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Online Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.

Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Louisiana Territory became a part of the United States. Louisiana became a state in 1812. It was first included in the 1810 U.S. Census.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]

1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com

Non-Population Schedules for Louisiana[edit | edit source]

Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.

Year	Type of Census	Links
1840	Pensioner Schedule	Ancestry.com ($), Google Books, U.S. Census Bureau, New Horizons Genealogical Services
1850	Slave Schedule	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Mortality Schedule	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1860	Slave Schedule	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1860	Mortality	Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Slave Schedule	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Mortality	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1840	Pensioners	Ancestry.com

Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]

List of existing and lost federal censuses for Louisiana

Online State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

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 United States Census Bureau.

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 US Territorial Census page.

There are no online state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

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 Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Louisiana Territory became a part of the United States. Louisiana became a state in 1812. It was first included in the 1810 U.S. Census.
-======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
+======'''United States Federal Censuses with Online Links'''======
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 |-
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1810
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1820
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1830
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1840
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1850|1850]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1850
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1860|1860]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1860
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1870|1870]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1870
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1880|1880]]
 |-
-|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ 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]
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 |{{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]
 |-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1880
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1890
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1900
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1910
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1920
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1930
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|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]]
 |-
+|{{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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 |{{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 Louisiana===
 Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
-{| class="wikitable" width="flexible" style="display: inline-table;"
+{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
 |-
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Year
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Type of Census
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Links
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 |-
 |1840
 |Pensioner Schedule
-|[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Ancestry.com] ($), [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-louisiana.htm New Horizons Genealogical Services]
+| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Ancestry.com] ($), [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books], [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau], [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-louisiana.htm New Horizons Genealogical Services]
 |-
 |1850
 |Slave Schedule
 |{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com] ($)
 |-
 |1850
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 ===Existing and Lost Censuses===
 *[[Louisiana Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Louisiana]]
-=== Related Bureau of the Census Records ===
-*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2843329 Lists of Louisiana Sugar Planters, 9/1881 - 5/1882] 1880 Census
 ==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
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 Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
-There are no state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.
+There are no online state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.
-==Other Census Images==
-*The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732. {{FSC|151114|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.3 X2}}. Online at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48009/ Ancestry] ($)
+== Other Census Images ==
-*{{FSC|2712071|item|disp=Louisiana 1799 Census}}
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/151114?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732]
-*{{FSC|505489|item|disp=Recensements et Correspondence Général, 1696-1781}}
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2712071?availability=Mesa%20Arizona%20FamilySearch%20Library Louisiana 1799 Census]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/505489?availability=Family%20History%20Library Recensements et Correspondence Général, 1696-1781]
 ==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
@@ Line 134: / Line 122: @@
 *Regular occupation
 *Military service
 ===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]]
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 :*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
 :*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]