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*'''1866''' State census.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 70-73.</ref> Bolivar, Claiborne, Holmes, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, Simpson, Smith, and Wayne<ref name="StriWayne">Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49993767 Records of Wayne County, Mississippi : state census 1816, 1820, 1841, 1845, 1853, 1866]'' (Milton, FL (72 Simpson Lane, Milton 32570) : J. Strickland, 1981) as cited in Lainhart, 73.</ref> counties.  
*'''1866''' State census.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 70-73.</ref> Bolivar, Claiborne, Holmes, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, Simpson, Smith, and Wayne<ref name="StriWayne">Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49993767 Records of Wayne County, Mississippi : state census 1816, 1820, 1841, 1845, 1853, 1866]'' (Milton, FL (72 Simpson Lane, Milton 32570) : J. Strickland, 1981) as cited in Lainhart, 73.</ref> counties.  
*'''1860''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Choctaw County.  
*'''1860''' State census.</ref> Choctaw County.  
*'''1853''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Adams (excluding Natchez), Amite, Clarke, Copiah, Greene,<ref name="StrickGreene">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6145077 Records of Greene County, Mississippi]'' ( Moss Point, Mississippi : [s.n.], c1980- ) [[{{StriGree}}]], 1:11-17 includes 1816; 3:83-90 includes 1853.</ref> Hancock, Itawamba, Jefferson, Jones,<ref name="StriJones">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8111997 Records of Jones County, Mississippi : 1827-1841 tax rolls, 1837, 1841, 1853 state census]'' (Moss Point, Mississippi : [s.n.], c1983) [[{{StriJonesMS}}]].</ref> Lauderdale, Noxubee, Panola, Perry,<ref name="StriPerry">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5423980 Records of Perry County, Mississippi]'' (Milton, Fla. : Strickland, 1979-) [[{{StriPerry53}}]].</ref> Rankin, and Wayne<ref name="StriWayne" /> counties.  
*'''1853''' State census.</ref> Adams (excluding Natchez), Amite, Clarke, Copiah, Greene,<ref name="StrickGreene">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6145077 Records of Greene County, Mississippi]'' ( Moss Point, Mississippi : [s.n.], c1980- ) [[{{StriGree}}]], 1:11-17 includes 1816; 3:83-90 includes 1853.</ref> Hancock, Itawamba, Jefferson, Jones,<ref name="StriJones">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8111997 Records of Jones County, Mississippi : 1827-1841 tax rolls, 1837, 1841, 1853 state census]'' (Moss Point, Mississippi : [s.n.], c1983) [[{{StriJonesMS}}]].</ref> Lauderdale, Noxubee, Panola, Perry,<ref name="StriPerry">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5423980 Records of Perry County, Mississippi]'' (Milton, Fla. : Strickland, 1979-) [[{{StriPerry53}}]].</ref> Rankin, and Wayne<ref name="StriWayne" /> counties.  
*'''1850''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Hinds County.  
*'''1850''' State census.</ref> Hinds County.  
*'''1845''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Amite, Neshoba, Newton,<ref>"Newton County, Mississippi - 1845 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 26 (1980):2-7.</ref> Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Perry,<ref name="StriPerry" /> Pike, Pontotoc, Rankin, Scott, Simpson (totals), Smith, Sunflower,<ref>"Sunflower County, Mississippi - 1845 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 24 (1978):81-82.</ref> Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Wayne,<ref name="StriWayne" /> Wilkinson, Winston (totals), Yalobusha, and Yazooo (totals) counties.  
*'''1845''' State census.</ref> Amite, Neshoba, Newton,<ref>"Newton County, Mississippi - 1845 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 26 (1980):2-7.</ref> Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Perry,<ref name="StriPerry" /> Pike, Pontotoc, Rankin, Scott, Simpson (totals), Smith, Sunflower,<ref>"Sunflower County, Mississippi - 1845 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 24 (1978):81-82.</ref> Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Wayne,<ref name="StriWayne" /> Wilkinson, Winston (totals), Yalobusha, and Yazooo (totals) counties.  
*'''1841''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Chickasaw, Clarke (totals), Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto (totals), Franklin, Greene (totals), Hinds (totals), Itawamba, Jackson (totals), Jefferson (totals), Jones,<ref name="StriJones" /> Kemper (totals), Lauderdale (totals), Lawrence, Leake, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Neshoba, Noxubee (totals), Oktibbeha, Panola, Perry (totals), Pike (totals), Scott, Simpson, Smith, Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo (totals), Tunica,<ref>"1841 State Census - Tunica County, Mississippi," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 16 (1970):11-12.</ref> Washington, Wayne,<ref name="StriWayne" /> and Yazooo counties.  
*'''1841''' State census.</ref> Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Chickasaw, Clarke (totals), Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto (totals), Franklin, Greene (totals), Hinds (totals), Itawamba, Jackson (totals), Jefferson (totals), Jones,<ref name="StriJones" /> Kemper (totals), Lauderdale (totals), Lawrence, Leake, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Neshoba, Noxubee (totals), Oktibbeha, Panola, Perry (totals), Pike (totals), Scott, Simpson, Smith, Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo (totals), Tunica,<ref>"1841 State Census - Tunica County, Mississippi," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 16 (1970):11-12.</ref> Washington, Wayne,<ref name="StriWayne" /> and Yazooo counties.  
