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==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>
Georgia became the fourth state admitted to the United States in January 2, 1788. 1790, 1810 Federal Census schedules are not available for Georgia; 1800 census is available for Oglethorpe County only.
 
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1790
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1800
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1810
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1820
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1830
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 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%"|1850
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1860
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1870
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1880
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1890
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|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%"|1910
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1920
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1930
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1940
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1950
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|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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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
<br>
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Georgia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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=== Online Georgia indexes and images  ===
===Non-Population Schedules for Georgia===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{{Census Online Georgia}}
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=== Federal population schedules ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
==== Microfilm images  ====
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
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*
|1880
 
|Mortality
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
 
|-
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Georgia, [[Georgia Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  
|1880
 
|Manufacturing
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
 
|-
==== Online indexes and images  ====
|1880
 
|Agriculture
{| width="77%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
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|1880
|Recapitulation
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Georgia'''</font>
|1860
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|1860
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|Slave Owner
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|1860
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|Mortality
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1880'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Mortality
|Agriculture
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1850
| Mortality
|Social Statistics
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1850
| Slave owner
|Slave Owner
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1850
| Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1850
| Slave owner
|Agriculture
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]<ref name="HQSlave" />
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1840
| Mortality
|Pensioners
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
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==== Microfilm images  ====
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Georgia Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Georgia]]


*
==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>
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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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For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Georgia, [[Georgia Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].  
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
=== Census substitutes  ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
In addition to published tax lists, some substitutes for the early missing censuses include:
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|1896
*'''1805''' Wood, Virginia S., and Ralph V. Wood. ''1805 Georgia Land Lottery''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=176977&disp=1805+Georgia+land+lottery%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.8 R2wv] .)
|Atlanta City Census (in alphabetical order by name)
*'''1790''' De Lamar, Marie, and Elizabeth Rothstein. ''The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia''. 1976. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=216319&disp=The+reconstructed+1790+census+of+Georgia%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.8 X2L].)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2765183 FamilySearch]
*'''1733-1747''' Coulter, E. Merton, and Albert B. Saye. ''A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia''. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1949. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=271620&disp=A+List+of+the+early+settlers+of+Georgia%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 W2L; film 007092].) This is for the period 1733 to 1747. It is updated by the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly 19 (1983): 111-131. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1301904&disp=v%2E+19+%281983%29%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.8 B2ga].)
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|1859
=== State and colonial censuses  ===
|State (Columbia and Terrell County)
 
|Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
State censuses are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Some county censuses for the years 1827 to 1890 are also at the [[Family History Library]].
|-
 
