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==Beginners' Corner==
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<li>[[Using the Census to find other records about ancestors|Show clues for finding other records]]</li>
<li>[[Using the Census to find other records about ancestors|Show clues for finding other records]]</li>


=='''United States Federal Censuses with Online Links'''==
==United States Federal Censuses with Online Links==
{{Tip|Find your ancestor in '''every census''' taken while he/she was living. <br>(Click for [[Washington Census Tips|more census tips]])}}<br>
{{Tip|Find your ancestor in '''every census''' taken while he/she was living. <br>(Click for [[Washington Census Tips|more census tips]])}}<br>


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|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ 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|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|[https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA Index] <br>[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?projectId=M9HW-2YP&page=1&fullMap=true&place=1 FamilySearch Images]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
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<li>[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Census_Online_Genealogy_Records United States Census Online Genealogy Records] Internet links by year for FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast, and MyHeritage</li>
<li>[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Census_Online_Genealogy_Records United States Census Online Genealogy Records] Internet links by year for FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast, and MyHeritage</li>
<li>[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy] - [https://www.accessgenealogy.com/census-records United States Census Records]</li>
<li>[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy] - [https://www.accessgenealogy.com/census-records United States Census Records]</li>
<li>[http://www.censusrecords.com/ CensusRecords.com] ($) indexes and images; 1790-1940</li>
<li>[https://www.fold3.com/ Fold3] ($) index and images; 1860-1930</li>
<li>[https://www.fold3.com/ Fold3] ($) index and images; 1860-1930</li>
<li>[https://archive.org/details/us_census Internet Archive] images 1790-1930</li>
<li>[https://archive.org/details/us_census Internet Archive] images 1790-1930</li>
<li>[http://www.myfreecensus.com My Free Census] Find your ancestors in the U.S. census, and International census records</li>
<li>[http://www.myfreecensus.com My Free Census] Find your ancestors in the U.S. census, and International census records</li>
<li>[http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html <font color="#0066cc">U.S. Census Bureau</font>] images of published transcriptions of 1790 census for 12 states</li>
<li>[https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1790 National Archives] images of published transcriptions of 1790 census for 12 states</li>
<li>[http://www.archives.gov/research/census/nonpopulation/ Nonpopulation Census Records] Agriculture, mortality, and social statistics schedules are available for the census years of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Manufacturing schedules are available for 1820, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880.  Schedules of business are available for 1935 for these industries: advertising agencies, banking and financial institutions, miscellaneous enterprises, motor trucking for hire, public warehousing, and radio broadcasting stations.</li>
<li>[http://www.archives.gov/research/census/nonpopulation/ Nonpopulation Census Records] Agriculture, mortality, and social statistics schedules are available for the census years of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Manufacturing schedules are available for 1820, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880.  Schedules of business are available for 1935 for these industries: advertising agencies, banking and financial institutions, miscellaneous enterprises, motor trucking for hire, public warehousing, and radio broadcasting stations.</li>
<li>[http://www.census-online.com Census-Online]</li>
<li>[https://www.archives.gov/research/census/online-resources National Archives]. Search Census Records Online and Other Resources.</li>
<li>[http://www.germanroots.com/censuslinks.html GermanRoots.com]</li>
<li>[http://www.germanroots.com/censuslinks.html GermanRoots.com]</li>
<li>[https://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html?year=1910 United Census ED Finder] Obtain the Census Enumeration District for an 1870 to 1950 Location in One Step.<li>