*'''1840''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Choctaw (totals) County.  
*'''1840''' State census.</ref> Choctaw (totals) County.  
*'''1837''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Chickasaw, Choctaw, Itawamba, Jones,<ref name="StriJones" /><ref>"Jones County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 16 (1970):39-42 +.</ref> Kemper,<ref>"Kemper County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 18 (1972):31-36 +.</ref> Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Panola,<ref>"Panola County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 19 (1973):11-12 +.</ref> Pontotoc,<ref>"Pontotoc County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 25 (1979):29-31.</ref> Simpson, Tishomingo,<ref>"Tishomingo County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 17 (1971):11-14 +.</ref> and Winston counties.  
*'''1837''' State census.</ref> Chickasaw, Choctaw, Itawamba, Jones,<ref name="StriJones" /><ref>"Jones County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 16 (1970):39-42 +.</ref> Kemper,<ref>"Kemper County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 18 (1972):31-36 +.</ref> Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Panola,<ref>"Panola County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 19 (1973):11-12 +.</ref> Pontotoc,<ref>"Pontotoc County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 25 (1979):29-31.</ref> Simpson, Tishomingo,<ref>"Tishomingo County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 17 (1971):11-14 +.</ref> and Winston counties.  
*'''1833''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Amite (totals), and Franklin counties.  
*'''1833''' State census.</ref> Amite (totals), and Franklin counties.  
*'''1830''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Adams (Natchez only), Amite (totals), Hancock, and Lawrence counties.  
*'''1830''' State census.</ref> Adams (Natchez only), Amite (totals), Hancock, and Lawrence counties.  
*'''1825''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Claiborne (totals), Copiah (totals), Greene (totals), Hancock (totals), Hinds (totals), Jackson, Jefferson (totals), Lawrence (totals), Marion (totals), Perry (totals), Pike (totals), Simpson (totals), Warren (totals), Wilkinson, and Yazooo (totals) counties.  
*'''1825''' State census.</ref> Claiborne (totals), Copiah (totals), Greene (totals), Hancock (totals), Hinds (totals), Jackson, Jefferson (totals), Lawrence (totals), Marion (totals), Perry (totals), Pike (totals), Simpson (totals), Warren (totals), Wilkinson, and Yazooo (totals) counties.  
*'''1824''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Amite (totals), Copiah, Hinds, Lawrence, Simpson (births and deaths), and Yazooo (totals) counties.  
*'''1824''' State census.</ref> Amite (totals), Copiah, Hinds, Lawrence, Simpson (births and deaths), and Yazooo (totals) counties.  
*'''1823''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Adams (births and deaths), Bainbridge (now Covington), Claiborne (births and deaths), Covington, Hancock, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, and Wilkinson counties.  
*'''1823''' State census.</ref> Adams (births and deaths), Bainbridge (now Covington), Claiborne (births and deaths), Covington, Hancock, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, and Wilkinson counties.  
*'''1822''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Claiborne (births and deaths), Copiah (totals), and Wilkinson and counties.  
*'''1822''' State census.</ref> Claiborne (births and deaths), Copiah (totals), and Wilkinson and counties.  
*'''1820''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Amite, Franklin, Marion, Pike, Wayne,<ref name="StriWayne" /> and Wilkinson counties.  
*'''1820''' State census.</ref> Amite, Franklin, Marion, Pike, Wayne,<ref name="StriWayne" /> and Wilkinson counties.  
*'''1818''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Adams County.  
*'''1818''' State census.</ref> Adams County.  
*'''1816''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Adams,<ref name="GillisEarly">Norman E. Gillis, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/959578 Early Inhabitants of Natchez District]'' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana : N. Gillis, c1963) [[{{GillisEIND}}]].</ref><ref>"Adams County, Mississippi, Census, 1816," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ37}}]] 37 (1949): 95-99 +.</ref> Amite,<ref name="GillisEarly" /><ref>Mrs. Jerome A. Esker, "Census of 1816, Amite County, Mississippi Territory," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ33}}]] 33 (1945): 104-106.</ref> Baldwin (territorial county), Claiborne,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Clarke (territorial county), Franklin,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Greene,<ref name="StrickGreene" /> Jefferson,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Marion,<ref>Ernest Russ Williams Jr., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13758613 Records of Marion County, Mississippi]'' (Bogalusa, La. : [s.n.], 1962-1965) [[{{WilliMario16}}]]. Includes 1816 census.</ref> Monroe (territorial county), Pike, Warren,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Wayne,<ref name="StriWayne" /> Wilkinson,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> and Winston counties.  
