 35 counties are on Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=82520&disp=Schedules+of+the+Florida+state+census+of++ 888962-74].<br>
 
[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1457854;t=browsable;w=0 '''1885 '''Florida State Population Census]&nbsp; includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.
 
'''1835 '''[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1457856;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails Florida State Census] (images only)--Includes: name of each person in home, address, age, gender, race, relationship to head of household, place of birth, occupation, education, own or rent.
 
'''1845 '''[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1457855;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails Florida State Census] (images only)--Includes: name of each person in the home, address, age, gender, race, place of birth, occupation &amp; education.
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
Ancestry.com:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
 
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/FL/ http://www.census-online.com/links/FL/]
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/fl/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/fl/census.html]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp;[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/florida.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/florida.htm]
 
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp;[http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
 
== References<br> ==
 
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Florida.ASP Florida Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
 
[[Category:Florida]]

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Availability[edit | edit source]

1790-1820 -- There are no federal census records for Florida in this time period.

1830-1930 -- Census records are available for Florida from 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.

The following counties are missing for their years:
Brevard 1850; Orange 1830 and 1840; Santa Rosa, 1850: Volusia, 1840 and 1850.

1850 United States Census—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

1860 United States Census—A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.  

1870 United States Census---A free internet index and images can be viewed on FamilySearch Record Pilot site. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.

1890 -- The 1890 census and veterans schedules were destroyed.

1880 United States Census– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site. This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.


1900 Federal Census - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the  FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1819--Spain sold Florida to the United States. The treaty was not finalized until 1821.

1845--Florida becomes a state.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Statewide indexes--Indexes are available for the 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes on microfilm exist for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses.

Ancestry--All Florida federal census records are indexed at www.ancestry.com.

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Mortality Schedules
[edit | edit source]

The Florida State Archives has the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules. The Family History Library has the published indexes for each of these schedules.

Colonial, Territorial and State Censuses[edit | edit source]

Colonial, territorial, and state censuses exist for 1783, 1786, 1790, 1793, 1814, 1825, 1837, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1868, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1935, and 1945. (Censuses taken in later years were destroyed.) Beginning with 1855, specific information is given for each individual. Only scattered fragments are available for the 1855 through 1895 censuses.

The censuses listed above are at the Florida State Archives. The Family History Library has returns for a few counties for various years on microfilm. The 1885 enumerations for 35 counties are on Family History Library films 888962-74.

1885 Florida State Population Census  includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.

1835 Florida State Census (images only)--Includes: name of each person in home, address, age, gender, race, relationship to head of household, place of birth, occupation, education, own or rent.

1845 Florida State Census (images only)--Includes: name of each person in the home, address, age, gender, race, place of birth, occupation & education.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com:  http://www.ancestry.com

Heritage Quest Online:  http://www.heritagequestonline.com

Census Online:  http://www.census-online.com/links/FL/

Genealogy Today:  http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/fl/census.html

Access Genealogy: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/florida.htm

Mortality Schedules: http://mortalityschedules.com/

References
[edit | edit source]

Florida Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

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