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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri|Missouri]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri_Census|Census]]''
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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>
Missouri became the 21st state admitted to the United States on Aug. 10, 1821. It was enumerated in the 1810 and 1820 U.S. Censuses as Missouri Territory, but those records were lost. <ref>"Federal Census Schedules for Missouri (1830-1940)," ''Missouri State Archives'', https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/federal#:~:text=Federal%20Census%20Schedules%20for%20Missouri%20(1830%2D1940)&text=The%20U.S.%20Government%20began%20taking,those%20records%20have%20been%20lost.</ref>
 
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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| width="44%" | __TOC__
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
*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 1830|1830]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1850|1850]]
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1860|1860]]
*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]].
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1880|1880]]


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|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry] ($)
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Missouri Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry]
|-


!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!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]]
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry] ($)
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry]
|{{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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=== Online Missouri indexes and images  ===
===Non-Population Schedules for Missouri===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{{Census Online Missouri}}
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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
 
|-
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|1840
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
|Pensioners
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Agriculture
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/agsup Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1850
|Manufacturing
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/industrysups Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1850
|Slave Owner
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry]<br>[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/slave Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1860
|Agriculture
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/agsup Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1860
|Manufacturing
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/industrysups Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1860
|Slave Owner
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry]<br>[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/slave Missouri State Archives]
|-
|-
| 1940 N/A
|1870
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=637143&disp=Missouri%2C++1900++federal++census++%3A+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1900 and Soundex]
|Agriculture
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=705435&disp=Missouri%2C++1860++federal++census++%3A+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1860&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/agsup Missouri State Archives]
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1037435&disp=Missouri%2C++1930++federal++census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1930]
|1870
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=650144&disp=Illinois%2C+1900+federal+census++ 1900 and Soundex]
|Manufacturing
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=744488&disp=Missouri%2C++1850++federal++census++%3A+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1850]
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/industrysups Missouri State Archives]
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=574799&disp=Missouri%2C++1920++federal++census++%3A+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1920&nbsp;and Soundex]
|1870
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=676481&disp=Missouri%2C++1880++federal++census++%3A+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1880 and Soundex]
|Mortality
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=745497&disp=Missouri%2C++1830++and++1840++federal++c%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1840]
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=638147&disp=Missouri%2C++1910++federal++census++%3A+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1910 and soundex]
|1880
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=698906&disp=Missouri%2C++1870++federal++census++%3A+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1870]
|Agriculture
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=745497&disp=Missouri%2C++1830++and++1840++federal++c%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1830]
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/agsup Missouri State Archives]
|}
 
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{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
|-
|-
| 1940 N/A
|1880
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#missouri 1910 T624] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-02.html#missouri Soundex T1270]
|Manufacturing
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#missouri 1870 M593]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/industrysups Missouri State Archives]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
|-
|-
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
|1880
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#missouri 1900 T623]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-04.html#missouri Soundex T1055]
|Mortality
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#missouri 1860 M653]
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#missouri 1920 T625]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-03.html#missouri Soundex M1571]
|1890
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#missouri 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#missouri Soundex T758]
|Veterans
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#missouri 1850 M432]  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
|
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| &nbsp;
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<br>Many federal census records&nbsp;(1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930) are at the following archives:
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Missouri Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Missouri]]


*[http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri] (University of Missouri–Columbia Campus)
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/census.asp Missouri State Archives] (Jefferson City)
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>
*The Family History Library
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>
*The National Archives


Residents of Missouri may borrow microfilm of federal census records through 1880 from the Missouri State Historical Society on [http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/ill.shtml interlibrary] loan through public or college libraries. State census microfilm. [[Soundex|Soundexes]], and other indexes may not be borrowed.  
Some territorial counties also maintained tax lists which may provide a useful substitute. For more information, check the online resources on the [[Missouri Taxation|Missouri Taxation]] page.
 
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
|-
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Missouri, [[Missouri Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
|-
 
|1887
==== Online indexes and images  ====
|State (Phelps County), head of household
 
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="77%" align="center" border="1"
|-
|1880
|State (Cass County), household members
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1876
|State (select counties), household members
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1864
|State (Callaway and Gasconade)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1860
|State
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1856
|State (Audrain, Atchison and Callaway)
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1852
|State (Benton, Callaway and St. Charles)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1848
|State (Benton and Callaway)
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1844
|State (Benton and Callaway)
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1024/ Ancestry] ($)
[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1840
|State (select counties available online)<br>State (others available upon request)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]<br>[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1819
|Territorial (St. Charles)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1818
|Territorial (St. Charles)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1817
|Territorial (St. Charles)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1803
|Territorial (Cape Girardeau and New Madrid)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1800
|Territorial (Cape Girardeau)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|1797
|Territorial (New Madrid)
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Missouri'''</font>
|1796
|Territorial (New Madrid)
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|1795
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|Territorial (New Madrid)
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|1794
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|Territorial (New Madrid)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
| '''1890'''
|1793
| width="20%" | Veterans
|Territorial (New Madrid)
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1792
| width="20%" | Mortality
|Territorial (New Madrid)
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
| 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'''
|1791
| Mortality
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis)
| align="center" | -
|[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx Missouri State Archives]
| 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'''
|1787
| Slave owner
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis)
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
| 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'''
|1779
| Mortality
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis)
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
| 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'''
|1770
| Slave owner
|Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St Louis)
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
| 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" />
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| 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'''
|1766
| Mortality
|Territorial (Spanish Louisiana Territories)
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
|[https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/state Contact Missouri State Archives]
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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.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
==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:  
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Missouri, [[Missouri Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].  
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
 
