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== Online Resources ==
==Online Federal Censuses==
 
===Population Schedules===
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]  
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>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1097&path= California Spanish Mission Censuses, 1796-1798] Index and images ($)
California became the thirty-first state admitted to the Union in September 9, 1850. It was not included in the federal census before that date.  
*{{RecordSearch|1771089|California, State Census, 1852}} Index only
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1767 California State Census, 1852] Index and images ($)
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61006 California, Index to Census Roll of Indians, 1928-1933], index and images, ($).
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
== Tips ==
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
*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:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show each person's census listings.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
*Study 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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|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[California Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
 
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
== Why use a census?  ==
|{{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]
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.  
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
 
== State Censuses  ==
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1097&path= California Spanish Mission Censuses, 1796-1798] Index and images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1771089|California, State Census, 1852}} Index only
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1767 California State Census, 1852] Index and images ($)
 
== Online California indexes and images  ==
 
{{Census Online California}}  
 
== Federal population schedules  ==
 
=== Microfilm Images  ===
 
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| {{FHL|646949|title-id|disp=1910 and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| {{FHL|698886|title-id|disp=1870&nbsp;}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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| {{FHL|1034478|title-id|disp=1930}}  
 
| {{FHL|647555|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|704546|title-id|disp=1860}}
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<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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| {{FHL|555684|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
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<br>
===Non-Population Schedules for California===
 
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 California, [[California Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
== Federal non-population schedules ==
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
=== Online indexes and images  ===
 
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for California'''</font>
| 1850
| Agriculture
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
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| 1850
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
| Industry
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries'''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
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| 1850
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| Mortality
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1880'''
| 1860
| width="20%" align="center" | Defective
| Agriculture
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
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| '''1880'''
| 1860
| width="20%" align="center" | Mortality
| Industry
| 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/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1880'''
| 1860
| width="20%" align="center" | Industry
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| '''1880'''
| 1870
| width="20%" align="center" | Agriculture
| Agriculture
| align="center" | -
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| '''1870'''
| 1870
| align="center" | Mortality
| Industry
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link]
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| 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]
|-
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| '''1870'''
| 1870
| width="20%" align="center" | Industry
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| '''1870'''
| 1880
| width="20%" align="center" | Agriculture
| Agriculture
| align="center" | -
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
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| '''1860'''
| 1880
| width="20%" align="center" | Social Statistics
| Defective
| align="center" | -
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
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| '''1860'''
| 1880
| align="center" | Mortality
| Industry
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link]
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| 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]
|-
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| '''1860'''
| 1880
| width="20%" align="center" | Industry
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($) — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| '''1860'''
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| width="20%" align="center" | Agriculture
 
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
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*[[California Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for California]]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]  
 
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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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| '''1850'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| align="center" | Mortality
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]
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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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| '''1850'''
|1852
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|State, head of household
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|{{RecordSearch|1771089|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1767/ Ancestry.com] ($) — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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| '''1850'''
| width="20%" align="center" | Agriculture
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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=== Microfilm images  ===
== Other Census Images ==
 
[[Family History Library|'''Family History Library''']]&nbsp;'''Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for California'''
 
*1880 Special census of Indians {{FHL|321807|item}}
 
[[National Archives and Records Administration|'''National Archives''']]'''&nbsp;Federal Census '''[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/california.html '''Non-Population Schedule''']'''Microfilms for California'''
 
*1935 Census of Business
 
=== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ===
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of California, [[California Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ==


California often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.  
*Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|979.4 B2s|disp=book 979.4 B2s}}). Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of '''1790, 1836, and 1844'''. The original records are scattered among various archives. The FamilySearch Library has copies on microfilm.


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|+ '''California'''  
|+ '''Other California Censuses'''  
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| '''1852''' State<ref name="Lain">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 21-26.</ref>
| '''1844''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1844''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
| '''1837''' Santa Barbara<ref>Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FS Library Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12]</ref>
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| '''1837''' Santa Barbara<ref name="Nort" />
| '''1836''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 18 (1936); Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1836''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 18 (1936).</ref>, Monterey<ref name="Cath">Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FHL Film 944282 Item 12].</ref>
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| '''1834''' Santa Barbara<ref>Ancestry.com, "California Census, 1790-1890" at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3535 (accessed 4 January 2010).</ref>
| '''1834''' Santa Barbara<ref>Ancestry.com, "California Census, 1790-1890" at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3535 (accessed 4 January 2010).</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1816''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 43 (1961).</ref>
| '''1816''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 43 (1961).</ref>
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| '''1808 '''Monterey<ref name="Cath" />
| '''1808 '''Monterey<ref>Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1804''' Monterey<ref name="Cath" />
| '''1804''' Monterey<ref>Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]</ref>
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| '''1798''' San Antonio, and Soledad<ref name="Lain" />
| '''1798''' San Antonio, and Soledad<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1797-1798''' San Luis Obispo<ref name="Lain" />
| '''1797-1798''' San Luis Obispo<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
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| '''1796''' San Carlos<ref name="Lain" />
| '''1796''' San Carlos<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1790''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara<ref name="Nort">Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FHL Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12].</ref><ref>"1790 Padron (census) of California" (Typescript [photocopy], copied from Las Familias de California section in ''Southern California Historical Society Quarterly''.)[FHL Book 979.4 A1 no. 67; Film 1036747 Item 6].</ref>
| '''1790''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbar<ref>Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FS Library Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12]; "1790 Padron (census) of California" (Typescript [photocopy], copied from Las Familias de California section in ''Southern California Historical Society Quarterly''.)[FS Library Book 979.4 A1 no. 67; Film 1036747 Item 6].</ref>
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| '''1788''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Villa Branciforte<ref name="Lain" />
| '''1788''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Villa Branciforte<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
|}
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*The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of '''1852''' {{FHL|909229}}-909234. This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.


