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==Online Federal Censuses==
 
===Population Schedules===
=== Online Resources ===
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]]
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.
*{{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}} — index and images
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3555 Minnesota, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1835-1890] Index and images ($)
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1058 Minnesota, Territorial and State Census, 1849-1905]($)
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*{{RecordSearch|1503055|Minnesota, Territorial Census, 1857}} Index and images. Also [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/minnesota-territorial-census-1857 FindMyPast], and [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30071/minnesota-territorial-census-1857?s=218489221 MyHeritage], indexing may vary
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
*{{RecordSearch|1503054|Minnesota, State Census, 1865}} Index and images. Also [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/minnesota-state-census-1865 FindMyPast], and [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30070/minnesota-state-census-1865?s=218489221 MyHeritage], indexing may vary
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
*{{RecordSearch|1503053|Minnesota, State Census, 1875}} Index and images. Also at [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/minnesota-state-census-1875 FindMyPast], and [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30069/minnesota-state-census-1875?s=218489221 MyHeritage], indexing may vary
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
*{{RecordSearch|1503044|Minnesota, State Census, 1885}} Index and images. Also [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/minnesota-state-census-1885 FindMyPast], and [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30068/minnesota-state-census-1885?s=218489221 MyHeritage], indexing may vary
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
*{{RecordSearch|1503031|Minnesota, State Census, 1895}} Index and images. Also [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/minnesota-state-census-1895 FindMyPast], and [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30067/minnesota-state-census-1895?s=218489221 MyHeritage], indexing may vary
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
*{{RecordSearch|1503056|Minnesota, State Census, 1905}} Index and images. Also [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/minnesota-state-census-1905 FindMyPast], and [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30072/minnesota-state-census-1905?s=218489221 MyHeritage], indexing may vary<br><br>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
 
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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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| 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]].
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*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===
{{Census Online Minnesota}}
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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=== 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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| 1940 N/A
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| {{FHL|638144|title-id|disp=1910}}
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| {{FHL|698904|title-id|disp=1870}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|1890
| {{FHL|1037428|title-id|disp=1930}}
|Veterans
| {{FHL|636810|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
|{{FSC|230777|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - index & images
| {{FHL|705415|title-id|disp=1860}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1880
| {{FHL|574009|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
|Mortality
| {{FHL|673574|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| {{FHL|744486|title-id|disp=1850}}
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|1870
|  
|Social Statistics
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1870
 
|Mortality
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
 
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|1870
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1870
| 1940 N/A
|Agriculture
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#minnesota 1910 T624]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#minnesota 1880 T9]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#minnesota Soundex T756&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;
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|1860
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
|Mortality
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#minnesota 1900 T623]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-04.html#minnesota Soundex T1053]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html 1870 M593]
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|1850
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#minnesota 1920 T625]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-03.html#minnesota Soundex M1569]
|Mortality
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-08.html 1890 fragments M407]&nbsp;/ [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-08.html#mn index M496]  
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#minnesota 1860 M653&nbsp;]
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|1840
|Pensioners
|[https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf Census Bureau Booklink]
[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch]<br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#minnesota 1850 M432]
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
<br>
*[[Minnesota Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Minnesota]]
 
*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 State and Territorial Censuses==
==== Online indexes and images  ====
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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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Minnesota'''</font>
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|1905
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|State; names individuals.
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|1895
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|State (partial); names all household members.
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
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[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1503031 FamilySearch]<br>
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[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 ($)]
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|1885
| '''1890'''
|State; names all household members.
| width="20%" | Veterans
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|1875
| '''1880'''
|State
| width="20%" | Mortality
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|1865
| '''1870'''
|State (some counties missing)
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
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|1857
| '''1870'''
|Territorial; lists names of individuals.
| Mortality
|
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|1855
| '''1870'''
|Territorial; only names head of household.  
| width="20%" | Industry
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[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Ancestry.com ($)]  
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|1853
| '''1870'''
|Territorial; lists names of individuals.  
| width="20%" | Agriculture
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|1849
| '''1860'''
|Territorial; only names head of household.  
| Mortality
|
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|1838
| '''1850'''
|Territorial
| Mortality
|Contact [https://www.mnhs.org/genealogy/family/genieguide/census.php Minnesota Historical Society]
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]  
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|1836
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|Territorial
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|Contact [https://www.mnhs.org/genealogy/family/genieguide/census.php Minnesota Historical Society]
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| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1786457 Link]
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
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==Why Use the Census?==
==== Microfilm images  ====
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
*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 {{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=microfilms 338181–84}}.
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
 
