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''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[United States Census|U.S. Census&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[New York|New York]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[New_York_Census|Census]]''
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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>
New York State was the 11th state to join the Union on July 26, 1788.  It was included in all of the federal censuses.
 
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1790
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1800
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1810
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1820
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1830
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1840
|-
|{{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]
|{{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]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1850
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1860
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1870
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1880
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1890
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1900
|-
|{{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]
|{{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]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1910
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1920
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1930
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1940
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1950
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1960
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ 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
|-
|-
| width="44%" | __TOC__
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] and/or save a digital copy of each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
*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]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[New York Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
|}
|}


=== Online New York indexes and images  ===
===Non-Population Schedules for New York===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.  
{{Census Online New York}}
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
 
|-
=== Federal population schedules ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
==== Microfilm images  ====
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
|-
'''1791-1930''' The National Archives and its regional centers, the [[Family History Library]], the [[New York Public Library]], and the New York State Library have microfilm copies of the U.S. federal censuses of New York for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. The original county copies of the federal censuses, 1850–1880, are normally at the county clerk's offices. These copies are more accurate than the federal copies. The Family History Library has county copies on microfilm.
|1890
 
|Veterans
{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
|+ '''New York Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library]]'''
|-
|1880
|Defective
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| width="18%" | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=121535 1790]  
|1880
| width="18%" | {{FHL|120949|title-id|disp=1820}}
|Mortality
| width="18%" | {{FHL|121180|title-id|disp=1850}}
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Ancestry] ($)
| {{FHL|1417529|title-id|disp=1880}}
| {{FHL|297155|title-id|disp=1910}}
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=118365 1800]  
|1880
| {{FHL|119992|title-id|disp=1830}}
|Industry
| {{FHL|121214|title-id|disp=1860}}&nbsp;
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| {{FHL|231212|title-id|disp=1890}}
| {{FHL|489386|title-id|disp=1920}}
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=118496 1810]
|1880
| {{FHL|120333|title-id|disp=1840}}
|Agriculture
| {{FHL|122118|title-id|disp=1870}}
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| width="24%" | {{FHL|26038|title-id|disp=1900}} and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=33540&first=4400&last=4499 soundex]
| {{FHL|1037623|title-id|disp=1930}}
|}
 
<br>
 
{| width="700" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''New York Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
|-
|-
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637]
|1870
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
|Social Statistics
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html 1870 M593]
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#new-york 1920 T625]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-04.html#new-york Soundex M1578 ]
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]
|1870
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
|Mortality
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#new-york 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#new-york Soundex T765]
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Ancestry] ($)
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
|-
|-
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810 M252]
|1870
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#new-york 1850 M432]
|Industry
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#new-york 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-04.html#new-york Soundex T1062]
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| 1940 N/A
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]
|1870
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#new-york 1860 M654]
|Agriculture
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#new-york 1910 T624]
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
|
|}
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of New York, [[New York Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
{| width="77%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for New York'''</font>
|1860
|Social Statistics
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|1860
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|Mortality
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Ancestry] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|1860
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|Industry
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
| '''1890'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Veterans
|Agriculture
| align="center" | -
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1850
| width="20%" | Defective
|Social Statistics
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1850
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1850
| Mortality
|Industry
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1850
| Mortality
|Agriculture
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1840
| Mortality
|Pensioners
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''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]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
|}


==== Microfilm images  ====
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[New York Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for New York]]


{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
|+ '''New York Federal Non-Population Schedule Microfilms at the [[Family History Library]]'''  
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>
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>
To look up the Assembly District and Enumeration District in New York state censuses 1890-1925, use the '''[https://stevemorse.org/nyc/nyc.php Obtaining AD/ED for the 1890-1925 New York State Census in One Step]''' tool on stevemorse.org.<br><br>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=230777 1890 Veterans]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=303332 1870 Mortality]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| width="25%" | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=303332 1850 Mortality]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| width="25%" | {{FHL|720499|title-id|disp=1810 Manufacturing}}
|-
|-
| 1880 Defective
|1855
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=303332 1860 Mortality]  
|State (counties missing), names of all household members
| {{FHL|688149|title-id|disp=1840 Pension}}
|
| {{FHL|1000081|title-id|disp=1790 Slave}}
at {{RecordSearch|1937366|FamilySearch}} - index and images
----
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7181/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
|-
|-
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=303332 1880 Mortality]  
|1865
|  
|State (counties missing), names of all household members
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=280127 1820 Manufacturing]  
|
|  
at {{RecordSearch|1491284|FamilySearch}} - index and images
----
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7218/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
|-
|1875
|State (select counties), names of all household members
|
at {{RecordSearch|1918735|FamilySearch}} - index and images
----
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7250/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
|-
|1892
|State (some counties lost), names of all household members
|
at {{RecordSearch|1529100|FamilySearch}} - index and images
----
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3212/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
|-
|1905
|State, (limited counties), names of all household members
|
at {{RecordSearch|1463113|FamilySearch}} - index and images
----
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7364/ Ancestry] ($) - index and image
|-
|1915
|State, names of all household members
|
at {{RecordSearch|1937454|FamilySearch}} - index and images
----
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2703/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
|-
|1925
|State, names of all household members
|
at {{RecordSearch|1937489|FamilySearch}} - index and images
----
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
|}
|}


==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
== Other Census Images ==


For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of New York, [[New York Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].


