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'''Population Schedules.''' Many census records are found at the Family History Library, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline ](30972) provides more detailed information about these records.
==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>
Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th state on 29 May 1848.  It was created from Wisconsin Territory.  <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 31 Oct 2016.</ref> Residents of Wisconsin can be found in every census from 1820 on. In 1820 and 1830, they will be listed under Michigan territory.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!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]]
!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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|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
|{{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]
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!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]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1910|1910]]
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The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for the state of Wisconsin from 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. The 1890 census for Wisconsin was destroyed, but there is a published index of the Union Army veterans and widows in Wisconsin who were enumerated with the 1890 census:
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!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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|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamiySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''1890 Wisconsin Veterans Census Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc., 1988. (FHL book 977.5 X22w 1890.) This index was taken from the schedule of ''Union Army veterans and widows, Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows'' . . . (FHL films 338270–275).
===Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.  
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
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|1840
|Pensioners
|[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] - index and images ($)
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|1850
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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|1860
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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|1870
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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|1880
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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|1890
|Veterans
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] - index and images ($)
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Statewide indexes are available for the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (for families with children ten years of age and under), 1900, and 1920 censuses. Card indexes for 1850, 1860, and 1870 are at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and on microfilm at the Family History Library. There is a card for each member of the household in the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1905 indexes. The county, village, town, or township is on these cards.
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Wisconsin Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Wisconsin]]


These indexes do not match the page numbers used on the National Archives and Family History Library microfilm copies of the census, but they do give the county and township. For 1850, a published index is available with page numbers that match the microfilmed census:
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
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|1836
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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|1837
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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|1838
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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|1842
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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|1846
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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|1847
|Territory
|Contact the [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS75 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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|1855
|State; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|1443825|FamilySearch}} - index and images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index and images.
|-
|1865
|State, partial; gives name of head of household.  
|{{RecordSearch|2058670|FamilySearch}} - index and images, only covers 6 counties.
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index and images.
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|1875
|State; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|1443778|FamilySearch}} - index and images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index and images.
|-
|1885
|State; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|1443713|FamilySearch}} - index and images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index and images.
|-
|1895
|State; gives name of head of household.
|{{RecordSearch|1443712|FamilySearch}} - index and images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index and images.
|-
|1905
|State; gives names of all household members.
|{{RecordSearch|1443899|FamilySearch}} - index and images
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Ancestry ($)] - index and images.
|-
|}


Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''Wisconsin 1850 Census Index''. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1978. (FHL book 977.5 x2p 1850j). This volume indexes only the heads of households.
== Other Census Images ==


Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.


Countywide indexes sometimes help you locate names overlooked in statewide indexes. Some countywide indexes are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN, [COUNTY]- CENSUS.
==Why Use the Census?==
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Sex
*Age
*Color
*Nativity
*Place of birth of this person
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*Period of Residence
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*Regular occupation
*Military service


If you need to find an enumeration district, the following sources may help:
==Reference List==
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Kirkham, E. Kay. ''A Handy Guide to Record-Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States''. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. (FHL book 973 D27kc; fiche 6010059-60.) Includes a ward map and street index for Milwaukee, 1878.
[[Category:Wisconsin Census Records]]
 
United States. Census Office. ''Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.'' Contains the items below:
 
1900   FHL film 1303028
 
1910   FHL film 1374013
 
1920   FHL film 1842721
 
Buckway, G. Eileen. ''U.S. 1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States: A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2bu 1910; fiche 6101340.) Lists all Wisconsin towns (or wards) with their 1910 census enumeration district numbers and FHL film numbers.
 
Mortality schedules (deaths during the year preceding the census) exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. The schedules are available at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The Family History Library has an index, in book form, to the 1850 mortality schedule (FHL 977.5 X2jm 1850) and a copy of the 1880 mortality schedule on microfilm (FHL films 1032684 item 3–1032686).
 
'''Master Indexes.''' Some of the indexes mentioned above are combined into one master index of several census years, states, and census types:
 
FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer: Version 4.0 [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1997. (FHL compact disc no.9 1997 index. Not available at Family History Centers.) A master index to Wisconsin 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 federal censuses.
 
