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==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>
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======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1850|1850]]
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1860|1860]]
*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]].
!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]]
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Louisiana Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].


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=== Online Louisiana indexes and images  ===
{{Census Online Louisiana}}
=== 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
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=636630&disp=Louisiana%2C+1910+federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1910 and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=698899&disp=Louisiana%2C+1870+federal+census+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1870&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1036354&disp=Louisiana%2C+1930+federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1930]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=655664&disp=Louisiana%2C+1900+federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1900 and Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=704546&disp=California%2C+1860+federal+census+%3A+po%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1860]
|{{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]
|{{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]
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=571304&disp=Louisiana%2C+1920+federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1920&nbsp;and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=673559&disp=Louisiana%2C+1880+federal+census+%3A+sou%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1880 and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=744481&disp=Louisiana%2C+1850+federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1850]
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!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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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
!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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| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#louisiana 1910 T624]&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-01.html#louisiana Soundex T1267]  
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#louisiana 1870 M593]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
|{{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/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#louisiana 1900 T623]&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-03.html#louisiana Soundex T1048]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#louisiana 1860 M653]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#louisiana 1920 T625]&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-03.html#louisiana Soundex M1564]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#louisiana 1880 T9]&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#louisiana Soundex T751]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#louisiana 1850 M432]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810 M252]&nbsp;
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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.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Louisiana, [[Louisiana Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="77%" align="center" border="1"
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Louisiana'''</font>
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Year
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Type of Census
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Links
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|1840
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|Pensioner Schedule
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
|[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] ($), [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-louisiana.htm New Horizons Genealogical Services]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1890'''
|1850
| width="20%" | Veterans
|Slave Schedule
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|{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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| '''1880'''
|1850
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|Mortality Schedule
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|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1870'''
|1860
| Mortality
|Slave Schedule
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|3161105|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1860'''
|1860
| Slave owner
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| '''1860'''
|1850
| Mortality
|Slave Schedule
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
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| '''1850'''
|1850
| Slave owner
|Mortality
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]
|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]<ref name="HQSlave" />
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1840
| Mortality
|Pensioners
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
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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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| '''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]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
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==== Microfilm images  ====
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
 
[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for California
*1850 - 1880 Nonpopulation census schedules for Louisiana. Includes Social Statistics, Defective, dependent and delinquent, agricultural and manufacturing schedules  {{FHL|589491|item}} Films 1549551-65
*1850 - 1880 Federal mortality census schedules and related indexes. {{FHL|783169|item}} Films 1421004 and 422428-32.
 
[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] Federal Census [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/california.html Non-Population Schedule ]Microfilms for California
 
*1935 Census of Business
 
:Schedules of Advertising Agencies
:Schedules of Banking and Financial Institutions
:Schedules of Miscellaneous Enterprises
:Schedules of Motor Trucking for Hire
:Schedules of Public Warehousing
:Schedules of Radio Broadcasting Stations*
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


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


=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
=== Related Bureau of the Census Records ===
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2843329 Lists of Louisiana Sugar Planters, 9/1881 - 5/1882] 1880 Census


*'''1854-1855''', and '''1856-1857''' Orleans Parish (Carrollton only)<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 48.</ref><ref>Carrollton (Louisiana), Commissary of Police, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25501532 Census of inhabitants, 1854-1857]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. Microfilm of original records at the Orleans Parish courthouse.) [[{{Carr5457}}]].</ref>
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
*'''1837''' New Orleans only<ref>New Orleans (Louisiana), Mayor, ''Assessment of property and census of slaves and their owners, 1837'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. Microfilm of original records at the Orleans Parish courthouse.) [[{{NO1837}}]].</ref>
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>
*'''1805''' A special census of New Orleans was taken.
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>
*'''1804''' New Orleans only<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>''Census of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1804'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. Microfilm of original records in the New Orleans Public Library.) [[{{CensNO04}}]].</ref> Available at the Louisiana State Archives.  
*'''1699-1860''' Territory and State<ref name="HallLA9960">Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43643626 Databases for the study of Afro-Louisiana history and genealogy 1699-1860]'' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana : Louisiana State University Press, c2000) [[{{LA9960}}]].</ref>
*'''1784-1850''' New Orleans only<ref name="HallLA9960" />
*'''1722-1803''' Colony<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7449746 Natchitoches colonials : censuses, military rolls, and tax lists, 1722-1803]'' (Chicago, Illinois : Adams Press, 1981) [[{{MillNatc}}]].</ref>  
*'''1758-1796''' Colony<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Jacqueline K. Voorhies, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/822322 Some Lake Eighteenth Century Louisianians, 1758-1796]'' ([Lafayette, La., University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1973]).</ref>  
*'''1791''' New Orleans only<ref name="Lainh" /> Available at the Louisiana State Archives.  
*'''1770-1789''' Colony<ref>Alberte J. Robichaux Jr., [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741411 ''Louisiana Census and Militia Lists 1770-1789'']. 2 vols. (Harvey, Louisiana.: A. J. Robichaux, 1973 and 1974) [[{{RubiLA7089}}]].</ref>
*'''1745''' Pointe Coupee Parish<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Bill Barron, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4070110 Census of Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, 1745]'' (New Orleans, Louisiana : Polyanthos, c1978) [[{{BarrCens45}}]].</ref>  
*'''1699-1732''' Colony<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Charles R. Maduell Jr., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/369902 The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 Through 1732]'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publ., 1972) [[{{MaduCens}}]]</ref>


=== Existing and lost censuses ===
There are no state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.


For a list of available and missing Louisiana censuses, [[Louisiana Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
==Other Census Images==


=== Why use a census?  ===
*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] ($)
*{{FSC|2712071|item|disp=Louisiana 1799 Census}}
*{{FSC|505489|item|disp=Recensements et Correspondence Général, 1696-1781}}


A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.
==Why Use the Census?==
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:


=== More about censuses  ===
*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


[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
===More about censuses===


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
:*[[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]]


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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
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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.

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

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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.

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Why Use the Census?

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

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

More about censuses

See United States Census for more information about censuses, such as:


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