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
*Sex
 
*Age
The Territory of Missouri took censuses in 1814, 1817, and 1819. The State of Missouri took censuses in 1821, then every four years beginning in 1824 through 1868, and in 1876. Most of these Territorial and State Censuses no longer exist. Listed below are copies currently available. Some censuses only gave head of household and others listed all household members.
*Color
 
*Nativity
At [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]
*Place of birth of this person
 
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*'''1887'''-Phelps
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*'''1881'''-Reynolds
*Period of Residence
*'''1880'''-Cass
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*'''1876'''- Atchison, Benton, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Christian, Daviess, St. Francois, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Holt, Howard, Madison, McDonald, Moniteau, Montgomery, Osage, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, Stone, Texas, Worth and Webster Counties.
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*'''1873'''-Cole County
*Regular occupation
*'''1869'''-Franklin County
*Military servicemily.  
*'''1868'''-Cape Girardeau and Franklin Counties
*'''1867'''- Cape Girardeau, Franklin, and Greene Counties.
*'''1858'''- St. Louis County
*'''1857'''- St. Louis County
*'''1856'''- Audrain County
*'''1844'''- Callaway County
 
At the [http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/statecensus.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri] (University of Missouri–Columbia Campus):
 
*'''1876''' - Benton, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Christian, Greene, Holt, Howard, McDonald, Montgomery, Osage, Phelps, Reynolds, St. Francois counties (all microfilm) Butler, Iron and Texas counties (transcriptions).
*'''1868''' - Cape Girardeau, Ste. Genevieve, and Webster counties (all microfilm)
*'''1864''' - Gasconade County (transcription)
*'''1844''' - Callaway County (microfilm), Marion County (transcription) *'''1852''' - St. Charles County (transcription)
*'''1840''' - Rives County [now Henry County] (transcription)
*'''1819''' - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)
*'''1817''' - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)
 
At the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/census.asp Missouri State Archives] (Jefferson City):
 
*'''1868''' - Cape Girardeau County (microfilm)  
*'''1844''' - Callaway County (microfilm); Greene County (transcription)
*'''1840''' - New Madrid, Newton, Pike, Randolph, Ray, Rives (later Henry), Shelby, Stoddard and Warren counties (all transcriptions)
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Missouri censuses, [[Missouri 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  ===
=== More about censuses  ===


[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  
See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
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:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]  
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]  
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
==References==


=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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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.

Missouri became the 21st state admitted to the United States on Aug. 10, 1821. It was enumerated in the 1810 and 1820 U.S. Censuses as Missouri Territory, but those records were lost. [1]

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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Non-Population Schedules for Missouri[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 Ancestry ($)
1850 Agriculture Missouri State Archives
1850 Manufacturing Missouri State Archives
1850 Mortality Missouri State Archives
1850 Slave Owner Ancestry
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1860 Agriculture Missouri State Archives
1860 Manufacturing Missouri State Archives
1860 Mortality Missouri State Archives
1860 Slave Owner Ancestry
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1870 Agriculture Missouri State Archives
1870 Manufacturing Missouri State Archives
1870 Mortality Missouri State Archives
1880 Agriculture Missouri State Archives
1880 Manufacturing Missouri State Archives
1880 Mortality Missouri State Archives
1890 Veterans Ancestry ($)

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.

Some territorial counties also maintained tax lists which may provide a useful substitute. For more information, check the online resources on the Missouri Taxation page.

Year Type of Census Links
1887 State (Phelps County), head of household Ancestry ($)
1880 State (Cass County), household members Ancestry ($)
1876 State (select counties), household members Ancestry ($)
1864 State (Callaway and Gasconade) Contact Missouri State Archives
1860 State Contact Missouri State Archives
1856 State (Audrain, Atchison and Callaway) Ancestry ($)

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1852 State (Benton, Callaway and St. Charles) Contact Missouri State Archives
1848 State (Benton and Callaway) Ancestry ($)

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1844 State (Benton and Callaway) Ancestry ($)

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1840 State (select counties available online)
State (others available upon request)
Missouri State Archives
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1819 Territorial (St. Charles) Contact Missouri State Archives
1818 Territorial (St. Charles) Contact Missouri State Archives
1817 Territorial (St. Charles) Contact Missouri State Archives
1803 Territorial (Cape Girardeau and New Madrid) Missouri State Archives
1800 Territorial (Cape Girardeau) Missouri State Archives
1797 Territorial (New Madrid) Missouri State Archives
1796 Territorial (New Madrid) Contact Missouri State Archives
1795 Territorial (New Madrid) Contact Missouri State Archives
1794 Territorial (New Madrid) Contact Missouri State Archives
1793 Territorial (New Madrid) Contact Missouri State Archives
1792 Territorial (New Madrid) Contact Missouri State Archives
1791 Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis) Missouri State Archives
1787 Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis) Contact Missouri State Archives
1779 Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis) Contact Missouri State Archives
1770 Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St Louis) Contact Missouri State Archives
1766 Territorial (Spanish Louisiana Territories) Contact Missouri State Archives
1752 Territorial (Ste. Genevieve) Missouri State Archives

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 servicemily.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

See United States Census for more information about censuses, such as:

References[edit | edit source]