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==Online Federal Censuses==
== Using 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>
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 can be used to help find additional kinds of records about the family.
Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th state on 29 May 1848.  It was created from Wisconsin Territory.  <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 31 Oct 2016.</ref> Residents of Wisconsin can be found in every census from 1820 on. In 1820 and 1830, they will be listed under Michigan territory.
 
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
Additional details about how to use censuses can be found here:
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:*[[United States Census]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background]]  
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Searching]]
 
{| width="70%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
| width="44%" | __TOC__
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1850|1850]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1860|1860]]
*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 each person's census listings.
*Study 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]].
 
|}
 
== Wisconsin State and Territorial Censuses  ==
 
Censuses were taken in Wisconsin in different years than the federal censuses and contain different information than that in federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.
 
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|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''Wisconsin State and Territorial Censuses'''<ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62-65, 72-73.</ref>
|{{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]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| align="left" | '''1834'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| align="left" | Territorial Census for Crawford, Brown and Iowa Counties,located in the western part of Michigan Territory<ref name="Barnett">LeRoy Barnett, "State Censuses of Michigan: A Tragedy of Lost Treasurers" and Appendices in ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1355643 Family Trails]'' [[{{BarnettL}}]] 6 no. 1 (Summer-Fall 1978): 3, 21. Original census at Michigan State Archives, Lansing. Lists heads of house by name, and age categories for others.</ref><ref>Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3554 ''Michigan Census, 1827-70''] [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.</ref>
!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]]
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| align="left" | '''1837'''
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| align="left" | Territory Census <ref name="ancestry1" />
|{{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]
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|-
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1836'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial Census </ref><ref>Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1836 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm or original records in the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1836}}]]</ref><ref>Reuben Gold Thwaites, "The Territorial Census for 1836." (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Published in ''Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin'', v. 13 p. 247-170. Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1895) [[{{Thwaites1836}}]]</ref><ref>Reuben Gold Thwaites, [{{Thwaites1836Wisc}}] (Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company,1895)</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1960|1960]]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamiySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1838'''
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial Census Lost, except for the counties of Brown, Calumet, Crawford, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Portage, Sheboygan,and Washington.</ref><ref>''Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1838'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[{{Wisc1838}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
|{{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
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| align="left" | '''1842'''
 
| align="left" | Territorial Census </ref><ref>''Wisconsin Territory Census for 1842'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[{{Wisc1842}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
===Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.  
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1846'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial Census, except for the counties of Crawford, Chippewa, Fond du Lac, LaPointe, Grand Rapids in Portage, Richland, and Sheboygan.</ref><ref>Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, ''Wisconsin Territory Census for 1846''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1846}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1840
| align="left" | '''1847'''
|Pensioners
| align="left" | Territorial Census, except for the counties of Chippewa, Rock, Sheboygan, Washington, and and Waukesha.</ref><ref>Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, ''Wisconsin Territory census for 1847'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society, at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1847}}]]</ref>
|[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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|1850
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855'''
|Mortality
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State Census, except for Kewaunee County, which was not enumerated.</ref><ref>Wisconsin Department of State, ''[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/176546?availability=Family%20History%20Library Wisconsin State Census, 1855]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1855}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1">Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3581 Wisconsin Census, 1820-90]'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.</ref>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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|1860
| align="left" | '''1865'''
|Mortality
| align="left" | State Census Lost, except for the counties of Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.</ref>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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|1870
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''
|Mortality
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State Census</ref><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/176663?availability=Family%20History%20Library Wisconsin State Census, 1875]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1875}}]]</ref>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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|1880
| align="left" | '''1885'''
|Mortality
| align="left" | State Census</ref><ref>Wisconsin, Secretary of State ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1539 Enumeration of Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War Residing in Wisconsin June 20, 1885]'' (S.l.:sn,1885)</ref><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/176742?availability=Family%20History%20Library Wisconsin State Census, 1885]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records at the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1885}}]]</ref>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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|1890
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1895'''
|Veterans
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State Census</ref><ref name="WSC 1895">Wisconsin, Secretary of State, ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1617 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1895, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1895]'' (Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, 1896.) A published document based on information from the census schedules.</ref><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/176967?availability=Family%20History%20Library Wisconsin State Census, 1895]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1895}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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| align="left" | '''1905'''
| align="left" | State Census<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 113-15.</ref><ref name="Wisc 1905">Wisconsin, Secretary of State, ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1618 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1905, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1905]'' (Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, 1906) A published document based on information from the census schedules.</ref><ref>Wisconsin Department of State, ''[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AWisconsin%20%2Bkeywords%3AState%20%2Bkeywords%3ACensus%2C%20%2Bkeywords%3A1905 Wisconsin State Census, 1905]'' (Wisconsin, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1952. Microfilm of original records in Wisconsin)[[{{Wisc1905}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry">Ancestry.com. ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905]'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Wisconsin State Census, 1895 Microfilm, 10 reels and 1905 Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin</ref>
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|}
=== Wisconsin State Censuses Online===
*{{RecordSearch|1443825|Wisconsin, State Census, 1855}} Index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|2058670|Wisconsin, State Census, 1865}} Index and images, only covers 6 counties.
*{{RecordSearch|1443778|Wisconsin, State Census, 1875}} Index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|1443713|Wisconsin, State Census, 1885}} Index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|1443712|Wisconsin, State Census, 1895}} Index and images. 
*{{RecordSearch|1443899|Wisconsin, State Census, 1905}} Index and images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905] Index and images. ($)
== Federal Population Schedules  ==
For a list of the exact date of each federal census, see [[Wisconsin Censuses Existing and Lost]].
=== Manuscripts  ===
Two manuscript versions of the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses exist, one at the National Archives and the other at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Because these are copies, there may be transcription errors, so that the information in each may be different. The two may also differ in the legibility of the handwriting, the condition of the manuscript, and the quality of the microfilm.<ref>"Local Genealogy," ''McMillan Memorial Library'' (http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/local/local_genealogy.html : accessed 2 October 2009).</ref> The Family History Library has microfilms of the set in the possession of the National Archives.


