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[[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] > [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] > [[Pennsylvania Census]]'' | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
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'''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1236863911171_679" />]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States. | '''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1236863911171_679" />]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States. | ||
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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
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*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: | *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> | :Harrisburg 1878<br> | ||
:Philadelphia 1850-1855, 1860, and 1878<br> | :Philadelphia 1850-1855, 1860, and 1878<br> | ||
:Scranton 1878<br> | :Scranton 1878<br> | ||
:Williamsport 1878. <br> | :Williamsport 1878. <br> | ||
''Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts''.<br> | ''Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts''.<br> | ||
:1880 Missing Pennsylvania descriptions | :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> | :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> | :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] | :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" | *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" />].) 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> | *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> | ||
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An important source for potentially valuable historical information about farmers is the Agriculture schedule. These records list the name of the farmer and include details on farm implements, livestock, and crops. | An important source for potentially valuable historical information about farmers is 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 id="fck_dom_range_temp_1218735253491_177" />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 > Agricultural History Project > Agricultural Census Information. | 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 > Agricultural History Project > 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 > Agricultural History Project > 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 > Agricultural History Project > Agricultural Census Information. | ||
==== Manufacturers Schedules ==== | ==== Manufacturers Schedules ==== | ||
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*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). | *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 == | == Colonial and State Censuses == | ||
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There are no colonial censuses for Pennsylvania. See Pennsylvania Taxation for census-like lists of early residents. | 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 has a list of the available censuses and the information they contain. <br> | 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 has a list of the available censuses and the information they contain. <br> | ||
== Territorial Censuses == | == Territorial Censuses == | ||