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Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library and the National Archives and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census|United States Research Outline ]]provides more detailed information regarding these records.
==Online Resources==
*'''1905''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20814/1905-kansas-state-census?s=275764761 1905 Kansas State Census] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1915''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20813/1915-kansas-state-census?s=275764761 1915 Kansas State Census] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1925''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20812/1925-kansas-state-census?s=275764761 1925 Kansas State Census] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)


The Family History Library has the federal censuses for the state of Kansas for 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. The 1890 census was destroyed.
==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>
Kansas became the thirty-fourth state admitted to the United States on January 29, 1861. It will only appear in federal censuses from 1860 onwards.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
|-
|Kansas not enumerated.
|{{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:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
|-


A soundex (phonetic) index is available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses. The Family History Library also has a street index for Kansas City (FHL fiche 6331481) for use with the 1910 census.
|{{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
|-
|}


Mortality schedules exist for the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses. The schedules and indexes are available in book or microfilm format at the Family History Library and at the Kansas State Historical Society.
===Non-Population Schedules for Kansas===
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
|Defective
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry]
|-
|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]
|-
|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
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|}


=== Territorial and State ===
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Kansas Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Kansas]]


The Family History Library has the 1860 federal census for the Territory of Kansas and parts of Colorado and an index.
==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
|-
|1925
|State, all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|2659395|FamilySearch}} - [[Kansas State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1915
|State, all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|2640442|FamilySearch}} - [[Kansas State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1905
|State, all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|2659394|FamilySearch}} - [[Kansas State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1895
|State, all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|1825193|FamilySearch}} - [[Kansas, State Census, 1895 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]<br>
at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20320/kansas-state-census-1895?s=275764761 MyHeritage]
|-
|1885
|State, names of all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|1825188|FamilySearch}} - [[Kansas State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1875
|State, names of all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|1825178|FamilySearch}} - [[Kansas State Census, 1875 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1865
|State, names of all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|1824715|FamilySearch}} - [[Kansas State Census, 1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1859
|Territorial
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1858
|Territorial (Johnson and Marshall Counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1857
|Territorial
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1856
| Territorial (select counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|1855
|Territorial
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1088/ Ancestry]
|-
|}


Censuses taken by the territory and the state also exist for 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, and 1925. The 1855 census sometimes lists all the members of the family, but in some cases gives only the head of household and number of family members. The later censuses give information on the entire household and, after 1875, include the county or state of former residence. The Family History Library has the 1855 to 1895 censuses on 305 microfilms. All are available at the Kansas State Historical Society.
== Other Census Images ==
*{{RecordSearch|2854369|Kansas, Gove County Enumeration Books and List of Residents, 1909-1950}} at FamilySearch - index & images - [[Kansas, Gove County Enumeration Books and List of Residents - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*{{RecordSearch|3288444|Kansas, Grant County, Census Records, 1895-1982}} at Familysearch - index & images - [[Kansas, Grant County, Census Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2270/ Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961] at Ancestry - index & images ($)


The Family History Library has a published statewide index for 1855 and county-wide indexes for other years. The State Historical Society has indexes to the 1855, 1860, and 1865 censuses, and to most of the 1875 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


Voters censuses exist for 1856, 1857, and 1859 for some counties. The original records are at the Kansas State Historical Society. Many of these were printed in vols. 17-19 of Kansas Kin (see the "[[Kansas Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section of this outline).
=== Sources and footnotes  ===


=== Web Sites ===
{{reflist}}


http://www.archives.gov/
{{Kansas|Kansas}}


http://www.kshs.org/
[[Category:Kansas Census Records|Census]]

Latest revision as of 10:33, 17 July 2025

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

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.

Kansas became the thirty-fourth state admitted to the United States on January 29, 1861. It will only appear in federal censuses from 1860 onwards.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900
Kansas not enumerated. FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
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FamilySearch
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NARA 		Release Date
April 1, 2032

Non-Population Schedules for Kansas[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 Defective at Ancestry
1880 Mortality at Ancestry
1880 Manufacturing at Ancestry
1880 Agriculture at Ancestry
1870 Social Statistics at Ancestry
1870 Mortality at Ancestry
1870 Agriculture at Ancestry
1860 Social Statistics at Ancestry
1860 Mortality at Ancestry
1860 Industry at Ancestry
1860 Agriculture 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
1925 State, all household members at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

at Ancestry

1915 State, all household members at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

at Ancestry

1905 State, all household members at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

at Ancestry

1895 State, all household members at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

at Ancestry
at MyHeritage

1885 State, names of all household members at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

at Ancestry

1875 State, names of all household members at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

at Ancestry

1865 State, names of all household members at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

at Ancestry

1859 Territorial at Ancestry
1858 Territorial (Johnson and Marshall Counties) at Ancestry
1857 Territorial at Ancestry
1856 Territorial (select counties) at Ancestry
1855 Territorial at Ancestry

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

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

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