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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.

Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Louisiana Territory became a part of the United States. Louisiana became a state in 1812. It was first included in the 1810 U.S. Census.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links

1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com NARA	Release Date April 1, 2032

Non-Population Schedules for Louisiana

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

Year	Type of Census	Links
1840	Pensioner Schedule	FamilySearch, Internet Archive, Ancestry.com ($), New Horizons Genealogical Services
1850	Slave Schedule	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Mortality Schedule	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1860	Slave Schedule	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1860	Mortality	Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Slave Schedule	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1850	Mortality	FamilySearch, Ancestry.com ($)
1840	Pensioners	Ancestry.com

Existing and Lost Censuses

List of existing and lost federal censuses for Louisiana

Related Bureau of the Census Records

Lists of Louisiana Sugar Planters, 9/1881 - 5/1882 1880 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 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.

There are no state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.

Other Census Images

The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732. FS Catalog book 976.3 X2. Online at Ancestry ($)
Louisiana 1799 Census
Recensements et Correspondence Général, 1696-1781

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

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

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 Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Louisiana Territory became a part of the United States. Louisiana became a state in 1812. It was first included in the 1810 U.S. Census.
-======'''United States Federal Censuses with Online Links'''======
+======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1810
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1820
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1830
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1840
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1850
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1850|1850]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1860
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1860|1860]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1870
+!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]]
 |-
-|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{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]
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 |{{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]
+|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
 |-
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1880
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1890
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1900
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1910
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1920
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1930
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1940
+!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]]
 |-
-|{{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]
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 |{{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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 |}
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 ===Non-Population Schedules for Louisiana===
 Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
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+{| class="wikitable" width="flexible" style="display: inline-table;"
 |-
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
+! 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;" |Type of Census
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
+! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Links
 |-
 |1840
 |Pensioner Schedule
-| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Ancestry.com] ($), [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books], [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau], [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-louisiana.htm New Horizons Genealogical Services]
+|[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Ancestry.com] ($), [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-louisiana.htm New Horizons Genealogical Services]
 |-
 |1850
 |Slave Schedule
 |{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com] ($)
 |-
 |1850
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 ===Existing and Lost Censuses===
 *[[Louisiana Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Louisiana]]
+=== Related Bureau of the Census Records ===
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2843329 Lists of Louisiana Sugar Planters, 9/1881 - 5/1882] 1880 Census
 ==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
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 Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
-There are no online state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.
+There are no state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.
+==Other Census Images==
-== Other Census Images ==
+*The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732. {{FSC|151114|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.3 X2}}. Online at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48009/ Ancestry] ($)
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/151114?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732]
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2712071?availability=Mesa%20Arizona%20FamilySearch%20Library Louisiana 1799 Census]
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/505489?availability=Family%20History%20Library Recensements et Correspondence Général, 1696-1781]
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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
@@ Line 122: / Line 134: @@
 *Regular occupation
 *Military service
 ===More about censuses===
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 :*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
 :*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]