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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>
Rhode Island was the 13th state to ratify the Constitution on 29 May 1790. It was included in all of the federal censuses.


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======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" colspan="90" | '''RHODE ISLAND:&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), 38; 46. </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), 60-68. </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), 117. </ref>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
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| align="center" width="90" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Exact Date'''
|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Population Schedules'''
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Veterans/ Pensioners'''
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Slave Owners'''
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Mortality'''
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Agricultural'''
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Industrial/ Manufact- urers'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Defective'''
| align="center" width="9%" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Indian'''<ref>Only for Indian schedules taken along with Federal population schedules. </ref>
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| align="left" | '''1940''' Apr 1
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| align="center" | Public release in&nbsp;2012
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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| align="left" | '''1930''' Apr 1
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | Exist
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
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|-
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1920''' Jan 1
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|-
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| align="left" | '''1910''' Apr 15
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | Exist
|{{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]
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|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
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|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| align="center" | Exist
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| align="left" | '''1900''' Jun 1
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| align="center" | Exist
'''Additional Census Indexes and Records'''<br>
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*'''1777''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62977 Rhode Island, U.S., The Rhode Island  Military Census] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
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*'''1865-1935''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/518/rhode-island-census-collection-1865-1935 Rhode Island: Census Collection, 1865-1935] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
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===Non-Population Schedules for Rhode Island===
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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" | Exist
|-
! 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
|-
|1890
|Veterans
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ FamilySearch]
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1890''' Jun 2
|1840
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Lost'''
|Pensioners
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1880''' Jun 1
|1777
| align="center" | Exist
|Military
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49316/ Ancestry]
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| align="center" | '''Lost&nbsp;'''
| align="center" | '''Lost'''&nbsp;
| align="center" | '''Lost'''&nbsp;
| align="center" | '''Lost'''
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| align="left" | '''1870''' Jun 1
|}
| align="center" | Exist
 
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
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*[[Rhode Island Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Rhode Island]]
| align="center" | Exist
 
| align="center" | Exist
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
| align="center" | Exist
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>
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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>
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1860''' Jun 1
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -&nbsp;  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Lost'''&nbsp;  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Lost'''&nbsp;  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Lost&nbsp;'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
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|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1850''' Jun 1
|1935
| align="center" | Exist
|State, all household members
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1529126 FamilySearch]
| align="center" | -&nbsp;
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | '''Lost'''&nbsp;
| align="center" | '''Lost'''&nbsp;
| align="center" | '''Lost'''&nbsp;
| align="center" | -
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|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1840''' Jun 1
|1925
| align="center" | Exist
|state, all household members
| align="center" | Exist
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1532195 FamilySearch]
| align="center" | -
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1830''' Jun 1
|1915
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
|State, all household members
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1532188 FamilySearch]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1820 '''Aug 7
|1905
| align="center" | Exist
|State. all household members
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1542866 FamilySearch]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1810''' Aug 6
|1885
| align="center" | Exist
|State, all household members
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1794115 FamilySearch]
| align="center" | -
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | '''Lost'''
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1800''' Aug 4
|1875
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
|State, all household members
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
|1865
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -  
|State, all household members
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
|1774
|State, head of household
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3081/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1790 '''Aug 2
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | -
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<br>
==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:
==== Sources and Notes  ====
*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


{{reflist}}<br>
[[Category:Rhode_Island Census Records|Census]]

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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.

Rhode Island was the 13th state to ratify the Constitution on 29 May 1790. It was included in all of the federal censuses.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840
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Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
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Ancestry.com
1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900
FamilySearch
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Ancestry.com
1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960
FamilySearch
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Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
NARA 		Release Date
April 1, 2032

Additional Census Indexes and Records

Non-Population Schedules for Rhode Island[edit | edit source]

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

Year Type of Census Links
1890 Veterans at FamilySearch
1880 Mortality at Ancestry
1870 Mortality at Ancestry
1860 Mortality at Ancestry
1850 Mortality at Ancestry
1840 Pensioners at Ancestry
1777 Military 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
1935 State, all household members at FamilySearch

at Ancestry

1925 state, all household members at FamilySearch

at Ancestry

1915 State, all household members at FamilySearch

at Ancestry

1905 State. all household members at FamilySearch
1885 State, all household members at FamilySearch

at Ancestry

1875 State, all household members at Ancestry
1865 State, all household members at Ancestry
1774 State, head of household at Ancestry

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

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