|1852
*'''1938''' School census. Fayette, Tattnal, and Walton counties only.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 33-35.</ref>  
|State (Select Counties)
*'''1933''' School census. Fayette, Tattnal, and Walton counties only.<ref name="Lainh" />  
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
*'''1928''' School census. Fayette, Tattnal, and Walton counties only.<ref name="Lainh" />
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
*'''1918''' School census. Henry County only.<ref name="Lainh" />
|-
*'''1913''' School census. Henry and Meriwether counties only.<ref name="Lainh" />
|1845
*'''1908''' School census. Henry County only.<ref name="Lainh" />
| State (Select Counties)  
*'''1903''' School census. Henry and Meriwether counties only.<ref name="Lainh" />
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
*'''1898''' School census. Meriwether County only.<ref name="Lainh" />
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
*'''1890''' Federal census. Washington County only in the courthouse.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Georgia, Court of Ordinary (Washington County), "Census Returns of Washington County Taken by the County, 1890" (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962 [in the Washington County courthouse, Sandersville, Ga.?])[[{{GCOrdinary}}]].</ref>
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*'''1879''' State census. Columbia County only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GCBoard">Georgia, Census Board, "State Census Records, 1838-1879" (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957, 1961 at the State Archives in Atlanta, Georgia and in the Columbia County courthouse in Appling, Georgia)[[{{GCBoard}}]].</ref>
|1838
*'''1865''' State census. Bulloch County only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Alvaretta K. Register, "1865 Census of Bulloch County, Georgia," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1446578 Georgia Genealogical Magazine]'' [FHL Book 975.8 B2go], no. 70 (1978): 247.</ref>
|State (Select Counties)
*'''1859''' State census. Columbia<ref name="GCBoard" /><ref>Merita Rozier, Leoda Sherry, and Nesba Wright, "State Census Columbia County, Georgia, 1859" ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10709426 Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly]'' [FHL Book 975.8 B2ga] 13 (1977): 254-73.</ref><ref>MariLee Beatty Hageness, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49376121 State Census 1859, Heads of Household, Columbia County, Georgia]'' ([Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research], 1995)[FHL Book 975.8635 X2h 1859; Film 2055469 Item 4].</ref> and Terrell counties only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Croom">Emily Anne Croom, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29564874 The Genealogist's Companion and Sourcebook]'' (Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 1994)[FHL REF book 929.1 C882g], 39.</ref>
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
*'''1853''' State census. Morgan County only in the courthouse.<ref name="Lainh" />
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
*'''1852''' State census. Chatham, Forsyth, Jasper<ref name="GCBoard" />, Morgan counties, and City of Augusta only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Croom" /><ref name="null">Augusta Genealogical Society, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6724517 Ancestoring]'' 4 (1983) [FHL Book 975.8 D25an].</ref>
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*'''1845''' State census. Chatham, Dooly, Forsyth<ref name="PLB">Donna Parrish, Bonnye T. Leary, and Garland C. Bagley, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7615683 Census Indexes of Forsyth County, Georgia, 1834-1900]'' (Cumming, Ga.: D. Parrish, 1981)[FHL Book 975.8265 X2p].</ref>, and Warren counties only<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GCBoard" /><ref name="Croom" /><ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry.com, ''Georgia Census, 1790-1890'' at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3542 (accessed 30 Janurary 2010).</ref><ref name="CGC">''R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6143282 Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliaferro 1827, Lumpkin 1838, Chatham 1845]'' (Atlanta, Ga.: R.J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation, 1979)[FHL Book 975.8 X2c]. Transcript with index.</ref><ref name="Townse">Brigid S. Townsend, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1992937 Indexes to Seven State Census reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845]'' (Atlanta, Ga.: R.J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation, 1975)[FHL Book 975.8 X2pt]. Abstract and index.</ref>
|1827
*'''1838''' State census. Laurens<ref name="GCBoard" />, Lumpkin (partial)<ref name="Bondur">Mary Bondurant Warren, and Eve B Weeks, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20563617 Whites Among the Cherokees: Georgia 1828-1838]'' (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1987)[FHL Book 970.3 C424wg].</ref><ref name="RWilson">Rebekah S. Wilson, ''Rebekah S. Wilson Genealogical Collection'' (Atlanta, Ga.: Diane Dieterle Genealogical Center, 1982)[[{{RWilson}}]]. -- Lumpkin census 1834 -- 1838 Lumpkin County census.</ref>, Newton<ref name="GCBoard" />, Paulding, and Tattnall<ref name="GCBoard" /> counties only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Croom" /><ref name="Ancestry" /><ref name="CGC" /><ref name="Townse" />
|State (Taliaferro County)
*'''1837''' State Census. Paulding County only.<ref name="Bondur" />
|Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
*'''1834''' State census. Cass (Bartow)<ref>MariLee Beatty Hageness, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34485961 1834 State Census, Cass/Bartow Counties, Georgia]'' (Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 1994)[FHL Book 975.8365 X2h 1834; Fiche 6038926]. Heads of house index only.</ref>, Cherokee<ref>MariLee Beatty Hageness, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52086597 1834 State Census, Cherokee County, Georgia]'' (Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 1995)[FHL Book 975.8253 X2h 1834; Fiche 6038961].</ref>, Cobb<ref>MariLee Beatty Hageness, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34460921 Heads of Families, 1834 State Census, Cobb County, Georgia]'' (Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 1995)[FHL Book 975.8245 X2h; Fiche 6038864].</ref>, Forsyth<ref name="PLB" /><ref>MariLee Beatty Hageness, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48463247 Heads of Household 1834 State Census, Forsyth County, Georgia]'' (Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 1995)[FHL Book 975.8265 X2h 1834].</ref>, Gilmer, Lumpkin<ref name="RWilson" /><ref>Frances T. Ingmire, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16102288 1834 State Census of Lumpkin County, Georgia]'' (St. Louis, Mo. : F.T. Ingmire, [198-])[FHL Book 975.8273 X2i 1834].</ref>, Murray, and Union counties only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Bondur" />
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*'''1827''' School census. Taliaferro County only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Croom" /><ref name="CGC" />
|}
*'''1804''' State census, partial.<ref name="Croom" />
*'''1800''' Federal census. Oglethorpe County only in courthouse.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Croom" /><ref name="Ancestry" /><ref>Mary Bondurant Warren, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1855347 1800 Census of Oglethorpe County, Georgia; the Only Extant Census of 1800 within the State of Georgia, Transcribed from the Original and Indexed]'' ([Athens, Ga.: M.B. Warren, 1965])[FHL Book 975.8175 X2p 1800].</ref>
*'''1799''' State census, partial.<ref name="Croom" />
*'''1798''' State census. Greene County (partial) only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Frank Parker Hudson, "1798 Census of First Battalion, Greene County, Georgia," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10709426 Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly]'' [FHL Book 975.8 B2ga] 4 (1968): 649-54. Alphabetical transcript of heads of house and number of "whites" and "coloureds" in the household.</ref>
*'''1743''' Colonial census. Savannah, Vandburgh, Hampstead, Highgate, and ten individual plantations.<ref>Robert S. Davis, Jr., "1743 Census of Georgia and It's Critic" ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10709426 Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly]'' [FHL Book 975.8 B2ga] 21, no. 1 (Spring 1985): 2-6.</ref>
*'''1741''' Colonial census. Darien only.<ref>Robert S. Davis, Jr., "A Census of Darien, Ga., 1741" ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10709426 Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly]'' [FHL Book 975.8 B2ga] 24, no. 4 (Winter 1988): 212-14.</ref>
*'''1738''' Colonial census. Frederica only.<ref>Robert S. Davis, Jr., "1738 Census of Frederica, Georgia" ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10709426 Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly]'' [FHL Book 975.8 B2ga] 25, no. 3 (Fall 1989): 150-55.</ref>
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Georgia censuses, [[Georgia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
 
