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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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Maine became the twenty-third state admitted to the United States on Mar 15, 1820. Maine was created from Massachusetts. It was included on the 1790 Census as part of Massachusetts.
| 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]].
 
<br>  
 
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
!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]]
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|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
|{{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]
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!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]]
!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]]
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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]
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!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|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]
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|{{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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===Non-Population Schedules for Maine===
=== Online Maine 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 Maine}}
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
=== Federal population schedules ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
==== Microfilm images  ====
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|1890
*
|Veterans
 
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ at Ancestry]
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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|1880
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Maine, [[Maine Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  
|Defective
 
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ at Ancestry]
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
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|1880
==== Online indexes and images  ====
|Mortality
 
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
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|1880
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
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|1880
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
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|1870
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
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|1870
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
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|1870
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
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|1870
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
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|1860
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
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|-
|1860
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Maine'''</font>
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
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|1860
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|Industry
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
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|1860
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|Industry
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" width="10%" | '''Type'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
| 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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|1860
| '''1890'''
|Agriculture
| width="20%" | Veterans
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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|1850
| '''1880'''
|Social Statistics
| width="20%" | Defective
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
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|1850
| '''1880'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Mortality  
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420441 FamilySearch]
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[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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|1850
| '''1870'''
|Industry
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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|1850
| '''1860'''
|Agriculture
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| 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]
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|1840
| '''1850'''
|Pensioners
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ at Ancestry]
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
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| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | -
| 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]
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
==== Microfilm images  ====
*[[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Maine]]
 
*'''1890 Veterans''' United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (Family History Library&nbsp;films for Maine [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and++ 338165-6])
*'''1880 Mortality''' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=36961&disp=1880+mortality+schedule%2C+Maine++ film 1841575])
*'''1870 Mortality''' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=292606&disp=Persons+who+died+during+the+year+ending+++ film 0097<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1229461775149_721" />41])
*'''1860 Mortality''' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=292601&disp=Persons+who+died+during+the+year+ending+++ film 009740])
*'''1850 Mortality''' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=292593&disp=Persons+who+died+during+the+year+ending+++ film 009739])
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Maine, [[Maine Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
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>
*'''1905''' Scarboro only, in Cumberland County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18004273The Scarboro Register 1905]'' (1905; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=956815&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+Scarboro+register+1905%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 FHL Book 974.191/S1 H2mh]].</ref>  
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*'''1904''' Kennebunkport only, in York County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4103111 The Kennebunkport Register, 1904]'' (1904; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=837191&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+Kennebunkport+Register%2C+1904%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 FHL Book 974.195/K4 E4m]].</ref>
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*'''1837''' State (some towns missing).<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 49-52.</ref> See also "[[Maine Census#Online Maine indexes and images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maine]]" above.
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
|-
For a list of available and missing Maine censuses, [[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
|1837
 
|State, head of household
=== Why use a census?  ===
|{{FSC|1923492|item|disp=at FamilySearch}} - images
 
|-
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.
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==Why Use the Census?==
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
=== More about censuses  ===
=== More about censuses  ===


See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
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:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


=== Sources and footnotes  ===


{{reflist}}


'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>
{{Place|Maine}} {{stub}}  
 
[[Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
 
 
 
{{USCensus}}  


[[Category:Maine|Census]]
[[Category:Maine Census Records]]

Revision as of 09:50, 8 April 2010

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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.


  • For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.

Online Maine indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Maine

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Maine

Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Record Search Census Bureau Google Book Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1890 Veterans - - - - Link Link Link
1880 Defective - - - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners - BookLink BookLink - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

  • 1890 Veterans United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (Family History Library films for Maine 338165-6)
  • 1880 Mortality (Family History Library film 1841575)
  • 1870 Mortality (Family History Library film 009741)
  • 1860 Mortality (Family History Library film 009740)
  • 1850 Mortality (Family History Library film 009739)

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

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

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

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Maine 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. ↑ H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, Scarboro Register 1905 (1905; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [FHL Book 974.191/S1 H2mh].
  2. ↑ H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, The Kennebunkport Register, 1904 (1904; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [FHL Book 974.195/K4 E4m].
  3. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 49-52.
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