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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
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 ($) |
| 1840 | Pensioners | Ancestry.com |
Existing and Lost Censuses
Related Bureau of the Census Records
Online State and Territorial Censuses
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit United States Census Bureau.
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the US Territorial Census page.
There are no state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.
Other Census Images
- The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732. FS Catalog book 976.3 X2. Online at Ancestry ($)
- Louisiana 1799 Census
- Recensements et Correspondence Général, 1696-1781
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: