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=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses === | === State, territorial, and colonial censuses === | ||
Maine 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 *'''1905''' Scarboro only, in Cumberland County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18004273The Scarboro Register 1905]'' (1905; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|956815|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.191/S1 H2mh}}].</ref> *'''1904''' Kennebunkport only, in York County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4103111 The Kennebunkport Register, 1904]'' (1904; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|837191|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.195/K4 E4m}}].</ref> *'''1837''' State (some towns missing).<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 49-52.</ref> The Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html]) says, "The Archives also has partial returns of the special revenue-sharing census of 1837." See also "[[Maine Census#Online_Maine_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maine]]" above. | Maine 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 *'''1905''' Scarboro only, in Cumberland County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18004273The Scarboro Register 1905]'' (1905; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|956815|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.191/S1 H2mh}}].</ref> *'''1904''' Kennebunkport only, in York County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4103111 The Kennebunkport Register, 1904]'' (1904; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|837191|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.195/K4 E4m}}].</ref> *'''1837''' State (some towns missing).<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 49-52.</ref> The Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html]) says, "The Archives also has partial returns of the special revenue-sharing census of 1837." Another page of the Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html]) says, "1837 Revenue-Sharing Census . . . covers Bangor, Portland and the unincorporated townships of that time only, and includes the name of the head of the house, and the number of other people living there.". See also "[[Maine Census#Online_Maine_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maine]]" above. | ||
=== Existing and lost censuses === | === Existing and lost censuses === | ||