==Contents of the Censuses==
==Contents of the Censuses==
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   <li>[[Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]]</li>
   <li>[[Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]]</li>
   <li>[[Puerto Rico Census|Puerto Rico]]</li>
   <li>[[Puerto Rico Census|Puerto Rico]]</li>
   <li>[[U.S. Virgin Islands Census|Virgin Islands]]</li>
   <li>[[United States Virgin Islands Census|Virgin Islands]]</li>
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== Nonpopulation Census Schedules ==
== Nonpopulation Census Schedules ==
*[[United States Census Records Nonpopulation Census Schedules-1820,1850-1880]]
*[[United States Census Records Nonpopulation Census Schedules-1820,1850-1880]]
*[[United States Census Agricultural Schedules]]
*[[United States Census Agriculture Schedules]]
*[[United States Census Defective Schedules]]
*[[United States Census Defective Schedules]]
*[[United States Census Manufacturing Schedules]]
*[[United States Census Manufacturing Schedules]]
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*[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/Mid_Continent_Library/State_and_Special_Census_Records/Player.html State and Special Census Records] (36 minute online video)
*[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/Mid_Continent_Library/State_and_Special_Census_Records/Player.html State and Special Census Records] (36 minute online video)
*[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/Mid_Continent_Library/Heads_of_Households_Only/Player.html Heads of Household Only: Analysis of Pre-1850 Federal Census] (19 minute online video)
*[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/Mid_Continent_Library/Heads_of_Households_Only/Player.html Heads of Household Only: Analysis of Pre-1850 Federal Census] (19 minute online video)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center-search/?q=United+states+census&show=all United States Census Videos on FamilySearch.org]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center-search/?q=United+states+census&show=all United States Census Videos on FamilySearch]  
*''Map Guide to U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920'' <ref>William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993 Map Guide to U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1987) [{{FHL|545087|title-id|disp=FHL Book 973 X2th}}]. </ref> Shows county boundary changes in each state from 1790 to 1920, and which census areas were lost or still exist.
*''Map Guide to U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920.''<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1987. {{WorldCat|16509993|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|545087|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 973 X2th}}.</ref> Shows county boundary changes in each state from 1790 to 1920, and which census areas were lost or still exist.
*''The Census Book: a Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes: with Master Extraction Forms for Federal Census Schedules, 1790-1930'' <ref>William Dollarhide, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325 ''The Census Book: a Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes: with Master Extraction Forms for Federal Census Schedules, 1790-1930'']. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999)[{{FHL|829087|title-id|disp=FHL book 973 X27d}}]. </ref> An online edition is at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/help/census_book.html HeritageQuestOnline]. Discusses indexes, regular, and non-population schedules.
*''The Census Book: a Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes: with Master Extraction Forms for Federal Census Schedules, 1790-1930.''<ref>William Dollarhide. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999. {{WorldCat|41640325|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.  {{FSC|829087|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 973 X27d; also online database}}(*).</ref> Available online at some libraries through [https://www.heritagequestonline.com/ HeritageQuest Online]. Discusses indexes, regular, and non-population schedules.
*''Censuses and Tax Lists'' <ref> G. David Dilts, "Censuses and Tax Lists" in Kory L. Meyerink, ed., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38206986 Printed Sources: a Guide to Published Genealogical Records]'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998), 300-52. [{{FHL|719674|title-id|disp=FHL Book 016.9293 P96m}}] </ref> Strategies for finding elusive ancestors, and history of indexing.
*''Censuses and Tax Lists.''<ref> G. David Dilts, "Censuses and Tax Lists" in Kory L. Meyerink, ed., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38206986 Printed Sources: a Guide to Published Genealogical Records]'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998), 300-52. [{{FSC|719674|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 016.9293 P96m}}]</ref> Strategies for finding elusive ancestors, and history of indexing.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/588755 Publications of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 1917. NARA T825]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/588755 Publications of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-1917. NARA T825]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/588755 United States. Bureau of the Census. ''Publications of the Census, 1790-1916.'']
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/588755 United States. Bureau of the Census. ''Publications of the Census, 1790-1916''].
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1912123 Caroll D. Wright. ''The history and growth of the United States census: prepared for the Senate Committee on the Census. ''Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office (United States), 1900. FHL 973 X2w]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1912123 ''The history and growth of the United States census: prepared for the Senate Committee on the Census'']. By Caroll D. Wright.  Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office (United States), 1900.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/121097 William Stull Holt. ''The Bureau of the Census: its history, activities, and organization. ''Washington: Brookings Institution, 1929.reprint.New York, New York: AMS Press, 1974. FHL 973 B4b v.53]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/121097 ''The Bureau of the Census: its history, activities, and organization'']. By William Stull Holt.  Washington: Brookings Institution, 1929.reprint.New York, New York: AMS Press, 1974.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/287142 United States Bureau of the Census. ''A Century of population growth from the first census of the United States to the twelfth, 1790-1900.'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office., 1909. FHL 973 X2x]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/287142 ''A Century of population growth from the first census of the United States to the twelfth, 1790-1900'']. United States Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office., 1909.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/829087 William Dollarhide. ''The census book: a genealogist's guide to federal census facts, schedules, and indexes; with master extraction forms for federal census schedules, 1790-1930.'' Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999. FHL 973 X27d]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/545087 ''Map guide to the U.S. Federal censuses, 1790-1920'']. By William Dollarhide. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/545087 William Dollarhide. ''Map guide to the U.S. Federal censuses, 1790-1920.''Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. FHL 973 X2th]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/39595 ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the Bureau of the Census: record group 29'']. By Katherine H. Davidson and Charlotte M. Ashby. Washington, D.C.: National Archives & Records Administration, 1964. Digital images.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/39595 Katherine H. Davidson and Charlotte M. Ashby. ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the Bureau of the Census: record group 29.''Washington, D.C.: National Archives & Records Administration, 1964. FHL 973 X23da digital images]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/665756 ''The American census: a social history'']. By Margo Anderson. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1988.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/665756 Margo Anderson. ''The American census: a social history. ''New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1988. FHL 973 X4am]


