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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Alabama|Alabama]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Alabama_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>
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.


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======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
!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]]
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|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]
|{{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]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!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]]
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| 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]] 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]].
<br>
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Alabama Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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=== Online Alabama indexes and images  ===
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{{Census Online Alabama}}
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=== Federal population schedules  ===
==== Microfilm images  ====


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|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
|{{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]
|-
|-
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| {{FHL|646368|title-id|disp=1910 and Soundex}}&nbsp;  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| {{FHL|668058|title-id|disp=1880 and&nbsp;Soundex}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1940|1940]]
| {{FHL|744404|title-id|disp=1850&nbsp;}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1950|1950]]
| &nbsp;&nbsp;
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1960|1960]]
|-
|-
| {{FHL|1034446|title-id|disp=1930 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamiySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|646298|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|696888|title-id|disp=1870}}  
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|745480|title-id|disp=1840}}  
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
| &nbsp;
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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|-
| {{FHL|534257|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
| {{FHL|231212|title-id|disp=1890 fragments}}&nbsp;and {{FHL|227543|title-id|disp=index}}
| {{FHL|703854|title-id|disp=1860}}
| {{FHL|745480|title-id|disp=1830}}
| &nbsp;
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<br>
===Non-Population Schedules for Alabama===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
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{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
|-
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| 1940 N/A
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#alabama 1910 T624]/[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-01.html#alabama Soundex T1259]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#alabama 1880&nbsp;T9]/[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#alabama Soundex T753]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#alabama 1850 M432]
|-
|-
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]/[http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp Soundex M2049]
|1841
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#alabama 1900 T623]/[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-02.html#alabama Soundex T1030]
|Pensioner
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#alabama 1870 M593]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html#alabama 1920 T625]/[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-02.html#alabama Soundex M1548]
|1850
| [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1890/1890.html 1890 fragments M407]/[http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m496.pdf index M496]
|Agriculture
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#alabama 1860 M653]  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
|}
 
<br>
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Alabama, [[Alabama Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
 
==== Online indexes and images ====
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="81%" align="center"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Alabama'''</font>
|1850
|Industry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|1850
| bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free'''
|Mortality
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries'''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|1850
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Type'''
|Slave
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
|{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Mortality
|Agriculture
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]<ref name="AncMort">Ancestry claims to have indexed all mortality schedules. The Alabama 1870 and 1880 mortality schedules to not appear to be indexed online.</ref>
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]<ref name="AncMort" />
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]<ref name="AncMort" />
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1860
| Mortality
|Industry
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]<ref name="AncMort" />
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]<ref name="AncMort" />
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]<ref name="AncMort" />
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1860
| Slave owner
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1860
| Mortality
|Slave
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|3161105|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1870
| Slave owner
|Agriculture
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]<ref name="HQSlave" />
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1870
| Mortality
|Industry
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1840'''
|1870
| Pensioner
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| 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 ====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" align="center"
|+ '''[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Alabama'''
|-
|-
| 1890 Veteran
|1880
| {{FHL|306345|title-id|disp=1870 Mortality}}
|Agriculture
| 1860 Slave owner
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| 1850&nbsp;Slave owner&nbsp;
| 1840&nbsp;Pensioners
|-
|-
| {{FHL|372488|title-id|disp=1880 Mortality}}
|1880
| 1870&nbsp;Agricultural
|Defective
| {{FHL|632406|title-id|disp=1860 Mortality}}
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| {{FHL|632401|title-id|disp=1850 Mortality}}
| 1820 Manufacturers
|-
|-
| 1880&nbsp;Agricultural
|1880
| 1870&nbsp;Industrial
|Industry
| 1860 Agricultural
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| 1850 Agricultural
| <br>
|-
|-
| 1880 Industrial
|1880
| 1870 Social Statistics
|Mortality
| 1860 Industrial
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com($)] — index and images
| 1850 Industrial
| <br>
|-
|-
| 1880 Defective
| <br>
| 1860 Social Statistics
| 1850 Social Statistics
| <br>
|}
|}


<br>
===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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==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
|+ '''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Alabama'''
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>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
|-
|-
| 1890 Veteran
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| 1860 Slave owner
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| 1860 Industrial
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| 1850 Agricultural
| 1820 Manufactuer
|-
|-
| 1880 Mortality
|1816
| 1860 Mortality
|Territorial
| 1850 Slave owner
|[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/531671-redirection FamilySearch] — transcript
| 1850 Industrial
|-
| <br>
|1820
|State
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
|-
|1850
|State
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1576/ Ancestry.com ($)] — index and images
|-
|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
|-
|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
|-
|-
| 1870 Mortality
| 1860 Agricultural
| 1850 Mortality
| 1840 Pensioner
| <br>
|}
|}


<br>
== Other Census Images ==
 
===Indian Rolls===
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
*'''1848-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61907/ U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970] Ancestry - index & images ($)
 
===Military Censuses===
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Alabama, [[Alabama Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
*[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 — [[Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
=== State, Territorial, and Colonial Censuses  ===
 
Censuses were taken in Alabama in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.
 
