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== Availability  ==
==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>
Pennsylvania was the 2nd state to ratify the Constitution on 12 Dec 1787. It was included in every federal census.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
!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]]
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|{{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]
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!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]]
!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]]
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|{{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]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|{{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
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'''1790-1930--'''The U.S. federal censuses of Pennsylvania are available.&nbsp;
===Non-Population Schedules for Pennsylvania===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1890
|Veterans
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
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|1880
|Agricultural
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
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|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Agricultural
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry]
|-
|}


'''1870 Philadelphia--'''There were two enumerations for Philadelphia in 1870.
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Pennsylvania Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Pennsylvania]]


'''1890 Census--'''The 1890 census was destroyed, but this is available:  
==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 [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>


*United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. ''Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War''. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 338160-277,] Pennsylvania is on films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 338237-50.)]
Pennsylvania never took a state census.


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== Other Census Images ==
*{{FSC|116182|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Carlisle School, 1911}}


== Historical Background  ==
==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
==Sources and footnotes==


== Indexes  ==
{{reflist}}


'''1790-1850--'''Statewide indexes are available for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses in book and microfiche format.
{{Place|Pennsylvania}} {{USCensus}}


'''1860-1870--'''The 1860 and 1870 indexes are available in book and compact disc formats. The 1860 book indexes are divided into five sets: East, Central, West, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh (Butler and Allegheny counties). The 1870 indexes are divided into Pennsylvania East, Central, West, and Philadelphia.
[[Category:Pennsylvania Census Records|Census]]
 
'''Soundex--'''Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses.
 
'''1910 Philadelphia County--'''Philadelphia County is indexed separately in 1910.
 
'''1850-1870 Pittsburgh and Allegheny City--'''An alphabetical transcript of Pittsburgh and Allegheny City is on microfilm for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses.
 
When indexes are not available or omit a name, you can still look for the name in the census. In large cities it helps to first learn the person's address by searching the city directory for the same year (or the year before and after) as the census. Then look for that address on the original census schedules. If the address is not on the census, as is the case in the earlier censuses, look for the address on a ward map to identify the ward and search every name on the census for that ward.
 
These reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:
 
*Kirkham, E. Kay. ''A Handy Guide to Record- Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States''. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. (Family History Library fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=216818&disp=A+handy+guide+to+record%2Dsearching+in+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6010059-60.)] Includes ward maps and street indexes for:
 
:Harrisburg 1878<br>
:Philadelphia 1850-1855, 1860, and 1878<br>
:Scranton 1878<br>
:Williamsport 1878. <br>
 
''Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts''.<br>
 
:1880 Missing Pennsylvania descriptions
:1900 Family History Library[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=59389&disp=Census+enumeration+district+descriptions%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1303026] <br>
:1910 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=297379&disp=Census+descriptions+of+geographic+subdiv%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1374010] <br>
:1920 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=622083&disp=Census+descriptions+of+geographic+subdiv%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1842717]
 
*United States. Bureau of the Census. ''Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census. ''Washington, D.C.: National Archives, [1984]. (51 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232848&disp=Cross+index+to+selected+city+streets+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche 6331481<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1221760015494_334"></span>].) Lists street addresses of Erie (after Elizabeth, New Jersey) on fiche 19, Philadelphia on fiche 38-42, and Reading on fiche 43 (after Phoenix, Arizona) with corresponding census enumeration districts.
*Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No Family History Library fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) Pennsylvania census indexes for 1790, 1800, and 1810 are combined on Search 1. A composite mortality schedule index for 1850, 1860, and 1870 is on Search 8. Separate indexes for Pennsylvania 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 are on other searches. <br>
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
 
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules (lists of persons who died in the 12 months prior to the census) were taken with the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses. They are on microfilm at the Family History Library and the National Archives. The originals are at the State Library of Pennsylvania. The 1850 and 1860 schedules have also been published. The 1850, 1860, and 1870 mortality schedules are indexed.
 