==References==
==References==
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Beginners' Corner[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Contents
Names, ages, birthplaces 1850–1950
Birthplaces of parents 1880–1950
Relationships 1880–1950
Family and Neighbors All years
Immigration year 1900–1930
Citizenship 1910–1940
  • What are the U.S. census records?
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    • For a more complete beginning introduction, see U. S. Census Records Class Handout.

    Value of Censuses[edit | edit source]

    A census is a count and description of the population of a country, state, county, or city for a given date. Census lists are also called “schedules." In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to:

  • Follow the family over time
  • Determine family relationships (more recent than 1880 as shown above)
  • Find clues to other locations where the family lived
  • Show clues for finding other records

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

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    Additional Online Links[edit | edit source]
  • United States Census Online Genealogy Records Internet links by year for FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast, and MyHeritage
  • AccessGenealogy - United States Census Records
  • Fold3 ($) index and images; 1860-1930
  • Internet Archive images 1790-1930
  • My Free Census Find your ancestors in the U.S. census, and International census records
  • National Archives images of published transcriptions of 1790 census for 12 states
  • Nonpopulation Census Records Agriculture, mortality, and social statistics schedules are available for the census years of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Manufacturing schedules are available for 1820, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Schedules of business are available for 1935 for these industries: advertising agencies, banking and financial institutions, miscellaneous enterprises, motor trucking for hire, public warehousing, and radio broadcasting stations.
  • National Archives. Search Census Records Online and Other Resources.
  • GermanRoots.com
  • United Census ED Finder Obtain the Census Enumeration District for an 1870 to 1950 Location in One Step.

  • Contents of the Censuses[edit | edit source]

    State Census Pages[edit | edit source]

    U. S. Territories[edit | edit source]

    County Copies of Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

    Nonpopulation Census Schedules[edit | edit source]

    Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

    References[edit | edit source]

    1. ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1987. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Catalog book 973 X2th.
    2. ↑ William Dollarhide. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Catalog book 973 X27d; also online database(*).
    3. ↑ G. David Dilts, "Censuses and Tax Lists" in Kory L. Meyerink, ed., Printed Sources: a Guide to Published Genealogical Records (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998), 300-52. [FS Catalog book 016.9293 P96m]
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