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===Population Schedules===
===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>
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>
California became the thirty-first state admitted to the Union in September 9, 1850. It was not included in the federal censu before that date.  
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.  
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== Other Census 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 {{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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| '''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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| '''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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| '''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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| '''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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| '''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>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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| '''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>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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| '''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>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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| '''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>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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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.

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[edit | edit source]
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NARA 		Release Date
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Non-Population Schedules for California[edit | edit source]

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

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

  • 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?[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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  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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