=== Why use a census?  ===
 
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.
 
=== More about censuses  ===
 
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
 
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[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]]
 
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
 
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===Indian Rolls===
*'''1848-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61907/ U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970] Ancestry - index & images ($)


[[Category:Georgia|Census]]
==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
[[Category:Georgia (state) Census Records]] [[Category:Georgia, United States]]

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Online Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

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

Georgia became the fourth state admitted to the United States in January 2, 1788. 1790, 1810 Federal Census schedules are not available for Georgia; 1800 census is available for Oglethorpe County only.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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Non-Population Schedules for Georgia[edit | edit source]

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

Year Type of Census Links
1880 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1880 Manufacturing at Ancestry ($)
1880 Agriculture at Ancestry ($)
1880 Recapitulation at Ancestry ($)
1870 Social Statistics at Ancestry ($)
1870 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1870 Agriculture at Ancestry ($)
1860 Social Statistics at Ancestry ($)
1860 Slave Owner at Ancestry ($)
1860 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1860 Agriculture at Ancestry ($)
1850 Social Statistics at Ancestry ($)
1850 Slave Owner at Ancestry ($)
1850 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1850 Agriculture at Ancestry ($)
1840 Pensioners at Ancestry ($)

Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]

Online State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

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
1896 Atlanta City Census (in alphabetical order by name) at FamilySearch
1859 State (Columbia and Terrell County) Contact the Georgia Archives
1852 State (Select Counties) at FamilySearch

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1845 State (Select Counties) at FamilySearch

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1838 State (Select Counties) at FamilySearch

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1827 State (Taliaferro County) Contact the Georgia Archives

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Indian Rolls[edit | edit source]

Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]

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

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