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== Availability  ==


'''1850-1930--'''The National Archives''', '''the California State Library and the Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for the state of California.  
==Online Federal Censuses==
===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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'''1890--'''Census has been destroyed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|{{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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|}


'''''1850 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1401638 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.  
===Non-Population Schedules for California===
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
|-
|}


'''1860 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.''
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[California Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for California]]


'''1870 United States Census---'''''A free internet index and images can be viewed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch Record Pilot site.]&nbsp; This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.''
==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 [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>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="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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|1852
|State, head of household
|{{RecordSearch|1771089|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1767/ Ancestry.com] ($) — index & images
|-
|}


'''1880 United States Census'''''– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the[http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1417683 Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site]. This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''
== Other Census Images ==


'''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the&nbsp; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.  
*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.


'''''1920 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index to the 1920 United States Census can be viewed on the [['''''1920 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index to the 1920 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 Record Search Pilot] This index includes every name listed on the census. Index includes the name, residence, estimated birth year, age in years, birth place, relationship to head of house, gender, race or color, marital status, father birth place, mother birth place, film number, digital GS number, image number and sheet number. |Family Search&nbsp;Record Search Pilot]]. This index includes every name listed on the census. Index includes the name, residence, estimated birth year, age in years, birth place, relationship to head of house, gender, race or color, marital status, father birth place, mother birth place, film number, digital GS number, image number and sheet number.  
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="60%"
|+ '''Other California Censuses'''
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|-
| '''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>
|}


'''1940 to 2000--'''Can be obtained by heirs or legal representatives&nbsp;for named persons. There is a legal charge mandated fees for this service. More recent census records for deceased family members are available to direct line only. Transcript form B.C.600 can be obtained from:


:Personal Census Search Unit
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
:US Census Bureau
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:PO Box 1545
|{{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
:Jeffersonville, IN, 47131
|{{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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== Historical Background  ==
==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


'''1821--'''Spain granted Mexico its independence.&nbsp; California was included with Mexico.


'''1848--'''Mexico ceded California to the United States.
{{USCensus}}


'''1850--'''California became a state.
[[Category:California Census Records|Census]]
 
== Indexes  ==
 
California Census years 1850, 1860, and 1870 have been indexed. They are available at the Californina State Library and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 
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.
 
'''&nbsp;1850''' census is not complete. Several counties are missing.
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
 
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules for the censuses are at the California State Library. A published index to the 1850 schedule is available at the Family History Library.&nbsp; Those schedules included inquiries about people who died during the 12 months shortly after the&nbsp;federal census was taken&nbsp;
 
*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
 
The mortality schedule is an alphabetical list of people who died in the twelve months proceeding the federal census. The Mortality schedules include the name, gender, age, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. The schedules could give race as well.
 
== State Censuses  ==
 
California has some industral and Agriculture schedules for the years 1850,1860, 1870 and 1880. The information in those schedules show name name of the land owner or manager, the acres of land, the present cash value, the number and value of live stock&nbsp;and crops.
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
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 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=979.4+B2s 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 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=189335&disp=California+state+census%2C+1852%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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 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) <br>San Diego (1899) <br>Oakland (1902) <br>
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
Ancestry:($)&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com<br>]
 
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
Census Finder:&nbsp; [http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm]
 
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm]
 
Distant Cousin:&nbsp; [http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/ http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/] <br>
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/ca/census.htm http://dir.genealogytoday.com/ca/census.htm]
 
National Archives: [http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/]
 
California States archives and Libraries: [http://statearchives.us/california.htm http://statearchives.us/california.htm]
 
California Historical Society: [http://www.californiahistory.org/ http://www.californiahistory.org/]
 
US Census internet site: [http://www.census.gov http://www.census.gov]
 
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
 
== References&nbsp;  ==
 
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=California.ASP California Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2003.
 
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