'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
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[[California 1852 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records|California 1852 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
|{{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
 
|{{FSC|2818879|title-id|disp=California, census records : pre-statehood census, 1796-1798}}
*Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 {{FHL|979.4 B2s}}. Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of '''1790, 1836, and 1844'''. The original records are scattered among various archives. The Family History Library has copies on microfilm.
|-
 
|{{FSC|750693|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Colorado River, 1885-1940}}
== Existing and lost censuses  ==
|{{FSC|750667|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Bidwell, 1915-1930}}
 
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For a list of available and missing California censuses, [[California Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
|{{FSC|750665|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Yuma, 1905-1935}}
 
|{{FSC|706349|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Hoopa Valley, 1885-1939}}
 
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|{{FSC|746665|title-id|disp=Indians census rolls, Digger, 1899-1904 and 1915-1920}}
== More about censuses  ==
|{{FSC|750657|title-id|disp=Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923}}
 
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[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
 
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:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


== Sources and footnotes  ==
==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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Online Federal Censuses

Population Schedules

Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.

California became the thirty-first state admitted to the Union in September 9, 1850. It was not included in the federal census before that date.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links
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Non-Population Schedules for California

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

Year Type of Census Links
1850 Agriculture Ancestry ($) — index and images
1850 Industry Ancestry ($) — index and images
1850 Mortality Ancestry ($) — index and images
1860 Agriculture Ancestry ($) — index and images
1860 Industry Ancestry ($) — index and images
1860 Mortality Ancestry ($) — index and images
1870 Agriculture Ancestry ($) — index and images
1870 Industry Ancestry ($) — index and images
1870 Mortality Ancestry ($) — index and images
1880 Agriculture Ancestry ($) — index and images
1880 Defective Ancestry ($) — index and images
1880 Industry Ancestry ($) — index and images
1880 Mortality Ancestry ($) — index and images

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
1852 State, head of household FamilySearch — index and images
Ancestry.com ($) — index and images

Other Census Images

  • Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 (FamilySearch Library book 979.4 B2s). Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of 1790, 1836, and 1844. The original records are scattered among various archives. The FamilySearch Library has copies on microfilm.
Other California Censuses
1844 Los Angeles[1]
1837 Santa Barbara[2]
1836 Los Angeles[3]
1834 Santa Barbara[4]
1816 Los Angeles[5]
1808 Monterey[6]
1804 Monterey[7]
1798 San Antonio, and Soledad[8]
1797-1798 San Luis Obispo[9]
1796 San Carlos[10]
1790 Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbar[11]
1788 Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Villa Branciforte[12]


United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 California, census records : pre-statehood census, 1796-1798
Indian census rolls, Colorado River, 1885-1940 Indian census rolls, Fort Bidwell, 1915-1930
Indian census rolls, Fort Yuma, 1905-1935 Indian census rolls, Hoopa Valley, 1885-1939
Indians census rolls, Digger, 1899-1904 and 1915-1920 Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923
1944 U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944 Ancestry - index ($)

Why Use the Census?

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

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


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  1. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).
  2. ↑ Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, California Collection (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FS Library Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12]
  3. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 18 (1936); Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com, "California Census, 1790-1890" at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3535 (accessed 4 January 2010).
  5. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 43 (1961).
  6. ↑ Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]
  7. ↑ Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FS Library Film 944282 Item 12]
  8. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).
  9. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).
  10. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).
  11. ↑ Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, California Collection (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FS Library Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12]; "1790 Padron (census) of California" (Typescript [photocopy], copied from Las Familias de California section in Southern California Historical Society Quarterly.)[FS Library Book 979.4 A1 no. 67; Film 1036747 Item 6].
  12. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 21-26, citing the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).
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