*'''1816''' Territorial census.</ref> Adams,<ref name="GillisEarly">Norman E. Gillis, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/959578 Early Inhabitants of Natchez District]'' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana : N. Gillis, c1963) [[{{GillisEIND}}]].</ref><ref>"Adams County, Mississippi, Census, 1816," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ37}}]] 37 (1949): 95-99 +.</ref> Amite,<ref name="GillisEarly" /><ref>Mrs. Jerome A. Esker, "Census of 1816, Amite County, Mississippi Territory," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ33}}]] 33 (1945): 104-106.</ref> Baldwin (territorial county), Claiborne,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Clarke (territorial county), Franklin,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Greene,<ref name="StrickGreene" /> Jefferson,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Marion,<ref>Ernest Russ Williams Jr., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13758613 Records of Marion County, Mississippi]'' (Bogalusa, La. : [s.n.], 1962-1965) [[{{WilliMario16}}]]. Includes 1816 census.</ref> Monroe (territorial county), Pike, Warren,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Wayne,<ref name="StriWayne" /> Wilkinson,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> and Winston counties.  
*'''1813''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Wilkinson County.  
*'''1813''' Territorial census.</ref> Wilkinson County.  
*'''1811''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1811 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.  
*'''1811''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1811 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.  
*'''1810''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Adams,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Amite,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Baldwin (territorial county), Claiborne,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Franklin,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Jefferson,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Warren,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Washington (territorial county), and Wilkinson<ref name="GillisEarly" /> counties. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1810 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.  
*'''1810''' Territorial census.</ref> Adams,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Amite,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Baldwin (territorial county), Claiborne,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Franklin,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Jefferson,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Warren,<ref name="GillisEarly" /> Washington (territorial county), and Wilkinson<ref name="GillisEarly" /> counties. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1810 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.  
*'''1809''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1809 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.  
*'''1809''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1809 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.  
*'''1808''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Jefferson, and Washington counties.  
*'''1808''' Territorial census.</ref> Jefferson, and Washington counties.  
*'''1805''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Jefferson, and Wilkinson counties.  
*'''1805''' Territorial census.</ref> Jefferson, and Wilkinson counties.  
*'''1801''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1801 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.  
*'''1801''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1801 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.  
*'''1792''' Colonial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Natchez District<ref name="GillisEarly" /> (now Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren and Wilkinson counties)  
*'''1792''' Colonial census.</ref> Natchez District<ref name="GillisEarly" /> (now Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren and Wilkinson counties)  
*'''1788''' Colonial census.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Roscoe">Roscoe R. Hill, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/414130 Descriptive catalogue of the documents relating to the history of the United States in the Papeles procedentes de Cuba deposited in the Archivo general de Indias at Seville]'', Carnegie Institution of Washington. Publication no. 234. Papers of the Dept. of Historical Research (Washington, D.C., Carnegie institution of Washington, 1916). Describes Spanish colonial censuses of 1784, 1787, and 1788 as cited in Lainhart, 72.</ref>  
*'''1788''' Colonial census.</ref><ref name="Roscoe">Roscoe R. Hill, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/414130 Descriptive catalogue of the documents relating to the history of the United States in the Papeles procedentes de Cuba deposited in the Archivo general de Indias at Seville]'', Carnegie Institution of Washington. Publication no. 234. Papers of the Dept. of Historical Research (Washington, D.C., Carnegie institution of Washington, 1916). Describes Spanish colonial censuses of 1784, 1787, and 1788 as cited in Lainhart, 72.</ref>  
*'''1787''' Colonial census.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Roscoe" />  
*'''1787''' Colonial census.</ref><ref name="Roscoe" />  
*'''1784''' Colonial census.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Roscoe" />  
*'''1784''' Colonial census.</ref><ref name="Roscoe" />  
*'''1723''' Colonial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Natchez.<ref>Winston DeVille, "Natchez 1723 Census," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ}}]] 59 (1971): 94-95.</ref>
*'''1723''' Colonial census.</ref> Natchez.<ref>Winston DeVille, "Natchez 1723 Census," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ}}]] 59 (1971): 94-95.</ref>


