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Online Federal Censuses

Population Schedules

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

New York State was the 11th state to join the Union on July 26, 1788. It was included in all of the federal censuses.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links

1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840
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1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900
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1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960
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Non-Population Schedules for New York

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

Year	Type of Census	Links
1890	Veterans	at Ancestry ($)
1880	Defective	at Ancestry ($)
1880	Mortality	at Ancestry ($)
1880	Industry	at Ancestry ($)
1880	Agriculture	at Ancestry ($)
1870	Social Statistics	at Ancestry ($)
1870	Mortality	at Ancestry ($)
1870	Industry	at Ancestry ($)
1870	Agriculture	at Ancestry ($)
1860	Social Statistics	at Ancestry ($)
1860	Mortality	at Ancestry ($)
1860	Industry	at Ancestry ($)
1860	Agriculture	at Ancestry ($)
1850	Social Statistics	at Ancestry ($)
1850	Mortality	at Ancestry ($)
1850	Industry	at Ancestry ($)
1850	Agriculture	at Ancestry ($)
1840	Pensioners	at Ancestry ($)

Existing and Lost Censuses

• List of existing and lost federal censuses for New York

Online State and 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 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
1855	State (counties missing), names of all household members	at FamilySearch - index and images at Ancestry ($) - index and images
1865	State (counties missing), names of all household members	at FamilySearch - index and images at Ancestry ($) - index and images
1875	State (select counties), names of all household members	at FamilySearch - index and images at Ancestry ($) - index and images
1892	State (some counties lost), names of all household members	at FamilySearch - index and images at Ancestry ($) - index and images
1905	State, (limited counties), names of all household members	at FamilySearch - index and images at Ancestry ($) - index and image
1915	State, names of all household members	at FamilySearch - index and images at Ancestry ($) - index and images
1925	State, names of all household members	at FamilySearch - index and images at Ancestry ($) - index and images

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
• 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

Sources and Footnotes

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:

• New York 1865 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records
• New York 1875 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records
• New York 1892 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records
• New York 1905 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records
  
• New York State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records
  
• New York State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records
  

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