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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.

Though the United States purchased Arkansas from the French in 1803, Anglo-American settlement of the area did not began in earnest until after the formal organization of the territory in 1819. Therefore, Arkansas does not appear in Federal Censuses before 1830.

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

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

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

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

Year	Type of Census	Links
1841	Pensioner	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1850	Mortality	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1850	Slave	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1860	Mortality	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1860	Slave	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1870	Mortality	Ancestry.com ($) - index and images
1880	Mortality	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images

Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]

List of existing and lost federal censuses for Arkansas

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.

Year	Type of Census	Links
Various	Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870	Ancestry.com ($)

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Arkansas Sheriff's Censuses, 1823 and 1829 - book
Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans - book and microfilm

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

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 ======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1830
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1840
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1840
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1850
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1850
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1860
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1860
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 |{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
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-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1870
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1870
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1880
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1880
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1890
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1890
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1900
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1900
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 |{{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="vertical-align:top"|Census lost
+|{{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]
 |-
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1910
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1910
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1920
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1920
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1930
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1930
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1940
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1940
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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]
-|-
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1950
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1960
-|-
-|{{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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 |1841
 |Pensioner
-|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry ($)]
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
 |-
 |1850
 |Mortality
-|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)]
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
 |-
 |1850
 |Slave
-|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry ($)]
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
 |-
 |1860
 |Mortality
-|{{RecordSearch|5000094|FamilySearch}}; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)]
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
 |-
 |1860
 |Slave
-|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry ($)]
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
 |-
 |1870
 |Mortality
-|{{RecordSearch|5000094|FamilySearch}}; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry ($)]
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)] - index and images
 |-
 |1880
 |Mortality
-|{{RecordSearch|5000094|FamilySearch}}; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)]
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
 |-
 |}
 ===Existing and Lost Censuses===
-*1890 Census was lost for Arkansas.
 *[[Arkansas Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Arkansas]]
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 | Various
 | Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870
-| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3534/ Ancestry ($)]
+| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3534/ Ancestry.com ($)]
 |-
 |}
 ==Other Census Images==
-*{{FSC|177902|item|disp=Arkansas Sheriff's Censuses, 1823 and 1829}} - book
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/177902?availability=Family%20History%20Library Arkansas Sheriff's Censuses, 1823 and 1829] - book
-*{{FSC|46722|item|disp=Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans}} - book and microfilm
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/46722?availability=Family%20History%20Library Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans] - book and microfilm
 ==Why Use the Census?==