Most of the original state, territorial, and colonial censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.<ref name="Lainh" />  
Most of the original state, territorial, and colonial censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.</ref>  


=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===

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  • If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
  • Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
  • Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
  • On the family group record show each person's census listings.
  • Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.


Online Mississippi indexes and images[edit | edit source]

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Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
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Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
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1920 T625 and Soundex M1570 1880 T9 and Soundex T757 1850 M432
 

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Mississippi, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Mississippi

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Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

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Mortality schedule for 1850,1860,1870,1880


  • 1850-1880--Mortality schedules are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Mississippi, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

Censuses were taken in Mississippi 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.

Some of these censuses have been indexed and can be searched:
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  • 1866 State census.[2] Bolivar, Claiborne, Holmes, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, Simpson, Smith, and Wayne[3] counties.
  • 1860 State census.</ref> Choctaw County.
  • 1853 State census.</ref> Adams (excluding Natchez), Amite, Clarke, Copiah, Greene,[4] Hancock, Itawamba, Jefferson, Jones,[5] Lauderdale, Noxubee, Panola, Perry,[6] Rankin, and Wayne[3] counties.
  • 1850 State census.</ref> Hinds County.
  • 1845 State census.</ref> Amite, Neshoba, Newton,[7] Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Perry,[6] Pike, Pontotoc, Rankin, Scott, Simpson (totals), Smith, Sunflower,[8] Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Wayne,[3] Wilkinson, Winston (totals), Yalobusha, and Yazooo (totals) counties.
  • 1841 State census.</ref> Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Chickasaw, Clarke (totals), Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto (totals), Franklin, Greene (totals), Hinds (totals), Itawamba, Jackson (totals), Jefferson (totals), Jones,[5] Kemper (totals), Lauderdale (totals), Lawrence, Leake, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Neshoba, Noxubee (totals), Oktibbeha, Panola, Perry (totals), Pike (totals), Scott, Simpson, Smith, Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo (totals), Tunica,[9] Washington, Wayne,[3] and Yazooo counties.
  • 1840 State census.</ref> Choctaw (totals) County.
  • 1837 State census.</ref> Chickasaw, Choctaw, Itawamba, Jones,[5][10] Kemper,[11] Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Panola,[12] Pontotoc,[13] Simpson, Tishomingo,[14] and Winston counties.
  • 1833 State census.</ref> Amite (totals), and Franklin counties.
  • 1830 State census.</ref> Adams (Natchez only), Amite (totals), Hancock, and Lawrence counties.
  • 1825 State census.</ref> Claiborne (totals), Copiah (totals), Greene (totals), Hancock (totals), Hinds (totals), Jackson, Jefferson (totals), Lawrence (totals), Marion (totals), Perry (totals), Pike (totals), Simpson (totals), Warren (totals), Wilkinson, and Yazooo (totals) counties.
