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Florida Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

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.

Florida became a territory in the first half of the 19th Century and won't appear in Federal Censuses before 1830.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links

1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	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 Florida

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

Year	Type of Census	Links
1850	Slave	FamilySearch — index and images Ancestry ($) — index and images
1860	Slave	FamilySearch — index and images Ancestry ($) — index and images
1885	Mortality	Ancestry ($) — index and images

Existing and Lost Censuses

List of existing and lost federal censuses for Florida

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
1867	State, head of household	Ancestry ($) — index and images
1875	State, head of household	Ancestry ($) — index and images
1885	State, houshold members	FamilySearch — index and images Ancestry ($) — index and images
1935, houshold members	State	FamilySearch — index and images Ancestry ($) — index and images Findmypast ($) — index and images
1945, houshold members	State	FamilySearch — index and images Findmypast ($) — index and images

Other Census Indexes

1830 1830 Census Transcription for Florida at Genealogy Trails - index
1840 1840 Census of Pensioners at Genealogy Trails - index

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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-== Available and Lost Census Schedules  ==
+==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>
+Florida became a territory in the first half of the 19th Century and won't appear in Federal Censuses before 1830.
-{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" align="center" border="1"
+======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
+{|class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
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-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" colspan="90" | '''Florida:&nbsp;Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M Kvasnicka, ed., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788 Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3d ed.]'' (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 2000), 32 and 43. </ref><ref>William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 69-78. </ref><ref>William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325 The Census Book: A Genealogists Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999), 105-106. </ref>
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1830
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1840
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1850
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1860
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1870
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1880
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1890
 |-
-| align="center" width="90" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Exact Date'''
+|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Population Schedules'''
+|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Veterans/ Pensioners'''
+|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Slave Owners'''
+|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Mortality'''
+|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Agricultural'''
+|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Industrial/ Manufact- urers'''
+|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Defective'''
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Indian'''<ref>Only for Indian schedules taken along with Federal population schedules. </ref>
 |-
-| align="left" | '''1940''' Apr 1
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1900
-| align="center" | Public release in&nbsp;2012
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1910
-| align="center" | -
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1920
-| align="center" | -
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1930
-| align="center" | -
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1940
-| align="center" | -
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1950
-| align="center" | -
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:7.1%"|1960
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
 |-
-| align="left" | '''1930''' Apr 1
+|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" | Exist
+|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" | -
+|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" | -
+|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" | -
+|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
-| align="center" | -
+|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
-| align="center" | -
+|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
 |-
-| align="left" | '''1920''' Jan 1
+|}
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
+===Non-Population Schedules for Florida===
-| align="center" | -
+Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
-| align="center" | -
+{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
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-| align="center" | -
-|-
-| align="left" | '''1910''' Apr 15
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | Exist
-|-
-| align="left" | '''1900''' Jun 1
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | Exist
-|-
-| align="left" | '''1890''' Jun 2
-| align="center" | '''Lost'''
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
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-|-
-| align="left" | '''1885'''&nbsp;
-| align="center" width="20%" | Exist for all counties except Alachua, Clay, Columbia, and Nassau.
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-|-
-| align="left" | '''1880''' Jun 1
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-|-
-| align="left" | '''1870''' Jun 1
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-|-
-| align="left" | '''1860''' Jun 1
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-|-
-| align="left" | '''1850''' Jun 1
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
 |-
-| align="left" | '''1840''' Jun 1
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
-| align="center" | Exist
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
-| align="center" | Exist
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
-| align="center" | -
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 |-
-| align="left" | '''1830''' Jun 1
+| 1850
-| align="center" | Exist
+| Slave
-| align="center" | -
+| {{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
-| align="center" | -
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 |-
-| align="left" | '''1820 '''Aug 7
+| 1860
-| align="center" | Exist
+| Slave
-| align="center" | -
+| {{RecordSearch|3161105|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
 |-
-| align="left" | '''1810''' Aug 6
+| 1885
-| align="center" | Exist
+| Mortality
-| align="center" | -
+| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
-| align="center" | -
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-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | '''Lost'''
-| align="center" | -
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 |-
-| align="left" | '''1800''' Aug 4
-| align="center" | Exist
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-| align="center" | -
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-|-
-| align="left" | '''1790 '''Aug 2
-| align="center" | Exist
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
-| align="center" | -
 |}
-<br>
+===Existing and Lost Censuses===
+*[[Florida Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Florida]]
-==== Sources and Notes  ====
-{{reflist}}<br>
-<br>
-{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="1"
+==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
-|+ '''FLORIDA:&nbsp; Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 69-78, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: HeritageQuest, 1999), 105-106, and ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;dq=A+Census+of+Pensioners+for+Revolutionary+or+Military+Services&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ots=W0WZrdm6i0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sig=jYVSDAIoCz3Nsa0f8tBvJhDM6Eg&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ei=B7rHSf2JJ8bgnQfKhPHnDQ&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;resnum=5&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ct=result A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: with Their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]'' (Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841), 193-94. Digitized by Google Book in 2008.</ref>
+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>
-| align="center" width="90" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | &nbsp;
+{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Population Schedules'''
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Vets'''
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Slave'''
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Mortal'''
