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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===


==Online Federal Censuses==
For a list of available and missing California censuses, [[California Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].  
===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>
California became the thirty-first state admitted to the Union in September 9, 1850. It was not included in the federal census before that date.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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|{{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:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
== Location ==
|{{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 California===
'''1850-1930--'''The National Archives''', '''the California State Library and the Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for the state of California.  
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.  
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
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! 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
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1850
| Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1850
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1860
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1860
| Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1860
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1870
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1870
| Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1870
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1880
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1880
| Defective
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1880
| Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1880
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
|}


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
'''1890--'''Census has been destroyed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
*[[California Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for California]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
'''United States Censuses 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes and images to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880 (index only)], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census, and except for 1880 and 1920, are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, 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>
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! 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
|-
|1852
|State, head of household
|{{RecordSearch|1771089|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1767/ Ancestry.com] ($) — index & images
|-
|}


== Other Census Images ==
'''1940 to 2000--'''Can be obtained by heirs or legal representatives&nbsp;for named persons. There is a legal charge mandated fees for this service. More recent census records for deceased family members are available to direct line only. Transcript form B.C.600 can be obtained from:


*Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|979.4 B2s|disp=book 979.4 B2s}}). Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of '''1790, 1836, and 1844'''. The original records are scattered among various archives. The FamilySearch Library has copies on microfilm.
:Personal Census Search Unit
:US Census Bureau
:PO Box 1545
:Jeffersonville, IN, 47131
:


{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="60%"
== Historical Background  ==
|+ '''Other California Censuses'''
|-
| '''1844''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
|-
| '''1837''' Santa Barbara<ref>Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FS Library Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12]</ref>
|-
| '''1836''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 18 (1936); Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
|-
| '''1834''' Santa Barbara<ref>Ancestry.com, "California Census, 1790-1890" at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3535 (accessed 4 January 2010).</ref>
|-
| '''1816''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 43 (1961).</ref>
|-
| '''1808 '''Monterey<ref>Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
|-
| '''1804''' Monterey<ref>Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
|-
| '''1798''' San Antonio, and Soledad<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
|-
| '''1797-1798''' San Luis Obispo<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
|-
| '''1796''' San Carlos<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
|-
| '''1790''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbar<ref>Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FS Library Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12]; "1790 Padron (census) of California" (Typescript [photocopy], copied from Las Familias de California section in ''Southern California Historical Society Quarterly''.)[FS Library Book 979.4 A1 no. 67; Film 1036747 Item 6].</ref>
|-
| '''1788''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Villa Branciforte<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
|}


'''1821--'''Spain granted Mexico its independence.&nbsp; California was included with Mexico.


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'''1848--'''Mexico ceded California to the United States.  
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|{{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
|{{FSC|2818879|title-id|disp=California, census records : pre-statehood census, 1796-1798}}
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|{{FSC|750693|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Colorado River, 1885-1940}}
|{{FSC|750667|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Bidwell, 1915-1930}}
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|{{FSC|750665|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Yuma, 1905-1935}}
|{{FSC|706349|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Hoopa Valley, 1885-1939}}
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|{{FSC|746665|title-id|disp=Indians census rolls, Digger, 1899-1904 and 1915-1920}}
|{{FSC|750657|title-id|disp=Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923}}
|-
|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
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==Why Use the Census?==
'''1850--'''California became a state.  
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


== Indexes  ==


{{USCensus}}
'''United States Census Indexes 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search.


[[Category:California Census Records|Census]]
California Census years 1850, 1860, and 1870 have been indexed. They are available at the Californina State Library and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 
Statewide indexes are available in book format for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses.
 
'''&nbsp;1850''' census is not complete. Several counties are missing.
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
 
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules for the censuses are at the California State Library. A published index to the 1850 schedule is available at the Family History Library.&nbsp; Those schedules included inquiries about people who died during the 12 months shortly after the&nbsp;federal census was taken&nbsp;
 
*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
 
The mortality schedule is an alphabetical list of people who died in the twelve months proceeding the federal census. The Mortality schedules include the name, gender, age, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. The schedules could give race as well.
 
