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==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>
Alabama was settled by Europeans in the early eighteenth century, but it was not part of the United States until the early 1800s and did not become a state until 1819. The first Federal Census Alabama appears in is the 1820 census.


=== Online Population Schedule Indexes and Images  ===
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
 
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|+ '''Online Census Population Indexes and Images Available for Alabama'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" |  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" colspan="2" | '''Free'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" colspan="2" | '''Pay'''&nbsp;
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1860|1860]]
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Year'''
|Census substitute:<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | &nbsp; '''Index'''
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Images'''
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Index'''
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Images'''
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Index'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Images'''
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| '''1820'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| width="45%" | State census for [http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/1820bldw.htm Baldwin], [http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/1820cnch.htm Conecuh], [http://www.trackingyourroots.com/pdf/1820Dallas.pdf Dallas], [http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/1820franklin.htm Franklin], [http://www.trackingyourroots.com/pdf/1820Limestone.pdf Limestone], [http://www.trackingyourroots.com/pdf/1820StClair.pdf St. Clair], [http://www.trackingyourroots.com/pdf/1820Shelby.pdf Shelby] and [http://www.trackingyourroots.com/pdf/1820Wilcox.pdf Wilcox] counties, on [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| <br>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1890|1890]]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1900|1900]]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576&path=1820 Ancestry]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576&path=1820 Ancestry]
|-
|-
| '''1830'''
 
| <br>
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| <br>
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8058&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]  
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8058&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1830&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=5&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]  
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8058&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]  
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8058&path=Alabama Ancestry]
|-
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| '''1840'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| <br>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| <br>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1940|1940]]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8057&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1950|1950]]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8057&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1840&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=6&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1960|1960]]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8057&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8057&path=Alabama Ancestry]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1850'''
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamiySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Federal census&nbsp;[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1401638 FamilySearch]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1401638;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8054&path= Ancestry]  
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8054&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1850&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=7&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]  
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8054&path= Ancestry]  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8054&path= Ancestry]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|}
| State census [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
 
| <br>
===Non-Population Schedules for Alabama===
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.  
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576&path=1850 Ancestry]
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576&path=1850 Ancestry]
|-
|-
| '''1855'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| State census [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]<br>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| <br>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576&path=1855 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576&path=1855 Ancestry]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1841
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch]
|Pensioner
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/33169310/census_us_federal_1860/ Footnote]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1860&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=8&stateid=18 HeritageQuest] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/33169310/census_us_federal_1860/ Footnote]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/33169310/census_us_federal_1860/ Footnote]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/33169310/census_us_federal_1860/ Footnote]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1866'''
|1850
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | State census [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
|Agriculture
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576&path=1866 Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576&path=1866 Ancestry]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1850
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch]
|Industry
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1438024;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7163&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1870&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=9&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7163&path=Alabama Ancestry]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1850
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable FamilySearch]
|Mortality
| <br>
|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6742&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1880&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=10&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6742&path=Alabama Ancestry]
|-
|-
| '''1890'''
|1850
| (Perry County fragment only)
|Slave
| <br>
|{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=5445&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=5445&path=Alabama.Perry Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1890&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=11&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=5445&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=5445&path=Alabama.Perry Ancestry]
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1900'''
|1860
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 FamilySearch]
|Agriculture
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1325221;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1900&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=12&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Alabama Ancestry]
|-
|-
| valign="middle" | '''1910'''
|1860
| valign="middle" | <br>
|Industry
| valign="middle" | <br>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7884&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7884&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1910&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=13&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7884&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7884&path=Alabama Ancestry]
|-
|-
| valign="middle" | '''1920'''
|1860
| valign="middle" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 FamilySearch]
|Mortality
| valign="middle" | <br>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1920&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=14&stateid=18 HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Alabama Ancestry]
|-
|-
| valign="middle" | '''1930'''
|1860
| valign="middle" | <br>
|Slave
| valign="middle" | <br>
|{{RecordSearch|3161105|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/60505077/census_us_federal_1930/ Footnote]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6224&path=Alabama Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1930&state=AL&county=&locality=&yearid=15&stateid=18 HeritageQuest] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/60505077/census_us_federal_1930/ Footnote]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/60505077/census_us_federal_1930/ Footnote]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6224&path=Alabama Ancestry]&nbsp; [http://www.footnote.com/documents/60505077/census_us_federal_1930/ Footnote]
|}
 
'''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 [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections;r=0 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.
 
[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=35 Ancestry] ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to all available federal census population, veterans, slave, and mortality schedules from 1790 to 1930. Ancestry provides a few of their indexes free to the public, such as all mortality schedule indexes, Alabama state census indexes for 1820, 1850, 1855, 1866, and the 1880 federal index.<br>
 
[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse HeritageQuest], an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population and slave schedules from 1790 to 1930, and indexes to some but not all.
 