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Agricu'''
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Indust'''
-| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Defect'''
-|-
-| '''1830''' Jun 1
-| Exist for all counties.
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-|-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1840''' Jun 1
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist for all counties.
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-|-
-| '''1850''' Jun 1
-| Exist for all counties.
-| &nbsp;
-| Exist
-|
-| Exist
-| Exist
-| &nbsp;
-|-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1860''' Jun 1
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist for all counties except Hernando (no census).
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" |
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-|-
-| '''1870''' Jun 1
-| Exist for all counties.
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| Exist
-| Exist
-| &nbsp;
-|-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1880''' Jun 1
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist for all counties.
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist
 |-
-| '''1885'''
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
-| Exist for all counties; except&nbsp;Alachua, Clay, Columbia, and Nassau.
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
-| &nbsp;
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
-| &nbsp;
-| Exist
-| Exist
-| Exist
-| &nbsp;
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1890''' Jun 2
+| 1867
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Lost
+| State, head of household
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Lost
+| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1506/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
 |-
-| '''1900''' Jun 1
+| 1875
-| Exist for all counties.
+| State, head of household
-| &nbsp;
+| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1506/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1910''' Apr 15
+| 1885
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist for all counties.
+| State, houshold members
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
+| {{RecordSearch|1457854|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1506/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
 |-
-| '''1920''' Jan 1
+| 1935, houshold members
-| Exist for all counties.
+| State
-| &nbsp;
+| {{RecordSearch|1457856|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1506/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/florida-state-census-1935 Findmypast ($)] — index and images
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1930''' Apr 1
+| 1945, houshold members
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist for all counties.
+| State
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
+| {{RecordSearch|1457855|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/florida-state-census-1945 Findmypast ($)] — index and images
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" | &nbsp;
 |-
-| '''1940'''
-| Public release coming in 2012
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
 |}
-<br>
+== Other Census Indexes ==
+*'''1830''' [http://genealogytrails.com/fla/1830census.html 1830 Census Transcription for Florida] at Genealogy Trails - index
-== Location  ==
+*'''1840''' [http://genealogytrails.com/fla/military/1840pensioners.html 1840 Census of Pensioners] at Genealogy Trails - index
-'''1790-1820 --''' There are no federal census records for Florida in this time period.
-'''1830-1930 --''' Census records are available for Florida from 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.
-The following counties are missing for their years:<br>Brevard 1850; Orange 1830 and 1840; Santa Rosa, 1850: Volusia, 1840 and 1850.
-'''1890 --''' The 1890 census and veterans schedules were destroyed.
-'''United States Censuses 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes and images to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880 (index only)], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census, and except for 1880 and 1920, are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
-== Historical Background  ==
-'''1819--'''Spain sold Florida to the United States. The treaty was not finalized until 1821.
-'''1845--'''Florida becomes a state.
-== Indexes  ==
-'''United States Census Indexes 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search.
-'''Statewide indexes'''--Indexes are available for the&nbsp;1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes on microfilm exist for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses.<br>
-'''Ancestry--'''All Florida federal census records are indexed at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com].
-Florida State Census of 1885 is available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1457854;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails Record Search]
-Florida State Census of 1935 is available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1457856;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails Record Search]
-Florida State Census of 1945 is available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1457855;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails Record Search]
-== Special Censuses  ==
-==== Mortality Schedules<br>  ====
-The Florida State Archives has the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules. The Family History Library has the published indexes for each of these schedules.<br>
-*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
-==== Slave Holder Schedules  ====
-'''1850 United States Census Slave Schedules'''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Slave Schedules can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1420440;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site] listing each '''slave owner's''' name and residence. It also shows the age, gender, and color of the slaves. Slave names are not normally listed.
-== Colonial, Territorial and State Censuses  ==
-Colonial, territorial, and state censuses exist for 1783, 1786, 1790, 1793, 1814, 1825, 1837, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1868, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1935, and 1945. (Censuses taken in later years were destroyed.) Beginning with 1855, specific information is given for each individual. Only scattered fragments are available for the 1855 through 1895 censuses.
-The censuses listed above are at the Florida State Archives. The Family History Library has returns for a few counties for various years on microfilm. The 1885 enumerations for 35 counties are on Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=82520&disp=Schedules+of+the+Florida+state+census+of++ 888962-74].<br>
-'''''1885 Florida State Census'' '''--&nbsp;This census includes data concerning sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. There is also census data available for agriculture, manufacture and mortality. <br>A related&nbsp;wiki article describes a collection that is available for free online at FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.To access the related wiki article that describes the&nbsp;census, see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Florida_1885_State_Census_Records Florida 1885 State Census&nbsp;wiki article].&nbsp;To access the collection, see [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1457854;t=browsable;w=0 '''1885 '''Florida State Population Census.]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
-'''1835 '''[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1457856;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails Florida State Census] (images only)--Includes: name of each person in home, address, age, gender, race, relationship to head of household, place of birth, occupation, education, own or rent.
-'''1845 '''[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1457855;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails Florida State Census] (images only)--Includes: name of each person in the home, address, age, gender, race, place of birth, occupation &amp; education.
-== Web Sites  ==
-[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections;r=0 FamilySearch Record Search] has free census indexes and images for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1900; but indexes only for 1880, and 1920.
-Ancestry.com:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
-Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
-Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/FL/ http://www.census-online.com/links/FL/]
-Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/fl/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/fl/census.html]
-Access Genealogy:&nbsp;[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/florida.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/florida.htm]
+==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
-Mortality Schedules:&nbsp;[http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
-== Sources  ==
+{{Florida|Florida}} {{USCensus}}
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Florida|Census]]
+[[Category:Florida Census Records|Census]]