*Sex
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
*Age
 
*Color
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]].
*Nativity
 
*Place of birth of this person
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
*Place of birth of Father of this person
 
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
Minnesota took censuses in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.
*Period of Residence
 
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*'''1905''' State census.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 67-69.</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide">Minnesota Historical Society, Library and Archives Division, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19520323 Genealogical resources of the Minnesota Historical Society : a guide]'' (St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989) [[{{GenResMN}}]], 9-13.</ref>
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*'''1895''' State census.</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide" /> A partial card index exists at the Minnesota Historical Society for Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, and Big Stone counties.<br>
*Regular occupation
*'''1885''' State census.</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*Military service
*'''1875''' State census.</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1865''' State census.</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide" /> Missing: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties.
*'''1857''' Territorial census.</ref> Some people and places are fictional.<ref name="GenResMNGuide" /><ref>Robert J. Forrest, "Mythical Cities of Southwestern Minnesota," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428652806 Minnesota History: A Quarterly Magazine]'' 14, no. 3 (September 1933): 243–62. [[{{MinnHistQuar}}]].</ref>
*'''1855''' Territorial census.</ref> Incomplete.<ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1853''' Territorial census.</ref> Incomplete.<ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1849''' Territorial census.</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide" /><ref>Minnesota, Legislative Assembly, House of Representatives, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9405021 Journal of the House of Representatives, first session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, 1850]'' Appendices C and D, pages 195-215 as cited in Minnesota Historical Society, 10.</ref>
*'''1838''' Territorial census as part of Wisconsin Territory (Crawford and Clayton counties).</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1836''' Territorial census as part of Wisconsin Territory (Crawford and Dubuque counties).</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
 
Most of the original censuses are located at the Minnesota Historical Society. Some of the early territorial censuses have been published in the ''Minnesota Genealogist ''and the ''Minnesota Genealogical Journal''.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Minnesota censuses, [[Minnesota Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
 
=== 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.
 
=== More about censuses  ===
 
[[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 Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
 
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
*[[Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
*[[Minnesota 1865 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Minnesota 1875 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
*[[Minnesota 1885 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
*[[Minnesota 1895 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
*[[Minnesota 1905 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
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[[Category:Minnesota Census Records|Census]]
[[Category:Minnesota Census Records|Census]]

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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.

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Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

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


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 1880 T9 and Soundex T756     
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1053 1870 M593
1920 T625 and Soundex M1569 1890 fragments M407 / index M496 1860 M653 
  1850 M432  


  • 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

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1890 Veterans Link - - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1870 Social Statistics - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1870 Industry - - - Link Link Link
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1860 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners Link 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]

Minnesota took censuses in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.

  • 1905 State census.[1][2]
  • 1895 State census.</ref>[2] A partial card index exists at the Minnesota Historical Society for Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, and Big Stone counties.
  • 1885 State census.</ref>[2]
  • 1875 State census.</ref>[2]
  • 1865 State census.</ref>[2] Missing: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties.
  • 1857 Territorial census.</ref> Some people and places are fictional.[2][3]
  • 1855 Territorial census.</ref> Incomplete.[2]
  • 1853 Territorial census.</ref> Incomplete.[2]
  • 1849 Territorial census.</ref>[2][4]
  • 1838 Territorial census as part of Wisconsin Territory (Crawford and Clayton counties).</ref>[2]
  • 1836 Territorial census as part of Wisconsin Territory (Crawford and Dubuque counties).</ref>[2]

Most of the original censuses are located at the Minnesota Historical Society. 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]

  1. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 67-69.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Minnesota Historical Society, Library and Archives Division, Genealogical resources of the Minnesota Historical Society : a guide (St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989) [[Template:GenResMN]], 9-13.
  3. ↑ Robert J. Forrest, "Mythical Cities of Southwestern Minnesota," Minnesota History: A Quarterly Magazine 14, no. 3 (September 1933): 243–62. [[Template:MinnHistQuar]].
  4. ↑ Minnesota, Legislative Assembly, House of Representatives, Journal of the House of Representatives, first session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, 1850 Appendices C and D, pages 195-215 as cited in Minnesota Historical Society, 10.
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