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== Availability  ==


==Online Federal Censuses==
== Historical Background  ==
===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>
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.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!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]
|{{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: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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|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
== Indexes ==
|{{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 California===
== Special Censuses  ==
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
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| 1850
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1850
| Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1850
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1860
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1860
| Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1860
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1870
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1870
| Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1870
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1880
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1880
| Defective
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1880
| Industry
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
| 1880
| Mortality
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index & images
|-
|}


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
== State Censuses ==
*[[California Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for California]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
== Territorial Censuses ==
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
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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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
|-
|}


== Other Census Images ==
== Web Sites  ==


*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.
Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com<br>]


{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="60%"
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]  
|+ '''Other California Censuses'''
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
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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>
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Census Finder:&nbsp; [http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm]


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Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/]
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|{{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
|{{FSC|2818879|title-id|disp=California, census records : pre-statehood census, 1796-1798}}
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|{{FSC|750693|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Colorado River, 1885-1940}}
|{{FSC|750667|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Bidwell, 1915-1930}}
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|{{FSC|750665|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Yuma, 1905-1935}}
|{{FSC|706349|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Hoopa Valley, 1885-1939}}
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|{{FSC|746665|title-id|disp=Indians census rolls, Digger, 1899-1904 and 1915-1920}}
|{{FSC|750657|title-id|disp=Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923}}
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|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
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==Why Use the Census?==
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm]
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


Distant Cousin:&nbsp; [http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/ http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/] <br>


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[[Category:California Census Records|Census]]
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=== Federal  ===
 
Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census|Census]] section of the United States Research Outline provides more detailed information on these records.
 
The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for the state of California for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. The 1890 census has been destroyed.
 
Statewide indexes are available in book format for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses.
 
Mortality schedules for the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses are at the California State Library. A published index to the 1850 schedule is available at the Family History Library.
 
=== Colonial and State  ===
 
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 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 Family History Library has copies on microfilm.
 
The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of 1852 (FHL films 909229-34). This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.
 
The [http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives_e.htm California State Archives]also has some censuses for California cities covering the period 1897 to 1938. These generally contain only the names and addresses of the persons enumerated, although some records give more information. The Family History Library has copies of several of these censuses through 1910, including:
 
*Los Angeles and San Jose (1897)
*San Diego (1899)
*Oakland (1902)
 
=== '''Web Sites<br>''' ===
 
Ancestry has all of the US censuses indexed, digitized and online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com]. Some of these are free databases and others are only accessible through a subscription to the site.
 
[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ www.heritagequestonline.com] also has most of the federal censuses but is only accessible through your local public library. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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Additional information may be found on the United States Census Portal page.

Availability[edit | edit source]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

State Censuses[edit | edit source]

Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Ancestry:  http://www.ancestry.com

Heritage Quest Online:  http://www.heritagequestonline.com

Census Finder:  http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm

Census Online:  http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/

Access Genealogy:  http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm

Distant Cousin:  http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/



Federal[edit | edit source]

Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The Census section of the United States Research Outline provides more detailed information on these records.

The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for the state of California for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. The 1890 census has been destroyed.

Statewide indexes are available in book format for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses.

Mortality schedules for the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses are at the California State Library. A published index to the 1850 schedule is available at the Family History Library.

Colonial and State[edit | edit source]

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 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 Family History Library has copies on microfilm.

The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of 1852 (FHL films 909229-34). This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.

The California State Archivesalso has some censuses for California cities covering the period 1897 to 1938. These generally contain only the names and addresses of the persons enumerated, although some records give more information. The Family History Library has copies of several of these censuses through 1910, including:

  • Los Angeles and San Jose (1897)
  • San Diego (1899)
  • Oakland (1902)

Web Sites
[edit | edit source]

Ancestry has all of the US censuses indexed, digitized and online at www.ancestry.com. Some of these are free databases and others are only accessible through a subscription to the site.

www.heritagequestonline.com also has most of the federal censuses but is only accessible through your local public library.

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

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