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==Online Federal Censuses==
== Online Resources ==
===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>
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]
California became the thirty-first state admitted to the Union in September 9, 1850. It was not included in the federal census before that date.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1097&path= California Spanish Mission Censuses, 1796-1798] Index and images ($)
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
*{{RecordSearch|1771089|California, State Census, 1852}} Index only
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1767 California State Census, 1852] Index and images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61006 California, Index to Census Roll of Indians, 1928-1933], index and images, ($).
 
== Tips ==  
*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 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]].
 
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[California Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
== Why use a 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 Censuses  ==
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1097&path= California Spanish Mission Censuses, 1796-1798] Index and images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1771089|California, State Census, 1852}} Index only
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1767 California State Census, 1852] Index and images ($)
 
== Online California indexes and images  ==
 
{{Census Online California}}
 
== Federal population schedules  ==
 
=== Microfilm Images  ===
 
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| {{FHL|646949|title-id|disp=1910 and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| {{FHL|698886|title-id|disp=1870&nbsp;}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
!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]
| {{FHL|1034478|title-id|disp=1930}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|647555|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|704546|title-id|disp=1860}}
|{{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]]
| {{FHL|555684|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| {{FHL|670368|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| {{FHL|744471|title-id|disp=1850}}
!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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=== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ===
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of California, [[California Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  
 
== Federal non-population schedules  ==
 
=== Online indexes and images  ===
 
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for California'''</font>
|{{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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| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
===Non-Population Schedules for California===
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries'''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Type'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
| 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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| 1850
| '''1880'''
| Agriculture
| width="20%" align="center" | Defective
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
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| 1850
| '''1880'''
| Industry
| width="20%" align="center" | Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
| 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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| 1850
| '''1880'''
| Mortality
| width="20%" align="center" | Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| 1860
| '''1880'''
| Agriculture
| width="20%" align="center" | Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| 1860
| '''1870'''
| Industry
| align="center" | Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| 1860
| '''1870'''
| Mortality
| width="20%" align="center" | Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| 1870
| '''1870'''
| Agriculture
| width="20%" align="center" | Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| 1870
| '''1860'''
| Industry
| width="20%" align="center" | Social Statistics
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| 1870
| '''1860'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | Mortality  
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| 1880
| '''1860'''
| Agriculture
| width="20%" align="center" | Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| 1880
| '''1860'''
| Defective
| width="20%" align="center" | Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| 1880
| '''1850'''
| Industry
| align="center" | Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]
| 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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| 1880
| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| width="20%" align="center" | Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
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| '''1850'''
| width="20%" align="center" | Agriculture
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
=== Microfilm images  ===
*[[California Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for California]]
 
[[Family History Library|'''Family History Library''']]&nbsp;'''Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for California'''
 
*1880 Special census of Indians {{FHL|321807|item}}
 
[[National Archives and Records Administration|'''National Archives''']]'''&nbsp;Federal Census '''[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/california.html '''Non-Population Schedule''']'''Microfilms for California'''
 
*1935 Census of Business
 
=== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ===


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of California, [[California Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].  
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>
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|1852
|State, head of household
|{{RecordSearch|1771089|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1767/ Ancestry.com] ($) — index & images
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== Other Census Images ==
== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ==


*Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|979.4 B2s|disp=book 979.4 B2s}}). Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of '''1790, 1836, and 1844'''. The original records are scattered among various archives. The FamilySearch Library has copies on microfilm.
California often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.  


