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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Rhode_Island_Census|Census]]''
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==Online Federal Censuses==
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===Population Schedules===
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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>
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
Rhode Island was the 13th state to ratify the Constitution on 29 May 1790. It was included in all of the federal censuses.
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.  
*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, [[Rhode Island Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online Rhode Island indexes and images  ===
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
 
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{{Census Online Rhode Island}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
|-
|-
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=646848&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1910++federal++census+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1910 and Soundex]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=698918&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1870++federal++census+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1870&nbsp;]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=745504&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1790++thru++1840++fede%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1840-1790]
!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]]
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1037511&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1930++federal++census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1930]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=642364&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1900++federal++census+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1900 and Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=706375&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1860++federal++census+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1860]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
|  
|{{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]
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=555229&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1920++federal++census+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1920&nbsp;and Soundex]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=676513&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1880++federal++census+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1880 and Soundex]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=744497&disp=Rhode++Island%2C++1850++federal++census+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1850]  
!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]]
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{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
|-
|-
| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#rhode-island 1910 T624]&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#rhode-island 1860 M653&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]
|{{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]
|-
|-
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#rhode-island 1900 T623]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-06.html#rhode-island Soundex T1069]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#rhode-island 1850 M432]
!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#1810 1810 M252]
!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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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#rhode-island 1920 T625]&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282155234914_935" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282155234914_56" />and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-05.html#rhode-island Soundex M1585]  
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#rhode-island 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#rhode-island Soundex T770]  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]  
|{{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#1800 1800 M32]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| &nbsp;
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#rhode-island 1870 M593]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637&nbsp;]
|}
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'''Additional Census Indexes and Records'''<br>
*'''1777''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62977 Rhode Island, U.S., The Rhode Island  Military Census] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1865-1935''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/518/rhode-island-census-collection-1865-1935 Rhode Island: Census Collection, 1865-1935] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)


==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
===Non-Population Schedules for Rhode Island===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Rhode Island, [[Rhode Island Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
{| width="77%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Rhode Island'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|1890
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|Veterans
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ FamilySearch]
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|1880
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|Mortality
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
| '''1890'''
|1870
| width="20%" | Veterans
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1850
| Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1840
| Mortality
|Pensioners
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 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" | -
| 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]
| align="center" | -
| 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]
|}
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0"
|-
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=299411&disp=A++census++of++the++freemen++of++1747++a%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Freemen of 1747]
|1777
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=299443&disp=List++of++all++male++persons++16++years+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Males 16 years of age and upwards, 1777]
|Military
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49316/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
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|
|}
|}


==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
 
*[[Rhode Island Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Rhode Island]]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Rhode Island, [[Rhode Island Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].


=== State and colonial 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 [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
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>
|-
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''Rhode Island state and colonial census schedules'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 99-101.</ref><ref>Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 54-57, 71-72.</ref>
|-
| width="90" bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" | '''Exact Date'''
| width="600" bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" | '''Population Schedules'''
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1935''' *
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1925'''
|1935
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1529126 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1915'''
|1925
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|state, all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1532195 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1905'''
|1915
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1532188 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1895'''
|1905
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;All lost, except Warren Town in Bristol County.
|State. all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1542866 FamilySearch]
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1885'''
|1885
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1794115 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''
|1875
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1865'''
|1865
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855'''
|1774
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Providence City only.
|State, head of household
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3081/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1782&nbsp;'''
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist, combination of census and tax lists.
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1777'''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Exist, except for the towns of&nbsp;Exeter, Little Compton,&nbsp;Middletown, Newport, New Shoreham, and Portsmouth.&nbsp;
|-
| align="left" | '''1774'''
| align="left" | &nbsp;Exist
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1747'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Census of freemen; very illegible.&nbsp;
|}
|}


<nowiki>*</nowiki>Although the schedules are dated January through March 1936, the data refers to 1935 and this is officially referred to as the 1935 census.<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1264208282060_77" /><br>
==Why Use the Census?==
 
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
'''1865''' An index to the 1865 census is on Family History Library films 934776-99.
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
 
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
'''1747 to 1754, 1774, 1782''' These censuses generally name the head of the household and the number of persons in the family. Many of these have been published, for example:
*Sex
 
*Age
*Mildred M. Chamberlain, ''The Rhode Island 1777 Military Census'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.5+M2cm book 974.5 M2cm]). <br>
*Color
 
*Nativity
*John R. Bartlett, comp., ''Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1774 ''(Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=38320&disp=Census+of+the+inhabitants+of+the+colony+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974.5 X2pb, fiche 6046611]).
*Place of birth of this person
*Linda L. Matthew, "1774 Census of Rhode Island" in ''Rhode Island Roots:&nbsp;Journal of the Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 35, no. 4''&nbsp;(Dec 2009): 193 (Last of the publication which started 6 years earlier).
*Place of birth of Father of this person
 
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
The original 1865, 1875, 1885, and 1905 to 1936 state censuses are at the Rhode Island State Archives.
*Period of Residence
 
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
 
*Regular occupation
For a list of available and missing Rhode Island censuses, [[Rhode Island Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
*Military service
 
=== 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.
 
=== More about censuses  ===
 
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
 
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
 
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
 
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Online Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

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

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

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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Additional Census Indexes and Records

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

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

Year Type of Census Links
1890 Veterans at FamilySearch
1880 Mortality at Ancestry
1870 Mortality at Ancestry
1860 Mortality at Ancestry
1850 Mortality at Ancestry
1840 Pensioners at Ancestry
1777 Military at Ancestry

Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]

Online State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit United States Census Bureau.

Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the US Territorial Census page.

Year Type of Census Links
1935 State, all household members at FamilySearch

at Ancestry

1925 state, all household members at FamilySearch

at Ancestry

1915 State, all household members at FamilySearch

at Ancestry

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

at Ancestry

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

Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]

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

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

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