== State Censuses  ==
 
California has some industral and Agriculture schedules for the years 1850,1860, 1870 and 1880. The information in those schedules show name name of the land owner or manager, the acres of land, the present cash value, the number and value of live stock&nbsp;and crops.
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
Colonial and State
 
Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=979.4+B2s book 979.4 B2s]). Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of 1790, 1836, and 1844. The original records are scattered among various archives. The Family History Library has copies on microfilm.
 
The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of 1852 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=189335&disp=California+state+census%2C+1852%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 909229-34]). This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.
 
The California State Archives also has some censuses for California cities covering the period 1897 to 1938. These generally contain only the names and addresses of the persons enumerated, although some records give more information. The Family History Library has copies of several of these censuses through 1910, including:
 
Los Angeles and San Jose (1897) <br>San Diego (1899) <br>Oakland (1902) <br>
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections;r=0 FamilySearch Record Search] has free indexes and images for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1900; but indexes only for 1880, and 1920.
 
Ancestry:($)&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com<br>]
 
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
Census Finder:&nbsp; [http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm]
 
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm]
 
Distant Cousin:&nbsp; [http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/ http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/] <br>
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/ca/census.htm http://dir.genealogytoday.com/ca/census.htm]
 
National Archives: [http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/]
 
California States archives and Libraries: [http://statearchives.us/california.htm http://statearchives.us/california.htm]
 
California Historical Society: [http://www.californiahistory.org/ http://www.californiahistory.org/]
 
US Census internet site: [http://www.census.gov http://www.census.gov]
 
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
 
== Sources  ==
 
{{reflist}}
 
[[Category:California|Census]]

Revision as of 09:57, 14 November 2009

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Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

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

Location[edit | edit source]

1850-1930--The National Archives, the California State Library and the Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for the state of California.

1890--Census has been destroyed.   

United States Censuses 1850-1920—Free Internet census indexes and images to the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (index only), 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census, and except for 1880 and 1920, are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

1940 to 2000--Can be obtained by heirs or legal representatives for named persons. There is a legal charge mandated fees for this service. More recent census records for deceased family members are available to direct line only. Transcript form B.C.600 can be obtained from:

Personal Census Search Unit
US Census Bureau
PO Box 1545
Jeffersonville, IN, 47131

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1821--Spain granted Mexico its independence.  California was included with Mexico.

1848--Mexico ceded California to the United States.

1850--California became a state.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

United States Census Indexes 1850-1920—Free Internet census indexes to the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search.

California Census years 1850, 1860, and 1870 have been indexed. They are available at the Californina State Library and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Statewide indexes are available in book format for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses.

 1850 census is not complete. Several counties are missing.

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Mortality Schedules[edit | edit source]

1850-1880--Mortality schedules for the censuses are at the California State Library. A published index to the 1850 schedule is available at the Family History Library.  Those schedules included inquiries about people who died during the 12 months shortly after the federal census was taken 

The mortality schedule is an alphabetical list of people who died in the twelve months proceeding the federal census. The Mortality schedules include the name, gender, age, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. The schedules could give race as well.

State Censuses[edit | edit source]

California has some industral and Agriculture schedules for the years 1850,1860, 1870 and 1880. The information in those schedules show name name of the land owner or manager, the acres of land, the present cash value, the number and value of live stock and crops.

Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

Colonial and State

Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 (Family History Library book 979.4 B2s). Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of 1790, 1836, and 1844. The original records are scattered among various archives. The Family History Library has copies on microfilm.

The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of 1852 (Family History Library films 909229-34). This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.

The California State Archives also has some censuses for California cities covering the period 1897 to 1938. These generally contain only the names and addresses of the persons enumerated, although some records give more information. The Family History Library has copies of several of these censuses through 1910, including:

Los Angeles and San Jose (1897)
San Diego (1899)
Oakland (1902)

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Record Search has free indexes and images for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1900; but indexes only for 1880, and 1920.

Ancestry:($)  http://www.ancestry.com

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

Census Finder:  http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm

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

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

Distant Cousin:  http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/

Genealogy Today:  http://dir.genealogytoday.com/ca/census.htm

National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/

California States archives and Libraries: http://statearchives.us/california.htm

California Historical Society: http://www.californiahistory.org/

US Census internet site: http://www.census.gov

Mortality Schedules:  http://mortalityschedules.com/

Sources[edit | edit source]

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