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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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Missouri became the 21st state admitted to the United States on Aug. 10, 1821. It was enumerated in the 1810 and 1820 U.S. Censuses as Missouri Territory, but those records were lost. <ref>"Federal Census Schedules for Missouri (1830-1940)," ''Missouri State Archives'', https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/federal#:~:text=Federal%20Census%20Schedules%20for%20Missouri%20(1830%2D1940)&text=The%20U.S.%20Government%20began%20taking,those%20records%20have%20been%20lost.</ref>
| 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]].


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
<br>
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!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]]
!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]]


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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Missouri Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry]
|{{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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===Non-Population Schedules for Missouri===
=== Online Missouri indexes and images  ===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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{{Census Online Missouri}}
 
=== Federal population schedules ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
Many federal census records&nbsp;(1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930) are at the following archives:
 
*[http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri] (University of Missouri–Columbia Campus)
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/census.asp Missouri State Archives] (Jefferson City)
*The Family History Library
*The National Archives
 
Residents of Missouri may borrow microfilm of federal census records through 1880 from the Missouri State Historical Society on [http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/ill.shtml interlibrary] loan through public or college libraries. State census microfilm. [[Soundex|Soundexes]], and other indexes may not be borrowed.
 
*
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Missouri, [[Missouri 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
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Missouri'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1840
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|Pensioners
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
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|1850
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|Agriculture
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/agsup Missouri State Archives]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|1850
| '''1890'''
|Manufacturing
| width="20%" | Veterans
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/industrysups Missouri State Archives]
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|1850
| '''1880'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
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|1850
| '''1870'''
|Slave Owner
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry]<br>[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/slave Missouri State Archives]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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|1860
| '''1860'''
|Agriculture
| Slave owner
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/agsup Missouri State Archives]
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
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|1860
| '''1860'''
|Manufacturing
| Mortality
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/industrysups Missouri State Archives]
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|1860
| '''1850'''
|Mortality
| Slave owner
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]
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|1860
| '''1850'''
|Slave Owner
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry]<br>[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/slave Missouri State Archives]
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]  
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| align="center" | -  
|1870
| align="center" | -  
|Agriculture
| align="center" | -  
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/agsup Missouri State Archives]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]  
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|1870
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|Manufacturing
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/industrysups Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1880
|Agriculture
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/agsup Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1880
|Manufacturing
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/industrysups Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1890
|Veterans
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
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| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
==== Microfilm images  ====
*[[Missouri Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Missouri]]
 
*


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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>


Some territorial counties also maintained tax lists which may provide a useful substitute. For more information, check the online resources on the [[Missouri Taxation|Missouri Taxation]] page.
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Missouri, [[Missouri Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].  
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=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
The Territory of Missouri took censuses in 1814, 1817, and 1819. The State of Missouri took censuses in 1821, then every four years beginning in 1824 through 1868, and in 1876. Most of these Territorial and State Censuses no longer exist. Listed below are copies currently available. Some censuses only gave head of household and others listed all household members.
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
|-
At [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]  
|1887
 
|State (Phelps County), head of household
*'''1887'''-Phelps
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1881'''-Reynolds
|-
*'''1880'''-Cass
|1880  
*'''1876'''- Atchison, Benton, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Christian, Daviess, St. Francois, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Holt, Howard, Madison, McDonald, Moniteau, Montgomery, Osage, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, Stone, Texas, Worth and Webster Counties.  
|State (Cass County), household members
*'''1873'''-Cole County
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1869'''-Franklin County
|-
*'''1868'''-Cape Girardeau and Franklin Counties
|1876
*'''1867'''- Cape Girardeau, Franklin, and Greene Counties.
|State (select counties), household members
*'''1858'''- St. Louis County
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1857'''- St. Louis County
|-
*'''1856'''- Audrain County
|1864
*'''1844'''- Callaway County
|State (Callaway and Gasconade)
 
