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=== Online Resources ===
==Online Federal Censuses==
 
===Population Schedules===
*[http://census.msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives Census Indexes (1776, 1778, 1870, 1880)], index
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>
*{{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}} — index and images
Maryland was the seventh state admitted to the United States on April 28, 1788. It was included on the 1790 Census.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6161 Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources Vol. I], ($), index.  
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3552 Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890], ($), index
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4247 Maryland, Colonial Census, 1776 ] ($)
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]<br><br>
 
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
 
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online Maryland indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Maryland}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|637202|title-id|disp=1910}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| width="18%" | {{FHL|698901|title-id|disp=1870}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| width="18%" | {{FHL|120333|title-id|disp=1840}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|118496|title-id|disp=1810}}
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
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| {{FHL|1036357|title-id|disp=1930 and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| {{FHL|655770|title-id|disp=1900}} and {{FHL|655770|title-id|disp=Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| {{FHL|704932|title-id|disp=1860}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| {{FHL|119992|title-id|disp=1830}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| {{FHL|118365|title-id|disp=1800}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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| {{FHL|571898|title-id|disp=1920}}&nbsp;and {{FHL|571898|title-id|disp=Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|673565|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|744483|title-id|disp=1850}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|120949|title-id|disp=1820}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|121535|title-id|disp=1790}}
|{{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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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#maryland 1910 T624]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#maryland 1870 M593]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810 M252]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#maryland 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-03.html#maryland Soundex T1050]  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#maryland 1860 M654]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]  
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#maryland 1920 T625] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-03.html#maryland Soundex M1566]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#maryland 1880&nbsp;T9]&nbsp;&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#maryland Soundex T753]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#maryland 1850 M432]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637]
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<br>
===Non-Population Schedules for Maryland===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Maryland, [[Maryland Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Maryland'''</font>
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|1890
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|Veterans
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ at Ancestry] ($)  
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|1880
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|Mortality
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1890'''
|1870
| width="20%" | Veterans
|Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1610551 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry] ($)
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| '''1880'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Mortality
|Slave Owner
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ at Ancestry] ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1870'''
|1860
| Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry] ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1860'''
|1850
| Slave owner
|Slave Owner
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ at Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
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| '''1860'''
|1850
| Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
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| '''1850'''
|1840
| Slave owner
|Pensioners
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ at Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]<ref name="HQSlave" />
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
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| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1786457 Link]
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
| align="center" | [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 BookLink]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Maryland]]


==== Microfilm images  ====
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
 
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
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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>
|+ '''[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maryland'''
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| {{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=1890 Veteran}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| 1870 Mortality
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| {{FHL|704932|title-id|disp=1860 Slave owner}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| {{FHL|443531|film|disp=1850 Slave owner}}
| 1840 Pensioners
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|-
| 1880 Mortality
|1776
| 1870 Agricultural
|Colonial, head of household and some household members
| 1860 Mortality
|[http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?action=viewseries&id=s1419 at Maryland State Archives]
| 1850 Mortality
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4247/ at Ancestry] ($)
| 1820 Manufacturers
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|-
| 1880&nbsp;Agricultural
| 1870&nbsp;Industrial
| 1860 Agricultural
| 1850 Agricultural
| <br>
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| 1880 Industrial
| 1870 Social Statistics
| 1860 Industrial
| 1850 Industrial
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| 1880 Defective
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| 1860 Social Statistics
| 1850 Social Statistics
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{| align="center" width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maryland'''
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| 1890 Veteran
| 1860 Slave owner
| 1860 Industrial
| 1850 Agricultural
| 1820 Manufactuer
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| 1880 Mortality
| 1860 Mortality
| 1850 Slave owner
| 1850 Industrial
| <br>
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| 1870 Mortality
| 1860 Agricultural
| 1850 Mortality
| 1840 Pensioner
| <br>
|}
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<br>
== Other Census Images ==
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Maryland, [[Maryland Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State and colonial censuses  ===
 
Maryland&nbsp;took several censuses in the years before the&nbsp;first federal census was taken. The dates are listed below. These censuses records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The years of coverage may give additional information on the family. Maryland did not take any censuses after statehood.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 53-56.</ref>
 
Statistics from the 1755 Census of Maryland were published in a London newspaper. No names are mentioned, but researchers can view interesting context of which counties had the largest populations of slaves, convicts, and indentured servants.<ref name="null">[http://books.google.com/books?id=3TY3AAAAYAAJ "An Account of the Number of Souls in the Province of Maryland, in the Year 1755,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 34 (1764):261.</ref>
 
For an online index to both 1778 and 1776 see "[[Maryland Census#Online_Maryland_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maryland]]" above.
 
*'''1778''' Citizen fidelity oaths<ref>Bettie Stirling Carothers, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7280606 Maryland Oaths of Fidelity]'' (Lutherville, Md. : Carothers, [1980?]) [[{{CaroMD78}}]].</ref>
*'''1776''' State census:</ref>
 
:*Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11019085&referer=brief_results Maryland Records, Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources]'', 2 vols. (1915-1928; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1975) [{{FHL|444406|title-id|disp=FHL Book 975.2 D29b; Fiche 6046943}}]
:*Bettie Stirling Carothers, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13665718&referer=brief_results ''1776 Census of Maryland'' ](Lutherville, Md.: B.S. Carothers, 1972) [{{FHL|253505|title-id|disp=FHL Book 975.2 X2p 1776; Film 928227 Item 2}}]


=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
For a list of available and missing Maryland censuses, [[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
=== Why use a census?  ===
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.


==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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=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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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.

Maryland was the seventh state admitted to the United States on April 28, 1788. It was included on the 1790 Census.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840
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1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900
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Release Date
April 1, 2032

Non-Population Schedules for Maryland

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

Year Type of Census Links
1890 Veterans at Ancestry ($)
1880 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1870 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1860 Slave Owner at Ancestry ($)
1860 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1850 Slave Owner at Ancestry ($)
1850 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1840 Pensioners at Ancestry ($)

Existing and Lost Censuses

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
1776 Colonial, head of household and some household members at Maryland State Archives

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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


More about censuses

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