[http://www.footnote.com/institution-index.php Footnote] ($), a subscription Internet site has indexes and images to the 1860 and 1930 censuses.
 
=== Online Non-Population Schedule Indexes and Images  ===
 
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="1"
|+ '''Online Non-Populaton Schedules Available for Alabama'''
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|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" rowspan="2" | '''Year'''
|1870
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" rowspan="2" | '''Type'''<br>
|Agriculture
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" rowspan="2" | '''Count'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" colspan="2" | '''Free'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" colspan="2" | '''Pay'''&nbsp;
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" | &nbsp; '''Index'''
|1870
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" | '''Images'''
|Industry
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" | '''Index'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" | '''Images'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" | '''Index'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#33ff66" | '''Images'''
|-
|-
| '''1706'''
|1870
| Tax
|Mortality
| align="right" | 12
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| <br>
| <br>
| [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3531 Ancestry]
| <br>
| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3531 Ancestry]  
| <br>
|-
|-
| '''1721'''
|1880
| Tax
|Agriculture
| align="right" | 68
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| <br>
| <br>
| [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3531 Ancestry]
| <br>
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
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*1820 Census was lost for Alabama. Use [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ 1820 State Census] as substitute.
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*1890 Census was lost except for parts of [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Perry County, Alabama]
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*[[Alabama Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Alabama]]
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==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
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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>
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| [http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/Census1840M.htm Evendon], [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf Census.gov], [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 Google Book]
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|1816
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|1820
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| '''1860'''
|1850
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|State
| align="right" | 421738
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| '''1860'''
|1855
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|State
| align="right" | 7383
|{{RecordSearch|1915984|FamilySearch}} — index<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/alabama-state-census-1855 Findmypast ($)] — index
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|1866
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=== Available on Microfilm  ===
== Other Census Images ==
 
===Indian Rolls===
The Family History Library has microfilm images of all available federal census population, veterans, slave, and mortality schedules from 1790 to 1930. The Library also has a few agricultural and industrial schedules, but no defective-dependent-delinquent schedules.
*'''1848-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61907/ U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970] Ancestry - index & images ($)
 
===Military Censuses===
== Historical Background  ==
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1998/ Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921] at Ancestry ($)
 
*{{RecordSearch|2487274|Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927}} at FamilySearch — [[Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
'''1819--'''Alabama was admitted to the Union as the 22nd state.&nbsp;
 
== Indexes  ==
 
=== Online 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.
 
[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=35 Ancestry.com] ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes to all available federal censuses from 1790 to 1930.
 
'''Heritage Quest Online--'''[http://www.hertiagequestonline.com/ www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
==== Film Indexes  ====
 
'''1870 Census Card Index-- '''The cards list name, age, race, gender, birth place, occupation, real estate and property value, mortality information, county, page, beat (area visited by census taker), post office, precinct, range, and township. The page number on each card refers to the page number in the census copies held by the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Some of the information may not be accurate. The schedules mentioned on the cards refer to Schedule One, which lists residents. Schedule Two is the mortality schedule, and Schedule Three is for agriculture. A card for each family, beginning on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=410510&disp=1870+census+index+to+selected+Alabama+co%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Film&nbsp;1556985],&nbsp;is available for the following 31 counties:
 
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*Autauga
*Baker
*Baldwin
*Barbour
*Bibb
*Blount
*Bullock
*Calhoun
*Chambers
*Chilton <br>(see Baker Co.)
 
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*Clarke
*Colbert
*Conecuh
*Coosa
*Crenshaw
*Dale
*Dallas
*Dekalb
*Elmore
*Escambia
 
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*Etowah
*Geneva
*Greene
*Hale
*Henry
*Houston <br>(see Henry Co.)
*Jackson
*Jefferson
*Lauderdale
*Lowndes
*Macon
 
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'''1890 Federal Census Fragments--'''Part of Perry County, Alabama, survived a fire in 1921. The remaining portion is for Perryville, beat number 11 and Severe, beat number 8. These census fragments are on microfilm:
 
*United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. ''Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0407. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231212&disp=Population+schedules+of+the+eleventh+cen%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 926497].)
 
These census fragments are indexed on [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=5445&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com], a subscription Internet site,&nbsp;and also&nbsp;in:
 
*Nelson, Ken. ''1890 U.S. Census Index to Surviving Population Schedules and Register of Film numbers to the Special Census of Union Veterans.'' Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1991. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+X2na+1890 book 973 X2na 1890]; 1984 edition is on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=316295&disp=1890+census+index+register%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1421673 item 11].)
 
==== Soundex  ====
 
'''1880-1930--'''-Soundex or phonetic indexes are available on microfilm.
 