*'''1907'''<ref name="newh">New Horizons Genealogy, "Alabama State and Colonial Census Records" in ''Existing Colonial, Territorial and State Census Records [Internet site]'' at http://newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/al-census.htm (accessed 18 November 2009).</ref>
*'''1866''' Counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Dallas, De Kalb, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston<ref name="newh" /><ref name="Lain">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 13-14</ref><ref name="scr">Family History Library, ''[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH33&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;CISOPTR=22629&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;REC=1 State Census Register]'' (Salt Lake City: FHL, 2005), 1: 2-43.</ref><ref name="A1820">Ancestry.com "Alabama State Census, 1820-1866" at http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1576 (accessed 30 July 2009).</ref>
*'''1861-1865''' Covington County<ref name="scr" />
*'''1855''' Counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston. Has a printed index.<ref name="newh" /><ref name="Lain" /><ref name="scr" /><ref name="A1820" />
*'''1850''' Counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Benton, Blount, Butler, Chambers, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Dallas, De Kalb, Franklin, Greene, Henry, Jefferson, Lawrence, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Washington, and Wilcox<ref name="newh" /><ref name="A1820" />
*'''1823'''<ref name="newh" />
*'''1821'''<ref name="newh" />
*'''1820''' Counties: Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, Wilcox<ref name="newh" /><ref name="A1820" /><ref>Emily Anne Croom, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29564874 The Genealogist's Companion and Sourcebook]'' (Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 1994)[[{{Croom}}]], 38, cites a published version of this census in ''[{{AHQ}}]'' (Fall 1944) 6:339-515.</ref>
*'''1818''' partial<ref name="newh" />
*'''1816'''<ref name="scr" />
*'''1809''' Madison County<ref name="scr" />
*'''1805''' Mobile City<ref name="scr" />
*'''1789''' Mobile City<ref name="scr" />
*'''1787''' Mobile City<ref name="scr" />
*'''1786''' Mobile City<ref name="scr" />
*'''1785''' Tensas<ref>Winston DeVille, "Some Anglo-Americans in the Deep South, 1785," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1570534 Genealogical Helper]'' 36, number 5 (Sept.–Oct. 1982): 5–6. (FHL Book 929.05 G286). There are 46 men listed.</ref>
 
'''Confederate Veterans’ Censuses'''
 
'''1927, 1921, 1907--'''Special censuses of Confederate veterans who were receiving a pension were taken. Microfilm copies are available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History at [http://www.archives.state.al.us/ http://www.archives.state.al.us/], and at the Family History Library:
 
*Alabama. State Auditor. ''Confederate Soldiers in Alabama: 1907–1927''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On ten FHL {{FHL|1533727|film|disp=Films beginning with 1533727}}.)
 
The 1927 census contains the veteran’s name, his widow’s name, her age and birth date, and their marriage date. The records are arranged by county, then alphabetically by the name of the widow. This series is not complete. Some of the returns are found in the Confederate Pension Applications.
 
The 1921 census provides each veteran’s name, place and date of birth, place of residence, length of Alabama residence, occupation, wife’s age and place of birth, marriage date and place, names of living children, occupation, and post office box. The forms also contain the veteran’s rank, company, regiment, captain and colonel’s name, battles, wounds, captures, imprisonments, and transfers.
 
The 1907 census includes each person’s name, place of residence, date and place of birth, rank, date of entry into military service, date and place of discharge or separation, and name of military unit. The 1907 lists have been abstracted, indexed, and published. They are available in:
 
*1907 ''Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers''. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1982. Five Volumes. (FHL {{FHL|976.1 X22c |disp=Book 976.1 X22c}} 1907; on four films beginning with {{FHL|435277|title-id|disp=1421815 item 23; on eight fiche beginning with 6093367}}.) The information for covers the following&nbsp;counties: Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Coosa, Cullman, Dale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties. The volumes are alphabetical by county. This book gives the soldier’s name, full birth date, city and state of birth, when and where enlisted, unit, and mustering-out date.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Alabama censuses, [[Alabama 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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'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''


*[[Alabama State Census, 1855 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama State Census, 1855 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
==Why Use the Census?==
*[[Alabama_State_Census,_1866_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Alabama State Census, 1866 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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  ===
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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#[https://www.familysearch.org/ Record Search], a rapidly expanding set of free online indexes and document images, including many United States federal and state censuses; part of FamilySearch.
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#[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp FamilySearch], a free online service of the Family History Library, including an index of the 1880 federal census of the United States; connected with 1880 census images provided by Ancestry.com, a subscription site.
#[http://lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php BYU Family History Archives<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1330434334922_688" />]&nbsp;provides free online digital images of family history books and a few census indexes from participating institutions such as [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Brigham_Young_University_Harold_B._Lee_Library Brigham Young University Library], [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1330434434759_88" />], or the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library].
#[http://www.censusfinder.com/alabama.htm Alabama Census Records at Census Finder] provides a free directory of links to census records found online for the state of Alabama along with information on how to use census records in genealogical research.
#[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search HeritageQuest] has arranged with many subscribing public libraries in the United States to allow users free access on home computers by means of their personal library card numbers. HeritageQuest provides images of all surviving 1790 to 1930 federal censuses, and indexes to many but not all of them.
#[http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3]&nbsp;previously known as Footnote.com, it is a subscription site partnering with the National Archives and includes many federal censuses.&nbsp;New censuses are added frequently but the site is most well known for it's premier collection of original military records.
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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.

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.

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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($) — index and images
1850 Mortality FamilySearch — index and images
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1860 Agriculture Ancestry.com($) — index and images
1860 Industry Ancestry.com($) — index and images
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Ancestry.com($) — 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
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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
1816 Territorial FamilySearch — transcript
1820 State Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1850 State Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
1855 State FamilySearch — index
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1866 State FamilySearch — index
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Military Censuses[edit | edit source]

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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