=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
==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


{{Main|New York Census State Censuses}}&nbsp;


New York often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.
=== Sources and Footnotes ===
 
*'''1969 Native Americans''' <ref>There is an Payment of annuities for the Cayuga tribe taken in June 1969 which lists names, birth dates, and addresses. {{FHL|277676|item}} </ref>
*'''1845-1950 Native Americans''' <ref>There are many census records held in the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_ed_native_content_census.shtml New York State Archives] that have information on Native Americans from 1845 to 1950; however there is a restriction on records less than 75 years old.</ref>
*'''1875-1921 Almshouses and poorhouses''' census is online at the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_guide_poor.shtml New York State Archives] . These are not indexed.
*'''1890 Manhattan police census''' Ancestry.com has 26 of 894 surviving census books indexed [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3519 online.] On 59 films.<ref> Only 894 of the orginal 1,008 Manhattan 1890 police census books survive. To find a location of a house you must use the Ancestry.com index, or use a city directory to find an ancestor's address. Then you can: 1. Look at the Wilson Street Directory (on FHL Film 1304784) -- 2. Find the city blocks your address is between -- 3. Locate the street and block number on the A.D. maps (on FHL Film 1304784) -- 4. Using the block number, find the E.D. number -- 5. Find the book number for the E.D. -- 6. Locate the film number for the book. See New York (New York), Police Department, ''Police Census, 1890'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981)[[{{policecen}}]]. The census lists the name, address, sex, and age of each person.</ref>
*'''1870 New York County 2nd enumeration'''<ref>Census takers enumerated Manhattan (New York County) twice in 1870 and both versions are microfilmed. The second enumeration, taken in December, is not indexed but includes street addresses, which make it easier to find your ancestor. In addition, the National Archives microfilmed all of the 1870 federal census schedules twice. As a result, there are four sets of microfilms for the Manhattan 1870 federal census.</ref>
*'''1776 Suffolk County'''<ref>New York. Secretary of State. ''Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Relating to the War of the Revolution, in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1638–1801.'' Two Volumes. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1868. (Family History Library [{{Suffol}}].) Index in Volume 2.</ref>
*'''1657-1799 Lists of inhabitants'''<ref>O'Callaghan, Edmund B. ''Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan''. Edited by Rosanne Conway. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1979. [[{{Ocallah}}]].) This source includes lists of town and county inhabitants of many colonial localities for various dates from 1657–1799.</ref>
*'''1663-1772 Colonial censuses''' About every ten years.<ref>Meyers, Carol M. ''Early New York State Census Records. 1663–1772''. Gardena, California: RAM Publishers, 1965. {{FHL|194866|item}} book 974.7 X28mfckLRfckLR:*Also, to locate existing colonial censuses and lists of petitioners, taxpayers, militia lists, freeholders (those who owned property), and persons taking oaths of allegiance, use: John D. Stemmons, ''{{WorldCat|714466}} The United States Census Compendium]'' (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1973)[[{{Stemmo}}]].fckLRfckLR=== 1696 Association Oath Rolls ===fckLRfckLRNot technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serve as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]], Kew, England.&amp;amp;lt;ref&amp;amp;gt;Cliff Webb, [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-aor-background.aspx "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents,"] Origins Network.</ref> Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including New York:
 
*Gandy, Wallace. ''The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696''. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/associationoathr00gand Internet Archive]; reprint: {{FHL|958503|item}} 970 F2L 1995. [New York entries begin on page 33]
 
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*[http://www.newyork-genealogy.com/New-York-Census-Records.cfm New York Genealogy Census Records] has a listing of links for statewide and countywide census years. The county links are particularly helpful.
 
For a list of questions asked in each New York state census from 1825 to 1925, [http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/censusq.htm '''click here.''']
 
'''How to Find State Census Records'''
 
Microfilm copies of all surviving New York state censuses are at the [http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/nyscens.htm State Library]. Manuscript copies for 1915 and 1925 are at the State Archives. The staff will not search these unindexed records for you. All state censuses are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 
'''Street indexes''' The Family History Library has street indexes for the 1905, 1915, and 1925 Manhattan censuses on 36 films. The library also has a manuscript street index to the 1915 Brooklyn census, 1915 Queens census, and 1925 Queens census. 1925 census maps showing assembly and election district boundaries are available on microfiche for New York City (fiche 6088624), Buffalo (fiche 6088619), Rochester (fiche 6088627), and some other cities. More information on New York census records is in:
 
*Marilyn Douglas and Melinda Yates, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925, Bibliography Bulletin 88, Albany, New York: The State Education Department, 1981 {{FHL|721621|item}} book 974.7 A1 number 72.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing New York censuses, [[New York Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
=== Why use a census?  ===
 
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.
 
=== More about censuses  ===
 
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
 
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[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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Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.

New York State was the 11th state to join the Union on July 26, 1788. It was included in all of the federal censuses.

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

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1840 Pensioners at Ancestry ($)

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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.

To look up the Assembly District and Enumeration District in New York state censuses 1890-1925, use the Obtaining AD/ED for the 1890-1925 New York State Census in One Step tool on stevemorse.org.

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1855 State (counties missing), names of all household members

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1865 State (counties missing), names of all household members

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1875 State (select counties), names of all household members

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1892 State (some counties lost), names of all household members

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1905 State, (limited counties), names of all household members

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1915 State, names of all household members

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1925 State, names of all household members

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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


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