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
=== Microfilm Images  ===
*[[Wisconsin Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Wisconsin]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
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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>
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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
| 1940 N/A
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| {{FHL|646891|title-id|disp=1910}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| {{FHL|698928|title-id|disp=1870}}
| {{FHL|745509|title-id|disp=1840}}
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|1836
| {{FHL|1037623|title-id|disp=1930}}
|Territory
| {{FHL|655060|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
| {{FHL|708785|title-id|disp=1860}}
| {{FHL|119992|title-id|disp=1830}}
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|-
|1837
| {{FHL|558337|title-id|disp=1920 and Soundex}}
|Territory
| {{FHL|602281|title-id|disp=1890 fragments}}
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
| {{FHL|745188|title-id|disp=1850}}
| {{FHL|120949|title-id|disp=1820}}
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|-
|1838
| <br>
|Territory
| {{FHL|676542|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
| <br>
| <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]]'''
|-
| 1940 N/A
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#Wisconsin 1910 T624]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#wisconsin 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#wisconsin Soundex T779]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#wisconsin 1850 M432]
|-
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#wisconsin 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-06.html#wisconsin Soundex T1079]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#wisconsin 1870 M593]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#wisconsin 1920 T625] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-06.html#wisconsin Soundex M1595]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-08.html#ss 1890 fragments M123]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#wisconsin 1860 M653]
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=== Fiche, Film, and Book Indexes  ===
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Wisconsin, see [[Wisconsin Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]].
 
== Federal Non-population Schedules  ==
 
=== Microfilm Images  ===
 
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|1842
| {{FHL|548325|title-id|disp=1850 Mortality}}
|Territory
| [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/census/federal/ 1850 - 1870 Mortality]
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
| {{FHL|176498|title-id|disp=1880 Mortality}}
| {{FHL|602281|title-id|disp=1890 Veterans Census}}
|}
 
=== Fiche, Film, and Book Indexes  ===
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Wisconsin, see [[Wisconsin Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book].
 
== Online Indexes and Images  ==
 
{{Census Online Wisconsin}}
 
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|1846
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin'''</font>
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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|1847
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|Territory
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with library card)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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|1855
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|State; gives name of head of household.
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|{{RecordSearch|1443825|FamilySearch}} - index & images
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|1865
| '''1840'''
|State, partial; gives name of head of household.
| Pensioners
|{{RecordSearch|2058670|FamilySearch}} - index & images, only covers 6 counties.  
| align="center" | -
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.
| 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]
|-
|-
|1875
| '''1850'''
|State; gives name of head of household.
| Mortality
|{{RecordSearch|1443778|FamilySearch}} - index & images
| align="center" | -
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1885
| '''1860'''
|State; gives name of head of household.
| Mortality
|{{RecordSearch|1443713|FamilySearch}} - index & images
| align="center" | -
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8756 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8756 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8756 Link]
|-
|-
|1895
| '''1870'''
|State; gives name of head of household.
| Mortality
|{{RecordSearch|1443712|FamilySearch}} - index & images
| align="center" | -
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.
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==Why Use the Census?==
*[[Wisconsin 1855 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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:
*[[Wisconsin 1875 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*[[Wisconsin 1885 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*[[Wisconsin 1895 State Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*Sex
*[[Wisconsin 1905 State Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*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


==Reference List==
== Sources  ==
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Using Censuses[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 can be used to help find additional kinds of records about the family.

Additional details about how to use censuses can be found here:

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.

Wisconsin State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

Censuses were taken in Wisconsin in different years than the federal censuses and contain different information than that in federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.