==== Book Indexes  ====
 
'''1820-1870--'''Statewide indexes are available in book format. These list the names of heads of households
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
==== Colonial Censuses  ====
 
'''1706–1795--'''Early census records for 1706, 1721, and 1725 French settlements in or near Mobile, Alabama, have been published:
 
*''Deep South Genealogical Quarterly ''(Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.122+B2d book 976.122 B2d].) See the "Periodicals" section These censuses are in the following volumes:
 
:For the 1706 census see 1, number 1 (August 1963): 30<br>For the 1721 census see 1, number 3 (March 1964): 136–139&nbsp;<br>For the 1725 census see 1, number 2 (December 1963): 86
 
<br>A census was taken in 1785 of the town of Tensas, which is east of Mobile. This was published in:
 
*DeVille, Winston, "Some Anglo-Americans in the Deep South, 1785," ''Genealogical Helper''. 36, number 5 (Sept.–Oct. 1982): 5–6. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=929.05+G286 book 929.05 G286].) There are 46 men listed.
 
Censuses for 1786, 1787, 1789, and 1805 have been published in:
 
*Andrews, Johnnie, Jr., and William David Higgins. ''Spanish Census Reports at Mobile''. Prichard, Alabama: Bienville Historical Society, 1973. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=186411&disp=Spanish+census+reports+at+Mobile%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.1 A1 number 20; film 908670 item 10].)
 
Census records for 1781 to 1795 are available in:
 
*Feldman, Lawrence H., ''Anglo-Americans in Spanish Archives: Lists of Anglo-American Settlers in the Spanish Colonies of America; A Finding Aid.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=443711&disp=Anglo%2DAmericans+in+Spanish+archives%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 X2fe].) Included in this book are lists for Mobile and Tombecbe (now St. Stephens, Washington County) 1781, 1785, 1786, 1791, and 1795. These give the names of men or women who were heads of household.
 
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
 
'''1850–1880-- '''Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. They list persons who died during the 12 months before the census was taken. For 1830 to 1900, the day set by law to begin taking the censuses was June 1. The mortality schedules are at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The Family History Library has the 1850 to 1880 schedules on microfilm:
 
:'''1850--'''Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=632401&disp=United+States+census%2C+Alabama%2C+1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1533724 item 2]
:'''1860--'''Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=632406&disp=United+States+census%2C+Alabama%2C+1860%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 1533724 item 3 and 1533830]
:'''1870--'''Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=306345&disp=Alabama+death+census%2C+Autauga%2DWinsto%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1405189]
:A card index to mortality schedules for 31 counties is available at the Family&nbsp;History Library on 14 microfilms beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=410510&disp=1870+census+index+to+selected+Alabama+co%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1556985]
:'''1880--'''Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=372488&disp=Alabama+death+schedules%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 1405190–91] <br>
 
'''1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules'''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1420441 FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot Site]. Mortality schedules provided nationwide death statistics for the twelve months&nbsp;prior to the 1850 census.&nbsp; Key genealogical facts found on the 1850 mortality&nbsp;schedule are: Name, age, sex, color, married or widowed, birthplace, month of death, occupation, cause of death.
 
Statewide mortality schedule indexes include:
 
*Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''Alabama 1850 Mortality Schedule''. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1984. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46299&disp=Alabama+1850+mortality+schedule%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.1 X2ja 1850].) This alphabetical list gives the name of the person, county, age at death, sex, month of death, state of birth, illness, and page number in the mortality schedule. Note that they also list the names of slaves.<br>
 
*Barefield, Marilyn Davis. ''Alabama Mortality Schedule 1860''. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1987. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=641923&disp=Alabama+mortality+schedule%2C+1860%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.1 X2bm].) This book is arranged by county and is indexed. It includes the person’s name, age, gender, marital status, state or country of birth, month and cause of death, and occupation.
*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
 
==== Slave Schedules  ====
 
'''1850-1860 Slave Schedules--&nbsp;'''Censuses list the names of slave owners, but do not usually list the names of the slaves. They give the number of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves’ age-ranges. Alabama slave schedules at the Family History Library are cataloged with the population schedules. The 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules list the names of slaves who died during the 12 months preceding June 30, 1850, and June 30, 1860.
 
'''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#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site] listing each '''slave owner's''' name and residence. It also show the age, gender, and color of the slaves. Slave names are not normally listed.
 
==== Veterans’ Censuses  ====
 
'''1840 Federal Census--'''A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is:
 
*''A General Index to A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1965. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=284087&disp=A+General+index+to+a+census+of+pensioner++ book 973 X2pc 1965 index; fiche 6046771; film 899835].) The census of pensioners is published in:
 
*<span id="1214924210518S" style="display: none">&nbsp;</span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1214924210216_311" />''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. ''(Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=282860&disp=A+Census+of+pensioners+for+Revolutionary%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321].)<br>
 
===== Confederate Veterans’ Censuses  =====
 
'''1907, 1921, 1927--'''Special censuses of Confederate veterans who were receiving a pension were taken. Microfilm copies are available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History at [http://www.archives.state.al.us/ http://www.archives.state.al.us/], and at the Family History Library:
 
*Alabama. State Auditor. ''Confederate Soldiers in Alabama: 1907–1927''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On ten Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1533727 films beginning with 1533727].)
 