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
At the [http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/statecensus.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri] (University of Missouri–Columbia Campus):  
|-
 
|1860
*'''1876''' - Benton, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Christian, Greene, Holt, Howard, McDonald, Montgomery, Osage, Phelps, Reynolds, St. Francois counties (all microfilm) Butler, Iron and Texas counties (transcriptions).  
|State
*'''1868''' - Cape Girardeau, Ste. Genevieve, and Webster counties (all microfilm)  
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
*'''1864''' - Gasconade County (transcription)  
|-
*'''1844''' - Callaway County (microfilm), Marion County (transcription) *'''1852''' - St. Charles County (transcription)  
|1856
*'''1840''' - Rives County [now Henry County] (transcription)
|State (Audrain, Atchison and Callaway)  
*'''1819''' - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1817''' - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)
[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
 
|-
At the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/census.asp Missouri State Archives] (Jefferson City):
|1852
 
|State (Benton, Callaway and St. Charles)  
*'''1868''' - Cape Girardeau County (microfilm)  
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
*'''1844''' - Callaway County (microfilm); Greene County (transcription)  
|-
*'''1840''' - New Madrid, Newton, Pike, Randolph, Ray, Rives (later Henry), Shelby, Stoddard and Warren counties (all transcriptions)
|1848
 
|State (Benton and Callaway)
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
 
[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
For a list of available and missing Missouri censuses, [[Missouri Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
|-
 
|1844
=== Why use a census?  ===
|State (Benton and Callaway)
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1840
|State (select counties available online)<br>State (others available upon request)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]<br>[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1819
|Territorial (St. Charles)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1818
|Territorial (St. Charles)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1817
|Territorial (St. Charles)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1803
|Territorial (Cape Girardeau and New Madrid)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1800
|Territorial (Cape Girardeau)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1797
|Territorial (New Madrid)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1796
|Territorial (New Madrid)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1795
|Territorial (New Madrid)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1794
|Territorial (New Madrid)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1793
|Territorial (New Madrid)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1792
|Territorial (New Madrid)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1791
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1787
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1779
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1770
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St Louis)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1766
|Territorial (Spanish Louisiana Territories)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1752
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
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==Why Use the 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.  
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 servicemily.  


=== More about censuses  ===
=== More about censuses  ===


See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
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  • 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 Missouri indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Missouri

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Many federal census records (1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930) are at the following archives:

Residents of Missouri may borrow microfilm of federal census records through 1880 from the Missouri State Historical Society on interlibrary loan through public or college libraries. State census microfilm. Soundexes, and other indexes may not be borrowed.

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Missouri

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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
1880 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1860 Slave owner - - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1850 Slave owner Link - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners - BookLink BookLink - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

The Territory of Missouri took censuses in 1814, 1817, and 1819. The State of Missouri took censuses in 1821, then every four years beginning in 1824 through 1868, and in 1876. Most of these Territorial and State Censuses no longer exist. Listed below are copies currently available. Some censuses only gave head of household and others listed all household members.

At Ancestry.com

  • 1887-Phelps
  • 1881-Reynolds
  • 1880-Cass
  • 1876- Atchison, Benton, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Christian, Daviess, St. Francois, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Holt, Howard, Madison, McDonald, Moniteau, Montgomery, Osage, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, Stone, Texas, Worth and Webster Counties.
  • 1873-Cole County
  • 1869-Franklin County
  • 1868-Cape Girardeau and Franklin Counties
  • 1867- Cape Girardeau, Franklin, and Greene Counties.
  • 1858- St. Louis County
  • 1857- St. Louis County
  • 1856- Audrain County
  • 1844- Callaway County

At the State Historical Society of Missouri (University of Missouri–Columbia Campus):

  • 1876 - Benton, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Christian, Greene, Holt, Howard, McDonald, Montgomery, Osage, Phelps, Reynolds, St. Francois counties (all microfilm) Butler, Iron and Texas counties (transcriptions).
  • 1868 - Cape Girardeau, Ste. Genevieve, and Webster counties (all microfilm)
  • 1864 - Gasconade County (transcription)
  • 1844 - Callaway County (microfilm), Marion County (transcription) *1852 - St. Charles County (transcription)
  • 1840 - Rives County [now Henry County] (transcription)
  • 1819 - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)
  • 1817 - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)

At the Missouri State Archives (Jefferson City):

  • 1868 - Cape Girardeau County (microfilm)
  • 1844 - Callaway County (microfilm); Greene County (transcription)
  • 1840 - New Madrid, Newton, Pike, Randolph, Ray, Rives (later Henry), Shelby, Stoddard and Warren counties (all transcriptions)

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Missouri 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]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
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