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==Online Federal Censuses==
'''1790-1930 Federal Census Records--'''All federal census records 1790 to 1930 are available for Maine with the following exceptions:
===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>
Maine became the twenty-third state admitted to the United States on Mar 15, 1820. Maine was created from Massachusetts. It was included on the 1790 Census as part of Massachusetts. 


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
#'''1800--'''Some of York County is missing.<!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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#'''1810--'''Half of Oxford County is missing.  
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#<!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->'''1820--'''Some of Washington County is missing. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
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|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ 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]
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[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:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|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]]
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|{{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 Maine===
Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Census United States Census] article provides detailed information about these records. <br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
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! 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;"| Links
|-
|1890
|Veterans
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Defective
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Mortality
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420441 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ at Ancestry]
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ at Ancestry]
|-
|}


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
'''1800-1840 Census Records in the FHLC--'''TheMaine census records, 1800-1840, are not listed individually in the&nbsp;Family History&nbsp;Library Catalog. They are listed &nbsp;under the&nbsp;heading [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=338&subject_disp=Maine&columns=*,0,0 Maine - Census].&nbsp;
*[[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Maine]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
== Historical Background  ==
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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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
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|1837
|State, head of household
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==Why Use the Census?==
== Indexes ==
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 ===


See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
'''1790-1930 Online Index--'''All federal census records for Maine are indexed online at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com].


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
The following indexes are available at the Family History library: '''1790-1850 Indexes--'''The Family History Library has statewide indexes for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses in book and microfiche format.
:*[[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]]


'''1850-1870 Indexes--'''The library also has a partial index of some counties and some towns for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses.


*''Maine Census Indexes, 1850-1870''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953. (FHL films 009734-8.) Sorted alphabetically by town, then census year. Lists head of household and page number in census.


'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>
'''1880, 1900, 1920 Indexes--'''Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.


[[Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>  
'''Town Indexes--'''Town indexes can sometimes help you find names overlooked in statewide indexes. A few town indexes are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CENSUS. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->


== Special Censuses  ==


==== Mortality Schedules  ====


{{USCensus}}
'''1850-1880--'''The 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses have mortality schedules, which are lists of the people who died in the year before the census was taken. The Family History Library, Maine State Archives, and the National Archives have copies of the mortality schedules. The Family History Library film numbers are listed below:&nbsp;


   
#'''1850''' (FHL film 009739)
[[Category:Maine Census Records]]
#'''1860''' (FHL film 009740)
#'''1870''' (FHL film 009741)
#'''1880''' (FHL film 1841575)
 
==== Veterans’ Censuses ====
 
'''1840 Federal Census--'''A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is:
 
*A General Index to A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1965. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1965 index; fiche 6046771; film 899835.) The census of pensioners is published in:
*A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321.)State Censuses
 
'''1890 Federal Census--'''The 1890 census has a veterans schedule, which lists the veterans or their widows who were living when the census was taken. [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] subscribers can access these records online.
 
For a copy of the veterans schedule, see:
 
*Jackson, Ronald Vern. Maine 1890 Veterans Census Index. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1990. (FHL book 974.1 X22j 1890.)
*United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (FHL films for Maine 338165-6.)
 
== State Censuses  ==
 
'''1837 State Census--'''A state census was taken in 1837, but only the schedules for Portland, Bangor, Eliot, and unincorporated areas still exist. The census names the head of each household and lists the ages of other persons in the household. This census is not at the Family History Library. The schedules for Portland, Bangor, and unincorporated areas are at the [http://maine.gov/sos/arc/ Maine State Archives]. The [http://www.mainehistory.org/ Maine Historical Society] has the Eliot section. This census is also known as the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meandrhs/history/usdebt/census/maine/1837.html Maine Special 1837 Census] and it is online.
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
Maine does not have a territorial census.
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
[http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
 
[http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
[http://www.census-online.com/links/ME/ http://www.census-online.com/links/ME/]
 
[http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/me/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/me/census.html]
 
[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/maine.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/maine.htm]
 
[http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/]
 
[http://statearchives.us/maine.htm http://statearchives.us/maine.htm]
 
[http://www.mainehistory.org/ http://www.mainehistory.org/]<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
 
 
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Revision as of 11:40, 9 July 2008

Availability[edit | edit source]

1790-1930 Federal Census Records--All federal census records 1790 to 1930 are available for Maine with the following exceptions:

  1. 1800--Some of York County is missing.
  2. 1810--Half of Oxford County is missing.
  3. 1820--Some of Washington County is missing.

Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Census article provides detailed information about these records.

1800-1840 Census Records in the FHLC--TheMaine census records, 1800-1840, are not listed individually in the Family History Library Catalog. They are listed  under the heading Maine - Census. 

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Indexes[edit | edit source]

1790-1930 Online Index--All federal census records for Maine are indexed online at www.ancestry.com.

The following indexes are available at the Family History library: 1790-1850 Indexes--The Family History Library has statewide indexes for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses in book and microfiche format.

1850-1870 Indexes--The library also has a partial index of some counties and some towns for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses.

  • Maine Census Indexes, 1850-1870. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953. (FHL films 009734-8.) Sorted alphabetically by town, then census year. Lists head of household and page number in census.

1880, 1900, 1920 Indexes--Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.

Town Indexes--Town indexes can sometimes help you find names overlooked in statewide indexes. A few town indexes are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CENSUS.

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Mortality Schedules[edit | edit source]

1850-1880--The 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses have mortality schedules, which are lists of the people who died in the year before the census was taken. The Family History Library, Maine State Archives, and the National Archives have copies of the mortality schedules. The Family History Library film numbers are listed below: 

  1. 1850 (FHL film 009739)
  2. 1860 (FHL film 009740)
  3. 1870 (FHL film 009741)
  4. 1880 (FHL film 1841575)

Veterans’ Censuses[edit | edit source]

1840 Federal Census--A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is:

  • A General Index to A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1965. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1965 index; fiche 6046771; film 899835.) The census of pensioners is published in:
  • A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321.)State Censuses

1890 Federal Census--The 1890 census has a veterans schedule, which lists the veterans or their widows who were living when the census was taken. Ancestry subscribers can access these records online.

For a copy of the veterans schedule, see:

  • Jackson, Ronald Vern. Maine 1890 Veterans Census Index. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1990. (FHL book 974.1 X22j 1890.)
  • United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (FHL films for Maine 338165-6.)

State Censuses[edit | edit source]

1837 State Census--A state census was taken in 1837, but only the schedules for Portland, Bangor, Eliot, and unincorporated areas still exist. The census names the head of each household and lists the ages of other persons in the household. This census is not at the Family History Library. The schedules for Portland, Bangor, and unincorporated areas are at the Maine State Archives. The Maine Historical Society has the Eliot section. This census is also known as the Maine Special 1837 Census and it is online.

Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

Maine does not have a territorial census.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

http://www.ancestry.com

http://www.heritagequestonline.com

http://www.census-online.com/links/ME/

http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/me/census.html

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/maine.htm

http://www.archives.gov/

http://statearchives.us/maine.htm

http://www.mainehistory.org/

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)

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