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Kansas Census

Purpose

Adding census information to the county pages.

Task List

Task List

Instructions

Add heading and collections

1. Replace the heading, State Census with the following wikitext:

====State and Territory Census Records====

2. Copy and paste the following after the Intro and BEFORE the collections already listed in the State and Territory Census Records heading:

*'''1855-1925''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] - ($), Index and images; covers census years '''1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925'''
*'''1860''' - {{RecordSearch|1473181|1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - Index and images
*'''1860''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] - ($), Index and images

3. Copy and paste the following wikitext AFTER the last collection already listed in the State and Territory Census Records heading (1895 Census):

*'''1919-1961''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2270 Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] - Partial index (4 counties) and images

4. Copy and paste the following wikitext AFTER the collection listed in Step 3:

==== Federal Census Records ====
The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 119.</ref> For links to Federal Census indexes, see [[Kansas Census]].<br>

5. If there are additional links on the page, put them in the appropriate heading and in chronological order.

6. If a link we add above is already on the page, delete that link from the page and paste the new one listed above.

Save the Page

1. Enter "added census records" to the edit summary box and save your work.

2. Check the page to be sure your work looks correct (no wikitext showing, no duplicate records).

3. Move on to the next county.

Examples

Kansas became a territory in 1854 and the first territory census taken was in 1855. It was also enumerated as Kansas Territory in the 1860 Federal Census, although there were 15 counties that were marked with "no population" in them. The state continued to take state censuses after it was admitted to the Union in 1861. See links listed below.

State and Territory Census Records

• 1855-1925 - Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 at Ancestry - ($), Index and images; covers census years 1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925
• 1860 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory at FamilySearch - Index and images
• 1860 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory at Ancestry - ($), Index and images
• 1865 - Kansas State Census, 1865 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1875 - Kansas State Census, 1875 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1885 - Kansas State Census, 1885 at FamilySearch — images
• 1895 - Kansas State Census, 1895 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1919-1961 - Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961 at Ancestry - Partial index (4 counties) and images

Federal Census Records

The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Kansas Census.

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