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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>
Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th state on 29 May 1848.  It was created from Wisconsin Territory.  <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 31 Oct 2016.</ref> Residents of Wisconsin can be found in every census from 1820 on. In 1820 and 1830, they will be listed under Michigan territory.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1850|1850]]
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1860|1860]]
*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]].
 
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Wisconsin Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online Wisconsin indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Wisconsin}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
Two manuscripts exist for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. One set of manuscripts exists at the National Archives and another at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The information on each set is supposed to be the same, but it can be beneficial to check both. Transcription errors might exist. The two might differ in the legibility of the handwriting, the condition of the manuscript, and the quality of the microfilm.<ref>"Local Genealogy," ''McMillan Memorial Library'' (http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/local/local_genealogy.html : accessed 2 October 2009).</ref> The Family History Library has microfilms of the set in the possession of the National Archives.
 
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=646891&disp=Wisconsin+1910+federal+census++ 1910 and Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=698928&disp=Wisconsin%2C+1870+federal+census++ 1870]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745509&disp=Wisconsin%2C+1840+federal+census++ 1840]  
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=1037544&disp=Wisconsin%2C+1930+federal+census++ 1930]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=655060&disp=Wisconsin+1900+federal+census++ 1900 and Soundex]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=708785&disp=Wisconsin+1860+federal+census+++ 1860]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1890|1890]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1910|1910]]
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=558337&disp=Wisconsin+1920+federal+census++ 1920&nbsp;and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=602281&disp=Wisconsin+%26+Minnesota+veterans+census++ 1890 fragments]  [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745188&disp=Wisconsin+1850+federal+census++ 1850]


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|{{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]
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamiySearch}}<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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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=676542&disp=Wisconsin+1880+federal+census++ 1880 and&nbsp;Soundex]
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===Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Wisconsin, [[Wisconsin Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
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|1840
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|Pensioners
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch]
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[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|1850
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|Mortality
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
| 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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| '''1890'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Veterans
|Mortality
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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| '''1880'''
|1870
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|Mortality
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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| '''1870'''
|1880
| Mortality  
|Mortality
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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| '''1860'''
|1890
| Mortality
|Veterans
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
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| 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]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
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==== Microfilm images  ====
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Wisconsin Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Wisconsin]]


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==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 Wisconsin, [[Wisconsin Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].  
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=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
Newberry Library. [http://www.newberry.org/ahcbp/images/samp-cens-tb.pdf ''Territorial, State, and Federal Censuses in Michigan'']. List of dates and census description including counties involved, and repository.  
 
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| bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''Wisconsin state, territorial, and colonial censuses'''<ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62-65, 72-73.</ref>
|1836
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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| align="left" | '''1905'''
|1837
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist <ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 113-15.</ref>
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1895'''
|1838
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist<ref name="Lainh" />
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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| align="left" | '''1885'''
|1842
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist <ref name="Lainh" />
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''
|1846
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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| align="left" | '''1865'''
|1847
| align="left" | &nbsp;Lost, except for the counties of Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.&nbsp;
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855'''
|1855
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist, except for Kewaunee County, which was not enumerated.
|State; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|1443825|FamilySearch}} - index & images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.  
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| align="left" | '''1847'''
|1865
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist, except for the counties of Rock, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha, and Chippewa.&nbsp;
|State, partial; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|2058670|FamilySearch}} - index & images, only covers 6 counties.  
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1846'''
|1875
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist, except for&nbsp;the counties of Crawford, Fond du Lac, Grand Rapids in Portage, Sheboygan, Chippewa, LaPointe, and Richland.&nbsp;
|State; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|1443778|FamilySearch}} - index & images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.  
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| align="left" | '''1842'''
|1885
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|State; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|1443713|FamilySearch}} - index & images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1838'''
|1895
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Lost, except&nbsp;for the counties of Brown, Calumet, Crawford, Dodge, Fond&nbsp;du Lac, Green, &nbsp;Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Portage, Sheboygan,&nbsp;and Washington.&nbsp;
|State; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|1443712|FamilySearch}} - index & images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.  
|-
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| align="left" | '''1836'''
|1905
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|State; gives names of all household members.
|{{RecordSearch|1443899|FamilySearch}} - index & images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index & images.
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1834'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist for Crawford County<ref name="Barnett">LeRoy Barnett, "State Censuses of Michigan: A Tragedy of Lost Treasurers" and Appendices in ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1355643 Family Trails]'' [[{{BarnettL}}]] 6 no. 1 (Summer-Fall 1978): 3, 21. Original census at Michigan State Archives, Lancing. In 1834 Crawford County was part of Michigan Territory. Lists heads of house by name, and age categories for others.</ref> (In 1834 far western part of Michigan Territory).
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*'''1905 Wisconsin State Census''' [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1618 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1905&nbsp;: Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1905]. A published document based on information from the census schedules.
== Other Census Images ==
*'''1895 Wisconsin State Census''' for microfilm see Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176967&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1895++ films 1032705–716].
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1617 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1895: Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 20, 1895]. A published document based on information from the census schedules.
*'''1885 Wisconsin State Census''' For microfilm see Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176742&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1885++ films 1032695–704].
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1539 Alphabetical List of the Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War Residing in the State June 20, 1885]. A published document based on information from the census schedules.
*'''1855 Wisconsin State Census''' Index - Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=490656&disp=Wisconsin+1855+census+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.5 X22w 1855]
*'''1842 Wisconsin Territorial Census''' Index - Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46778&disp=Wisconsin+1842+census+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.5 X22j 1842]
*'''1838 Wisconsin Territorial Census''' Index - Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46173&disp=Wisconsin+1838+census+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.5 X22j 1838]
*'''1836 Wisconsin Territorial Census''' [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u/?/whc,5850 Collections of the Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume XIII]. A transcription of the census.
 
:*Index - Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=185834&disp=Wisconsin+1836+census+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.5 X2 1836a]
 
The existing records of Wisconsin Territorial and state censuses are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society, and microfilm copies of most of them are at the Family History Library.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Wisconsin censuses, [[Wisconsin 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  ===
==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


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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.

Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th state on 29 May 1848. It was created from Wisconsin Territory. [1] Residents of Wisconsin can be found in every census from 1820 on. In 1820 and 1830, they will be listed under Michigan territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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NARA 		Release Date
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Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin[edit | edit source]

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

Year Type of Census Links
1840 Pensioners FamilySearch

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1850 Mortality Ancestry - index ($)
1860 Mortality Ancestry - index ($)
1870 Mortality Ancestry - index ($)
1880 Mortality Ancestry - index ($)
1890 Veterans Ancestry - index & images ($)

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
1836 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1837 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1838 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1842 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1846 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1847 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1855 State; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index & images

Ancestry ($) - index & images.

1865 State, partial; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index & images, only covers 6 counties.

Ancestry ($) - index & images.

1875 State; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index & images

Ancestry ($) - index & images.

1885 State; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index & images

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1895 State; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index & images

Ancestry ($) - index & images.

1905 State; gives names of all household members. FamilySearch - index & images

Ancestry ($) - index & images.

Other Census Images[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

Reference List[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 31 Oct 2016.
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