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==Introduction==

*German censuses may not be as helpful as censuses from other countries because better sources, such as church records and civil registration, are available. Only the compiled statistical information that was gathered from the censuses is generally available. Census records of some towns and regions may be accessible at various archives, but most are presently not available to researchers.  

*Use census information carefully since accurate information may not have been given to or understood by the census taker.  

*Also, see [http://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2009-023.pdf German Census-Taking Before 1871] by Rolf Gehrmann.

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===Schleswig-Holstein===

Denmark ruled all of Schleswig-Holstein, including Lübeck and parts of Hamburg and Oldenburg, until 1864. Denmark took several censuses of this area. The first census was made in 1769, and subsequent censuses were taken in 1801, 1803, 1834, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, and 1860. The censuses are written in either German or Danish, sometimes with both on the same page. The information contained in the censuses varies according to which year it was taken:  

::'''1801-1860'''. Censuses taken from 1801 to 1860 list each person's name, residence, position in the family, age, marital status, and occupation.  

::'''1845''' and later censuses. From 1845 on, each census also lists birthplace, the parish of the birthplace, and the length of residency at the census place.

===Lübeck Censuses===

===1852 Kingdom of Hannover Census===  

=== <br>1938 Census for Minorities  ===

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===Other Census or Census-Like Records===

*[[Germany, Westfalen, Minden Citizen Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

*[[Germany, Brandenburg, Bernau bei Berlin, Jewish Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

*[[Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg, Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

*[[Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Halle, Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

*[[Germany, Saxe-Meiningen, Saalfeld an der Saale, Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

*[[Germany, Saxony, Bautzen, Citizen Rolls - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

===Mecklenburg-Schwerin===

*{{RecordSearch|1883733|Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1867}} (Deutschland, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Volkszählung). Index and images. In German.  

*{{RecordSearch|1536942|Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1890}} (Deutschland, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Volkszählung). Index and images. In German.  

*{{RecordSearch|1607939|Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1900}} (Deutschland, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Volkszählung). Index and images. In German.  

*An indexed extraction of the 1819 Mecklenburg census is to be found at [http://www.akvz.de/e107_plugins/akvzdb_menu/akvzdb_ohnelogin-1.php AKVZ Database ] <br>

===Schleswig-Holstein===

**[[Digitized Danish Records Online - Arkivalieronline|English guide]]

*[http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ddd-tysk/dddform.asp '''Dansk Demografisk Database Search Engine''']  

**[[Danish Demographic Database|English guide]].   

*[http://www.aggsh.de/myscripts/vz_witt_start4.html '''1803 census for the Duchy of Schleswig''']

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130627171614/http://www.progenealogists.com/denmark/1700/censusindex.html '''Danish 1700 Census: males only'''], index

*[https://www.sa.dk/brug-arkivet/laer/intro-laegdsruller '''Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)'''], census of men eligible to join military, index

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==== MyHeritage ====

*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10685/1787-denmark-census?s=275764761 1787 Denmark Census]

*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10684/1801-denmark-census?s=275764761 1801 Denmark Census]

Lübeck censuses range from 1807-1880. They are available to view on  

====Records at Ancestry.com====

===1852 Kingdom of Hannover ===  

===Prussian Saxony===

*{{RecordSearch|2780641|Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934}} - index

=== Mecklenburg-Schwerin  ===

=== Schleswig-Holstein  ===

It is often difficult to determine which village belongs to what census district. A good source to find jurisdictions are the two volumes v. Schröder and Biernatzki published: "Topographie des Herzogthums Schleswig" (1854) and "Topographie der Herzogthümer Holstein und Lauenburg" (1855)