The FamilyFinder Index includes the following indexes by Ronald Vern Jackson:
 
Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No FHL fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) This record indexes Wisconsin censuses 1820–1850. Search 3 includes the 1830 federal census for Wisconsin and the Wisconsin 1836 state census. Search 4 includes the 1840 federal census and the Wisconsin 1842 state census. Indexes for the 1820 and 1850 federal censuses for Wisconsin and the 1842 Wisconsin state census are on other searches.
 
=== Territorial and State Censuses ===
 
Microfilm numbers of Wisconsin territorial or state censuses are listed in Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN- CENSUS- [YEAR]. They are also found in:
 
Buckway, G. Eileen. ''U.S. State and Special Census Register.'' Salt Lake City, Utah:Family History Library, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2be; fiche 6104851–52.)
 
The area that is now Wisconsin was included in the censuses of Michigan Territory in 1820 and 1830 and Wisconsin Territory in 1840. Indexes are available for the federal territorial censuses of 1820 and 1830.
 
In addition to the federal censuses, special censuses were taken by the territory and state in the following years:
 
1836, 1842, 1855, 1885
 
1838, 1846, 1865, 1895
 
1840, 1847, 1875, 1905
 
The following indexes are available at the Family History Library:
 
1836 — FHL book 977.5 X2 1836a; also 977.7x2j 1836
 
1838 — FHL book 977.5 X22j 1838
 
1840 — FHL book 977.5 X2j 1840
 
1842 — FHL book 977.5 X22j 1842
 
1855 — FHL book 977.5 X22w 1855
 
1905 — on film at the Family History Library (FHL films begining with film 1020439). For the 1905 census, there are every-name indexes listed in the Library Catalog under each individual county. The indexes cite page numbers.
 
The following state censuses contain information about Civil War soldiers:
 
1885 — on film at the Family History Library (FHL films 1032695–704); at the end of the set of films there is an alphabetical list of 30,000 Civil War veterans, taken 20 June 1885. This list was published in Tabular Statements of the Census Enumeration (FHL book 977.5 X2w, Appendix, film 962237).
 
1895 — on film at the Family History Library (FHL films 1032705–716). This record also has a special section at the end of the set of films, listing Civil War veterans by county.
 
The existing records of Wisconsin Territorial and state censuses are available at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and microfilm copies of most of them are at the Family History Library. The film numbers are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN - CENSUS. The 1905 census is the only state census of Wisconsin which lists entire families and households by name. The other Wisconsin state censuses list the head of household, with some age statistics.
 
There are helpful censuses of Native Americans in Wisconsin for the time period 1885–1933. These are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN - CENSUS and WISCONSIN - NATIVE RACES.
 
=== Web Sites ===
 
[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
 
http://arcat.library.wisc.edu/
 
http://www.archives.gov/

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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.

Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th state on 29 May 1848. It was created from Wisconsin Territory. [1] Residents of Wisconsin can be found in every census from 1820 on. In 1820 and 1830, they will be listed under Michigan territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin[edit | edit source]

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

Year Type of Census Links
1840 Pensioners FamilySearch

Ancestry - index and images ($)

1850 Mortality Ancestry - index ($)
1860 Mortality Ancestry - index ($)
1870 Mortality Ancestry - index ($)
1880 Mortality Ancestry - index ($)
1890 Veterans Ancestry - index and images ($)

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
1836 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1837 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1838 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1842 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1846 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1847 Territory Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society
1855 State; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index and images

Ancestry ($) - index and images.

1865 State, partial; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index and images, only covers 6 counties.

Ancestry ($) - index and images.

1875 State; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index and images

Ancestry ($) - index and images.

1885 State; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index and images

Ancestry ($) - index and images.

1895 State; gives name of head of household. FamilySearch - index and images

Ancestry ($) - index and images.

1905 State; gives names of all household members. FamilySearch - index and images

Ancestry ($) - index and images.

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]

State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:

  • Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
  • Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Color
  • Nativity
  • Place of birth of this person
  • Place of birth of Father of this person
  • Place of birth of Mother of this person
  • Period of Residence
  • How long a resident of this State (years and months)
  • How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
  • Regular occupation
  • Military service

Reference List[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 31 Oct 2016.
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