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|+ '''Other California Censuses'''  
|+ '''California'''  
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| '''1844''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
| '''1852''' State<ref name="Lain">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 21-26.</ref>
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| '''1837''' Santa Barbara<ref>Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FS Library Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12]</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1844''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
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| '''1836''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 18 (1936); Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
| '''1837''' Santa Barbara<ref name="Nort" />
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1836''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 18 (1936).</ref>, Monterey<ref name="Cath">Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FHL Film 944282 Item 12].</ref>
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| '''1834''' Santa Barbara<ref>Ancestry.com, "California Census, 1790-1890" at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3535 (accessed 4 January 2010).</ref>
| '''1834''' Santa Barbara<ref>Ancestry.com, "California Census, 1790-1890" at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3535 (accessed 4 January 2010).</ref>
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| '''1816''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 43 (1961).</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1816''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 43 (1961).</ref>
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| '''1808 '''Monterey<ref>Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
| '''1808 '''Monterey<ref name="Cath" />
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| '''1804''' Monterey<ref>Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1804''' Monterey<ref name="Cath" />
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| '''1798''' San Antonio, and Soledad<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
| '''1798''' San Antonio, and Soledad<ref name="Lain" />
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| '''1797-1798''' San Luis Obispo<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1797-1798''' San Luis Obispo<ref name="Lain" />
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| '''1796''' San Carlos<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
| '''1796''' San Carlos<ref name="Lain" />
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| '''1790''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbar<ref>Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FS Library Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12]; "1790 Padron (census) of California" (Typescript [photocopy], copied from Las Familias de California section in ''Southern California Historical Society Quarterly''.)[FS Library Book 979.4 A1 no. 67; Film 1036747 Item 6].</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1790''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara<ref name="Nort">Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FHL Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12].</ref><ref>"1790 Padron (census) of California" (Typescript [photocopy], copied from Las Familias de California section in ''Southern California Historical Society Quarterly''.)[FHL Book 979.4 A1 no. 67; Film 1036747 Item 6].</ref>
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| '''1788''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Villa Branciforte<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
| '''1788''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Villa Branciforte<ref name="Lain" />
|}
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*The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of '''1852''' {{FHL|909229}}-909234. This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
[[California 1852 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records|California 1852 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 {{FHL|979.4 B2s}}. Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of '''1790, 1836, and 1844'''. The original records are scattered among various archives. The Family History Library has copies on microfilm.
== Existing and lost censuses  ==
For a list of available and missing California censuses, [[California Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
== More about censuses  ==


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[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  
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|{{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
|{{FSC|2818879|title-id|disp=California, census records : pre-statehood census, 1796-1798}}
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
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:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
|{{FSC|750693|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Colorado River, 1885-1940}}
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
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==Why Use the Census?==
== Sources and footnotes  ==
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


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[[Category:California Census Records|Census]]
[[Category:California Census Records|Census]]

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Tips[edit | edit source]

  • 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.

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.

State Censuses[edit | edit source]

Online California indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online California

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm Images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1910 and Soundex 1870    
1930 1900 and Soundex 1860
1920 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex 1850


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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for California

Free Free at Some Libraries(usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Record Search Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1880 Defective Link - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality Link - Link Link Link
1880 Industry - - Link Link Link
1880 Agriculture - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality Link - Link Link Link
1870 Industry - - Link Link Link
1870 Agriculture - - Link Link Link
1860 Social Statistics - - Link Link Link
1860 Mortality Link - Link Link Link
1860 Industry - - Link Link Link
1860 Agriculture - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - Link Link Link
1850 Industry - - Link Link Link
1850 Agriculture - - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Family History Library Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for California

National Archives Federal Census Non-Population ScheduleMicrofilms for California

  • 1935 Census of Business

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

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

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

California often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.

California
1852 State[1]
1844 Los Angeles[2]
1837 Santa Barbara[3]
1836 Los Angeles[4], Monterey[5]
1834 Santa Barbara[6]
1816 Los Angeles[7]
1808 Monterey[5]
1804 Monterey[5]
1798 San Antonio, and Soledad[1]
1797-1798 San Luis Obispo[1]
1796 San Carlos[1]
1790 Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara[3][8]
1788 Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Villa Branciforte[1]
  • The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of 1852 FHL 909229-909234. This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

California 1852 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records

  • Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 FHL 979.4 B2s. Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of 1790, 1836, and 1844. The original records are scattered among various archives. The Family History Library has copies on microfilm.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing California censuses, click here.


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 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 21-26.
  2. Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, California Collection (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FHL Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12].
  4. Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 18 (1936).
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FHL Film 944282 Item 12].
  6. Ancestry.com, "California Census, 1790-1890" at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3535 (accessed 4 January 2010).
  7. Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 43 (1961).
  8. "1790 Padron (census) of California" (Typescript [photocopy], copied from Las Familias de California section in Southern California Historical Society Quarterly.)[FHL Book 979.4 A1 no. 67; Film 1036747 Item 6].