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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.

Alabama was settled by Europeans in the early eighteenth century, but it was not part of the United States until the early 1800s and did not become a state until 1819. The first Federal Census Alabama appears in is the 1820 census.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]

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

Non-Population Schedules for Alabama[edit | edit source]

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

Year	Type of Census	Links
1841	Pensioner	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1850	Agriculture	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1850	Industry	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1850	Mortality	FamilySearch — index and images Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1850	Slave	FamilySearch — index and images Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1860	Agriculture	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1860	Industry	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1860	Mortality	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1860	Slave	FamilySearch — index and images Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1870	Agriculture	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1870	Industry	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1870	Mortality	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1880	Agriculture	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1880	Defective	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1880	Industry	Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1880	Mortality	Ancestry.com($) — index and images

Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]

1820 Census was lost for Alabama. Use 1820 State Census as substitute.
1890 Census was lost except for parts of Perry County, Alabama
List of existing and lost federal censuses for Alabama

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
1816	Territorial	FamilySearch — transcript
1820	State	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1850	State	Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1855	State	FamilySearch — index Ancestry.com ($) — index and images Findmypast ($) — index
1866	State	FamilySearch — index Ancestry.com ($) — index and images Findmypast ($) — index

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Indian Rolls[edit | edit source]

1848-1970 U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970 Ancestry - index & images ($)

Military Censuses[edit | edit source]

Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921 at Ancestry ($)
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

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

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 ===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>
-Alabama was settled by Europeans in the early eighteenth century, but it was not part of the United States until the early 1800s and did not become a state until 1819, so it will not be in early censuses.
+Alabama was settled by Europeans in the early eighteenth century, but it was not part of the United States until the early 1800s and did not become a state until 1819. The first Federal Census Alabama appears in is the 1820 census.
 ======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
 {| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
 |-
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%" | 1790
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%" | 1800
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1810
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1820
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1850|1850]]
-|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1860|1860]]
-|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
-|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ 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]
-|-
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1830
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1840
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1850
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1860
 |-
+|Census substitute:<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ 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]
@@ Line 35: / Line 27: @@
 |{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
 |-
-!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:"25%"|1880
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1880|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:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1910|1910]]
 |-
 |{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
 |{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
 |{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
 |{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
 |-
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1910
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1920|1920]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1920
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1930|1930]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1930
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1940|1940]]
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|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|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
+|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamiySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
-|{{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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 ===Existing and Lost Censuses===
+*1820 Census was lost for Alabama. Use [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ 1820 State Census] as substitute.
+*1890 Census was lost except for parts of [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Perry County, Alabama]
 *[[Alabama Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Alabama]]
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 |1855
 |State
-|{{RecordSearch|1915984|FamilySearch}} — index<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/alabama-state-census-1855 findmypast ($)] — index
+|{{RecordSearch|1915984|FamilySearch}} — index<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/alabama-state-census-1855 Findmypast ($)] — index
 |-
 |1866
 |State
-|{{RecordSearch|1915987|FamilySearch}} — index <br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/alabama-state-census-1866 findmypast ($)] — index
+|{{RecordSearch|1915987|FamilySearch}} — index <br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images<br>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/alabama-state-census-1866 Findmypast ($)] — index
 |-
 |}
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 == Other Census Images ==
 ===Indian Rolls===
-*'''1848-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61907/ U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970] Ancestry - index and images ($)
+*'''1848-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61907/ U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970] Ancestry - index & images ($)
 ===Military Censuses===
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1998/ Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921] at Ancestry.com ($)
+*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1998/ Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921] at Ancestry ($)
-*{{RecordSearch|2487274|Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927}} at FamilySearch
+*{{RecordSearch|2487274|Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927}} at FamilySearch — [[Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 ==Why Use the Census?==