The 1907 census includes each person’s name, place of residence, date and place of birth, rank, date of entry into military service, date and place of discharge or separation, and name of military unit. The 1907 lists have been abstracted, indexed, and published. They are available in:
 
*1907 ''Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers''. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1982. Five Volumes. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.1+X22c+ book 976.1 X22c] 1907; on four films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=435277&disp=1907+Alabama+census+of+Confederate+soldi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1421815 item 23; on eight fiche beginning with 6093367].) The information for covers the following&nbsp;counties: Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Coosa, Cullman, Dale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties. The volumes are alphabetical by county. This book gives the soldier’s name, full birth date, city and state of birth, when and where enlisted, unit, and mustering-out date.
 
The 1921 census provides each veteran’s name, place and date of birth, place of residence, length of Alabama residence, occupation, wife’s age and place of birth, marriage date and place, names of living children, occupation, and post office box. The forms also contain the veteran’s rank, company, regiment, captain and colonel’s name, battles, wounds, captures, imprisonments, and transfers.
 
The 1927 census contains the veteran’s name, his widow’s name, her age and birth date, and their marriage date. The records are arranged by county, then alphabetically by the name of the widow. This series is not complete. Some of the returns are found in the Confederate Pension Applications.
 
== State Censuses  ==
 
'''1820, 1850, 1855, 1866'''--State censuses exist. The Family History Library has copies of many of the 1820, 1855, and 1866 state censuses on microfilm. These were filmed at the Department of Archives and History. The library does not have copies of the 1850 state census.
 
'''1820 State Census Records--''' Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1533830 film 1533830] includes the following counties: Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, and Wilcox. Census records for Lawrence County are on Family History Library&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=134941&disp=1820+state+census+of+Lawrence+County%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche 6046599].
 
'''1855 State Census Records--'''Alabama Department of Archives and History has the lists for 12 counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Blount, Coffee, Franklin, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Pickens, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa.
 
The Family History Library has the 1855 census microfilms for 16 counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Blount, Coffee, Franklin, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, and Wilcox. Part of the 1855 census has been indexed:
 
*Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''Alabama 1855 Census Index''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1984. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.1+X2j book 976.1 X2j] 1855.) The census lists only the head of household. Other persons are indicated by statistics in age groups and by gender. This indexes the records of twelve counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Blount, Coffee, Franklin, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Pickens, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa.
 
'''1866 State Census Records--'''&nbsp;is available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History and microfilm copies for most counties are at the Family History Library. It lists the heads of households, regardless of color, and gives the number of persons in the various age ranges. It also indicates the number of deceased or disabled Confederate soldiers who were members of that family.
 
Many of the territorial and state census call numbers are found in:
 
*State Census Register: ''State and County Censuses Located at the Famliy History Library''. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+X23us book 973 X23us, vols. 1-3])
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
'''1801, 1808, 1810--'''Censuses of Washington County, Mississippi Territory included present-day Alabama. These can be&nbsp;found in:
 
*"Washington County (now) Alabama 1801, 1808 and 1810 Census." ''The Alabama Genealogical Register 9'', number 3 (September 1967): 123–26. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.1+B2a book 976.1 B2a].)
 
'''1809--'''Madison County is available in:
 
*"Madison County, Alabama 1809 Census." ''The Alabama Genealogical Register 10'', number 4 (December 1968): 175–82. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.1+B2a book 976.1 B2a].)
*Territorial Papers of Mississippi
 
'''1810-- '''Census of Mississippi Territory,&nbsp; is available in:
 
*''Alabama 1810 Census Index''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1981. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.1+X22a book 976.1 X22a 1810.)]
 
'''1816--'''Census is published in:
 
*''Inhabitants of Alabama in 1816''. Pell City, Alabama: Broken Arrow Chapter, DAR, 1955. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=215867&disp=Inhabitants+of+Alabama+in+1816%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.1 X3i 1816; film 962161 item17].) The includes alphabetical lists of residents in counties in Alabama. <br>
 
== Existing and lost censuses  ==
 
For a list of available and missing Alabama censuses, [[Alabama Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
== 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:&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/AL/ http://www.census-online.com/links/AL/]
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/al/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/al/census.html]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/alabama.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/alabama.htm]<br>


Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
==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


== Sources  ==
=== Sources and footnotes ===
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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
1816 Territorial FamilySearch — transcript
1820 State Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
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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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