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==Online Federal 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>
Minnesota became the thirty-second state admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. Minnesota was created from Minnesota Territory. It was first included as a territory on the federal census in 1850.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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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]
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!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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| width="44%" | __TOC__
| 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, [[Minnesota Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].


|{{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]
|{{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
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===Non-Population Schedules for Minnesota===
=== Online Minnesota 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 Minnesota}}
 
=== Federal population schedules ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
*1900 The schedule for White Earth Indian Reservation follows Yellow Medicine County Census.
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Minnesota, [[Minnesota 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
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Minnesota'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1890
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|Veterans
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|{{FSC|230777|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - index & images
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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|1880
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|Mortality
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" width="10%" | '''Type'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| 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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|1870
| '''1890'''
|Social Statistics
| width="20%" | Veterans
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1870
| '''1880'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1870  
| '''1870'''
|Industry
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1870
| '''1860'''
|Agriculture
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1860
| '''1850'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1850
| align="center" | -
|Mortality
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|1840
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|Pensioners
|[https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf Census Bureau Booklink]
[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch]<br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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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  ====
*[[Minnesota Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Minnesota]]
 
*United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. ''Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. ''National Archives Microfilm Publication M123. (On 118 Family History Library microfilms.) The Minnesota returns are available at the Family History Library on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and++ microfilms 338181–84].
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Minnesota, [[Minnesota Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
 
'''1865--'''Name, sex, colored, deaf, dumb, blind, soldier in service on June 1, 1865.
 
'''1875--'''Name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth
 
'''1885--'''Name, age, sex, color,&nbsp;place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane or soldier in Civil War
 
'''1895--'''Name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane or soldier in Civil War
 
'''1905--'''Gives same as 1895, plus: street address, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother, service in Civil and Spanish Wars.
 
Portions of some counties have been indexed, and some are available in published format. Census schedules for some years have been lost for some counties. Microfilms are available at the Minnesota Historical Society and at the Family History Library.
 
The '''Minnesota Historical Society '''created guides of their collection for the 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, and 1905 censuses that include a county index, an introduction that lists counties that have no schedule, and a roll content list that has the subdivisions (townships, municipalities) in each county and the order they appear on the roll.


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
The Minnesota Historical Society’s Genealogical Resources of the Minnesota Historical Society, A Guide has information on all the censuses that pertain to Minnesota. (See the "[[Minnesota Archives and Libraries|Minnesota Archives and Libraries]]" article.)
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 of the early territorial censuses have been published in the ''Minnesota Genealogist ''and the ''Minnesota Genealogical Journal''.
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
 
|-
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
For a list of available and missing Minnesota censuses, [[Minnesota Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>  
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
|-
=== Why use a census?  ===
|1905
 
|State; names individuals.
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.  
|
 
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1503056 FamilySearch]<br>
=== More about censuses  ===
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)] <br>
 
[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30072/1905-minnesota-state-census MyHeritage ($)]
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
|-
 
|1895
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
|State (partial); names all household members.
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]  
|
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]  
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1503031 FamilySearch]<br>
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]  
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)] <br>
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30067/18https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30069/1875-minnesota-state-census?s=27576476195-minnesota-state-census?s=275764761 MyHeritage ($)]
 
|-
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
|1885
|State; names all household members.
|
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1503044 FamilySearch]<br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)] <br>
[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30068/1885-minnesota-state-census MyHeritage ($)]
|-
|1875
|State
|
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1503053 FamilySearch]<br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)] <br>
[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30069/1875-minnesota-state-census?s=275764761 MyHeritage ($)]
|-
|1865
|State (some counties missing)
|
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1503054 FamilySearch] <br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)] <br>
|-
|1857
|Territorial; lists names of individuals.
|
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1503055 FamilySearch]<br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)]
|-
|1855
|Territorial; only names head of household.
|
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)]
|-
|1853
|Territorial; lists names of individuals.
|
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)]
|-
|1849
|Territorial; only names head of household.
|
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)]
|-
|1838
|Territorial
|Contact [https://www.mnhs.org/genealogy/family/genieguide/census.php Minnesota Historical Society]
|-
|1836
|Territorial
|Contact [https://www.mnhs.org/genealogy/family/genieguide/census.php Minnesota Historical Society]
|-
|}


==Why Use the Census?==
{{reflist}}  
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
{{Minnesota|Minnesota}} {{USCensus}}  


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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 Minnesota indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Minnesota

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

  • 1900 The schedule for White Earth Indian Reservation follows Yellow Medicine County Census.

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Minnesota

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 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]

  • United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. National Archives Microfilm Publication M123. (On 118 Family History Library microfilms.) The Minnesota returns are available at the Family History Library on Family History Library microfilms 338181–84.

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

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

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

1865--Name, sex, colored, deaf, dumb, blind, soldier in service on June 1, 1865.

1875--Name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth

1885--Name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane or soldier in Civil War

1895--Name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane or soldier in Civil War

1905--Gives same as 1895, plus: street address, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother, service in Civil and Spanish Wars.

Portions of some counties have been indexed, and some are available in published format. Census schedules for some years have been lost for some counties. Microfilms are available at the Minnesota Historical Society and at the Family History Library.

The Minnesota Historical Society created guides of their collection for the 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, and 1905 censuses that include a county index, an introduction that lists counties that have no schedule, and a roll content list that has the subdivisions (townships, municipalities) in each county and the order they appear on the roll.

The Minnesota Historical Society’s Genealogical Resources of the Minnesota Historical Society, A Guide has information on all the censuses that pertain to Minnesota. (See the "Minnesota Archives and Libraries" article.)

Some of the early territorial censuses have been published in the Minnesota Genealogist and the Minnesota Genealogical Journal.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Minnesota 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]

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