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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.

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

1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840
FamilySearch 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	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	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 Georgia

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

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 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 Contact the Georgia Archives
1845	State (Select Counties)	at FamilySearch Contact the Georgia Archives
1838	State (Select Counties)	at FamilySearch Contact the Georgia Archives
1827	State (Taliaferro County)	Contact the Georgia Archives

Other Census Images

Indian Rolls

1848-1970 U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970 Ancestry - index & 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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-Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal archives. The [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline] provides detailed information on these records.
+==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.
-The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for Georgia from 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. The 1790, 1800, and 1810 censuses have been lost, and there is no 1820 report for the counties of Franklin, Rabun, and Twiggs, and part of Columbia. The 1890 census was destroyed, except for some returns for the city of Columbus.
+======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
+|-
+|{{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]
+|-
+!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]
+|{{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]
+|-
+!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
+|-
+|}
-In addition to published tax lists, some substitutes for the early missing censuses include:
+===Non-Population Schedules for Georgia===
+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
+|-
+|1880
+|Mortality
+| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1880
+|Manufacturing
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1880
+|Agriculture
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1880
+|Recapitulation
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|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] ($)
+|-
+|1860
+|Social Statistics
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1860
+|Slave Owner
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1860
+|Mortality
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1860
+|Agriculture
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1850
+|Social Statistics
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1850
+|Slave Owner
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1850
+|Mortality
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1850
+|Agriculture
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|1840
+|Pensioners
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|}
-Coulter, E. Merton, and Albert B. Saye. ''A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia''. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1949. (FHL 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. (FHL book 975.8 B2ga.)
+===Existing and Lost Censuses===
+*[[Georgia Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Georgia]]
-De Lamar, Marie, and Elizabeth Rothstein. ''The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia''. 1976. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (FHL book 975.8 X2L.)
+==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
+|-
+|1896
+|Atlanta City Census (in alphabetical order by name)
+|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2765183 FamilySearch]
+|-
+|1859
+|State (Columbia and Terrell County)
+|Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
+|-
+|1852
+|State (Select Counties)
+|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/195750?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
+Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
+|-
+|1845
+| State (Select Counties)
+|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/195750?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
+Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
+|-
+|1838
+|State (Select Counties)
+|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/195750?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
+Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
+|-
+|1827
+|State (Taliaferro County)
+|Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
+|-
+|}
-Wood, Virginia S., and Ralph V. Wood. ''1805 Georgia Land Lottery''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964. (FHL book 975.8 R21w.)
+== Other Census Images ==
+===Indian Rolls===
+*'''1848-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61907/ U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970] Ancestry - index & images ($)
-Printed and microfiche statewide census indexes are available at the Family History Library for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 censuses. Microfilm soundex (phonetic) indexes exist for the 1880 (partial index), 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses. The 1910 index is in two parts. The first part indexes the cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah, and the second indexes the remainder of the state.
+==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:
-Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Copies of the schedules (FHL films 422413-18) and indexes are at the Family History Library.
+*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
+*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
-=== State ===
+*Sex
+*Age
-State censuses taken in various years from 1786 to 1890 have survived for a few Georgia counties. These 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.
+*Color
+*Nativity
-Most of the available state censuses are indexed in:
+*Place of birth of this person
+*Place of birth of Father of this person
-Townsend, Brigid S. ''Indexes to Seven State Census Reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1975. (FHL book 975.8 X2pt.)
+*Place of birth of Mother of this person
+*Period of Residence
-''Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliferro 1827, Lumpkin 1838, Chatham 1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1979. (FHL book 975.8 X2c.)
+*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
+*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
-=== Web Sites ===
+*Regular occupation
+*Military service
-http://www.census-online.com/links/GA/
+[[Category:Georgia (state) Census Records]] [[Category:Georgia, United States]]
-http://www.censusfinder.com/georgia.htm