Wisconsin State and Territorial Censuses[1]
1834 Territorial Census for Crawford, Brown and Iowa Counties,located in the western part of Michigan Territory[2][3]
1837 Territory Census [4]
1836 Territorial Census </ref>[5][6][7][4]
1838 Territorial Census Lost, except for the counties of Brown, Calumet, Crawford, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Portage, Sheboygan,and Washington.</ref>[8][4]
1842 Territorial Census </ref>[9][4]
1846 Territorial Census, except for the counties of Crawford, Chippewa, Fond du Lac, LaPointe, Grand Rapids in Portage, Richland, and Sheboygan.</ref>[10][4]
1847 Territorial Census, except for the counties of Chippewa, Rock, Sheboygan, Washington, and and Waukesha.</ref>[11]
1855 State Census, except for Kewaunee County, which was not enumerated.</ref>[12][4]
1865 State Census Lost, except for the counties of Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.</ref>
1875 State Census</ref>[13]
1885 State Census</ref>[14][15]
1895 State Census</ref>[16][17][18]
1905 State Census[19][20][21][18]

Wisconsin State Censuses Online[edit | edit source]

Federal Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

For a list of the exact date of each federal census, see Wisconsin Censuses Existing and Lost.

Manuscripts[edit | edit source]

Two manuscript versions of the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses exist, one at the National Archives and the other at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Because these are copies, there may be transcription errors, so that the information in each may be different. The two may also differ in the legibility of the handwriting, the condition of the manuscript, and the quality of the microfilm.[22] The Family History Library has microfilms of the set in the possession of the National Archives.

Microfilm Images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1910 1870 1840
1930 1900 and Soundex 1860 1830
1920 and Soundex 1890 fragments 1850 1820

1880 and Soundex

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 1880 T9 and Soundex T779 1850 M432
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1079 1870 M593 1840 M704
1920 T625 and Soundex M1595 1890 fragments M123 1860 M653

Fiche, Film, and Book Indexes[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Wisconsin, see Wisconsin Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book.

Federal Non-population Schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm Images[edit | edit source]

1850 Mortality 1850 - 1870 Mortality 1880 Mortality 1890 Veterans Census

Fiche, Film, and Book Indexes[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Wisconsin, see [[Wisconsin Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book].

Online Indexes and Images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Wisconsin

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin

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1890 Veterans - - - - Link Link Link

FamilySearch Historical Record Collections[edit | edit source]

Online collections containing these records are located in FamilySearch.org. Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Henry J. Dubester, State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[Template:Dubes]], 62-65, 72-73.
  2. ↑ LeRoy Barnett, "State Censuses of Michigan: A Tragedy of Lost Treasurers" and Appendices in Family Trails [[Template:BarnettL]] 6 no. 1 (Summer-Fall 1978): 3, 21. Original census at Michigan State Archives, Lansing. Lists heads of house by name, and age categories for others.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Michigan Census, 1827-70 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Wisconsin Census, 1820-90 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
  5. ↑ Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1836 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm or original records in the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[Template:Wisc1836]]
  6. ↑ Reuben Gold Thwaites, "The Territorial Census for 1836." (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Published in Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, v. 13 p. 247-170. Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1895) [[Template:Thwaites1836]]
  7. ↑ Reuben Gold Thwaites, Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company,1895)
  8. ↑ Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1838 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[Template:Wisc1838]]
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Territory Census for 1842 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[Template:Wisc1842]]
  10. ↑ Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, Wisconsin Territory Census for 1846. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[Template:Wisc1846]]
  11. ↑ Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, Wisconsin Territory census for 1847 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society, at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[Template:Wisc1847]]
  12. ↑ Wisconsin Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1855 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[Template:Wisc1855]]
  13. ↑ Wisconsin, Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1875 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[Template:Wisc1875]]
  14. ↑ Wisconsin, Secretary of State Enumeration of Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War Residing in Wisconsin June 20, 1885 (S.l.:sn,1885)
  15. ↑ Wisconsin, Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1885 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records at the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[Template:Wisc1885]]
  16. ↑ Wisconsin, Secretary of State, Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1895, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1895 (Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, 1896.) A published document based on information from the census schedules.
  17. ↑ Wisconsin, Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1895 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[Template:Wisc1895]]
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Ancestry.com. Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Wisconsin State Census, 1895 Microfilm, 10 reels and 1905 Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin
  19. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 113-15.
  20. ↑ Wisconsin, Secretary of State, Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1905, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1905 (Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, 1906) A published document based on information from the census schedules.
  21. ↑ Wisconsin Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1905 (Wisconsin, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1952. Microfilm of original records in Wisconsin)[[Template:Wisc1905]]
  22. ↑ "Local Genealogy," McMillan Memorial Library (http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/local/local_genealogy.html : accessed 2 October 2009).
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