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Online Federal Censuses

Population Schedules

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

Delaware was one of the 13 original colonies and can be found in all the Federal Censuses.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links

1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840
Census Substitute: Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	Census Lost	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com NARA	Release Date April 1, 2032

Non-Population Schedules for Delaware

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

Year	Type of Census	Links
1840	Pensioners	Ancestry ($) — index and images
1850	Mortality	FamilySearch — index and images
1850	Slave	Ancestry ($) — index and images
1860	Slave	Ancestry ($) — index and images

Existing and Lost Censuses

1790 Census was lost for Delaware. Use tax records as a substitute.
1890 Census was lost for Delaware.
List of existing and lost federal censuses for Delaware

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 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
Various	Delaware, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890	Ancestry ($) — index and images

Other Census Images

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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-=== Federal Censuses ===
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+| link2=[[United States Census|U.S. Census]]
+| link3=[[Delaware, United States Genealogy|Delaware]]
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-'''Population Schedules'''. Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal record centers and state archives. The [[United States Census|Census section ]]of the United States Research Outline provides detailed information about these records.
-The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Delaware for 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. The 1790 census is missing, and the 1890 census was destroyed. A substitute for the 1790 census created from tax lists is:
+==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>
+Delaware was one of the 13 original colonies and can be found in all the Federal Censuses.
-Devalinger, Leon, Jr. ''Reconstructed 1790 Census of Delaware''. Washington, DC: National Genealogical Society, 1962. (FHL book 975.1 X2d 1790; film 1000156; fiche 6019928.)
+======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+! 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
+|-
+|Census Substitute:<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3539/ 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]
+|-
+!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
+|-
+|{{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]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|Census Lost
+|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
+|-
+!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
+|-
+|{{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/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
+|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
+|-
+|}
-Statewide indexes are available in two forms:
+===Non-Population Schedules for Delaware===
+Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
+{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+! 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
+|-
+|1840
+|Pensioners
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
+|-
+|1850
+|Mortality
+|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}} — index and images
+|-
+|1850
+|Slave
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
+|-
+|1860
+|Slave
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
+|-
+|}
-* Book indexes are available for the 1790 substitute census and censuses taken 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870.
+===Existing and Lost Censuses===
-* Soundex indexes are available for the 1880, 1900, 1920, and 1930 censuses. The 1910 census is not indexed.
+*1790 Census was lost for Delaware. Use [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3539/ tax records] as a substitute.
+*1890 Census was lost for Delaware.
+*[[Delaware Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Delaware]]
-One of the indexes for the 1850 census is:
+==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
+State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
+Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
+{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
+|-
+|Various
+|Delaware, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3539/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
+|-
+|}
-Olmstead, Virginia L. ''Index to the 1850 Census of Delaware''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1977. (FHL book 975.1 X22o 1850.) Indexes for the three counties are listed separately. An every-person index is given for each of the counties, with age, birthplace, and the original census sheet number. The New Castle County 1850 census is on two rolls of microfilm with some duplication of page numbers. You can use a different 1850 census index to find the township.
+== Other Census Images ==
+{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|-
+|}
-County-wide indexes sometimes help you locate names overlooked in statewide indexes. A few county-wide indexes are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under DELAWARE, [COUNTY] - 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
-When indexes are not available or omit a name you can still look for the name in the census. In large cities it helps to first learn the person's address by searching the city directory for the same year as the census (see the "Directories" section). Then look for that address on the original census schedules.
+{{USCensus}}
-These reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:
+[[Category:Delaware Census Records|Census]]
-United States. Census Office. ''Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.''
-* 1880 FHL film 1402860
-* 1900 FHL film 1303020
-* 1910 FHL film 1374001
-* 1920 FHL film 1842704
-Buckway, G. Eileen. ''U.S. 1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States: A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2bu 1910; fiche 6101340.) Lists all Delaware towns (or wards) with their 1910 census enumeration district numbers and FHL film numbers. Wilmington has special instructions.
-'''Mortality Schedules.''' Mortality schedules for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 are at the Delaware Public Archives, the Historical Society of Delaware, and on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1870 and 1880 schedules are indexed in:
-Jackson Ronald Vern. ''Delaware 1870 Mortality Schedule''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1981. (FHL book 975.1 X2j 1870.)
-Jackson Ronald Vern. ''Delaware 1880 Mortality Schedule.'' Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1981. (FHL book 975.1 X2j 1880.)
-'''Slave Schedules'''. Slave schedules for 1850 and 1860 list the names of slave owners, but do not normally list the names of the slaves. The numbers of slaves, their gender, and their age ranges are given. Look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under Delaware, CENSUS RECORDS, MINORITIES, SLAVE SCHEDULES.
-The 1850 and 1860 slave schedules are indexed in:
-Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''Delaware 1850-1860 Slave Schedules.'' Salt Lake City: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. (FHL book 975.1 X22j.)
-For census slave schedules see:
-* 1850  FHL film 442884
-* 1860 FHL film 803100
-'''Master Indexes. '''Some of the indexes mentioned above are combined into composite master indexes of several census years, states, and census types:
-FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer: Version 3.0 [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1995. (FHL compact disc number 9 1995 index. Not available at Family History Centers. FamilyFinder is a trademark of Brøderbund Software, Inc.) A master index to Delaware 1665-1697 tax lists, 1800-1860 federal censuses, 1850/1860 slave schedules, and 1870/1880 mortality schedules.
-The FamilyFinder Index includes the following indexes by Ronald Vern Jackson:
-Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''Accelerated Indexing System Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No FHL fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) Delaware tax lists (1665-1697) and censuses (1800 and 1810) are combined together on Search 1. A composite mortality schedule index is on Search 8. Separate Delaware 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 indexes are on other searches.
-=== State Census ===
-A 1782 state census exists for seven of the "hundreds" (townships). The state census has been reconstructed for the rest of the state from tax lists. See the "[[Delaware Taxation|Taxation]]" section for several "census" indexes compiled from tax and other records.
-=== Colonial Census ===
-In 1693 a special census was taken of Swedes who were associated with the Swedish Lutheran Church and who were living in Pennsylvania, Delaware, west New Jersey, and Cecil County, Maryland. The following book contains both the census and an index to it:
-Craig, Peter Stebbins. ''The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware.'' Winter Park, Florida: SAG Publications, 1993. (FHL book 973 X4c.)
-'''Websites'''
-See the [[United States Census Online|United States Census Online ]]article.
-http://www.censusfinder.com/delaware.htm
-http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/delaware.htm
-http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/de.htm