==== Agriculture Schedules  ====
 
An important source for potentially valuable historical information about farmers is&nbsp; the Agriculture schedule. These records list the name of the farmer and include details on farm implements, livestock, and crops.
 
*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1218735253491_177"></span>United States, Census Office, Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; ''Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880 ''(Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=589398&disp=Nonpopulation+census+schedules+for+Penns%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 1602240-301]).
 
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has the 1850 Pennsylvania agricultural census online [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=2957&&SortOrder=100&level=5&parentCommID=2604&menuLevel=Level_5&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true| 1850 images]. From their home page, [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us| http://www.phmc.state.pa.us] go to Research &gt; Agricultural History Project &gt; Agricultural Census Information.
 
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has the 1880 Pennsylvania agricultural census online [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=2958&&SortOrder=100&level=5&parentCommID=2606&menuLevel=Level_5&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true| 1880 images]. From their home page, [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us| http://www.phmc.state.pa.us] go to Research &gt; Agricultural History Project &gt; Agricultural Census Information.
 
==== Manufacturers Schedules  ====
 
Also potentially helpful is&nbsp;the&nbsp;Manufacturers schedule&nbsp;(on 21 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=589445&disp=Nonpopulation+census+schedules+for+Penns%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1578849]). These schedules contain the names of owners and details about their business or firm. If an individual is listed in the population census with an occupation involving manufacturing, such as a blacksmith, shoe maker, barrel maker, etc., details about the business or firm may be given in this census.
 
*United States, Census Office, Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; ''Manufacturers Schedules 1850-1880.''
 
==== Products of Industry in Pennsylvania  ====
 
The Family History Library has&nbsp; the Products of Industry schedule. It gives the name of the corporation, company, or individual producing products with an annual value up to $500; name of the business, manufacturer, or product; capital invested in real and personal estate in the business; raw material used; kind of motive power or machinery; average number of hands employed; wages; and annual product.
 
*United States, Census Office, 8th census, 1860, Schedule 5: ''Products of Industry in Pennsylvania, 1860 ''(Famly History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=92658&disp=Schedule+5%3A+Products+of+industry+in+Pe%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 899751-52]).
 
==== Social Statistics  ====
 
The library also has the Social Statistics schedues, 1850-1870. These&nbsp;censuses give no names, only numbers; the 1880 census gives names of idiots, deaf-mutes, the blind, homeless children, prisoners, paupers, and indigents.
 
*United States, Census Office, ''Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; Social Statistics, 1850-1880 ''(Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=589409&disp=Nonpopulation+census+schedules+for+Penns%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 1602302]-24).
 
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== Colonial and State Censuses  ==
 
There are no colonial censuses for Pennsylvania. See Pennsylvania Taxation for census-like lists of early residents.
 
Septennial censuses (actually tax lists) were taken every seven years, beginning in 1779 and continuing until 1863. Remaining records are at the State Archives. A Guide to Genealogical Sources at the Pennsylvania State Archives&nbsp;has a list of the available censuses and the information they contain. <br>
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
 
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/PA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/PA/]
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/pa/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/pa/census.html]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/pennsylvania.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/pennsylvania.htm]
 
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
 
== References  ==
 
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Pennsylvania.ASP Pennsylvania Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006.
 
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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.

Pennsylvania was the 2nd state to ratify the Constitution on 12 Dec 1787. It was included in every federal census.

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Non-Population Schedules for Pennsylvania

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

Year Type of Census Links
1890 Veterans at Ancestry
1880 Agricultural at Ancestry
1880 Mortality at Ancestry
1870 Social Statistics at Ancestry
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1860 Social Statistics at Ancestry
1860 Mortality at Ancestry
1850 Social Statistics at Ancestry
1850 Agricultural at Ancestry
1850 Mortality at Ancestry
1840 Pensioners at Ancestry

Existing and Lost Censuses

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.

Pennsylvania never took a state census.

Other Census Images

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

Sources and footnotes

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