  • 1824 State census.</ref> Amite (totals), Copiah, Hinds, Lawrence, Simpson (births and deaths), and Yazooo (totals) counties.
  • 1823 State census.</ref> Adams (births and deaths), Bainbridge (now Covington), Claiborne (births and deaths), Covington, Hancock, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, and Wilkinson counties.
  • 1822 State census.</ref> Claiborne (births and deaths), Copiah (totals), and Wilkinson and counties.
  • 1820 State census.</ref> Amite, Franklin, Marion, Pike, Wayne,[3] and Wilkinson counties.
  • 1818 State census.</ref> Adams County.
  • 1816 Territorial census.</ref> Adams,[15][16] Amite,[15][17] Baldwin (territorial county), Claiborne,[15] Clarke (territorial county), Franklin,[15] Greene,[4] Jefferson,[15] Marion,[18] Monroe (territorial county), Pike, Warren,[15] Wayne,[3] Wilkinson,[15] and Winston counties.
  • 1813 Territorial census.</ref> Wilkinson County.
  • 1811 Territorial census. Available online: 1811 Territory Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
  • 1810 Territorial census.</ref> Adams,[15] Amite,[15] Baldwin (territorial county), Claiborne,[15] Franklin,[15] Jefferson,[15] Warren,[15] Washington (territorial county), and Wilkinson[15] counties. Available online: 1810 Territory Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
  • 1809 Territorial census. Available online: 1809 Territory Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
  • 1808 Territorial census.</ref> Jefferson, and Washington counties.
  • 1805 Territorial census.</ref> Jefferson, and Wilkinson counties.
  • 1801 Territorial census. Available online: 1801 Territory Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
  • 1792 Colonial census.</ref> Natchez District[15] (now Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren and Wilkinson counties)
  • 1788 Colonial census.</ref>[19]
  • 1787 Colonial census.</ref>[19]
  • 1784 Colonial census.</ref>[19]
  • 1723 Colonial census.</ref> Natchez.[20]

Most of the original state, territorial, and colonial censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.</ref>

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Mississippi censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
  2. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 70-73.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Jean Strickland, Records of Wayne County, Mississippi : state census 1816, 1820, 1841, 1845, 1853, 1866 (Milton, FL (72 Simpson Lane, Milton 32570) : J. Strickland, 1981) as cited in Lainhart, 73.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, Records of Greene County, Mississippi ( Moss Point, Mississippi : [s.n.], c1980- ) [[Template:StriGree]], 1:11-17 includes 1816; 3:83-90 includes 1853.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, Records of Jones County, Mississippi : 1827-1841 tax rolls, 1837, 1841, 1853 state census (Moss Point, Mississippi : [s.n.], c1983) [[Template:StriJonesMS]].
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, Records of Perry County, Mississippi (Milton, Fla. : Strickland, 1979-) [[Template:StriPerry53]].
  7. ↑ "Newton County, Mississippi - 1845 State Census Record," Mississippi Genealogical Exchange [[Template:MissGeneExch]] 26 (1980):2-7.
  8. ↑ "Sunflower County, Mississippi - 1845 State Census Record," Mississippi Genealogical Exchange [[Template:MissGeneExch]] 24 (1978):81-82.
  9. ↑ "1841 State Census - Tunica County, Mississippi," Mississippi Genealogical Exchange [[Template:MissGeneExch]] 16 (1970):11-12.
  10. ↑ "Jones County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," Mississippi Genealogical Exchange [[Template:MissGeneExch]] 16 (1970):39-42 +.
  11. ↑ "Kemper County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," Mississippi Genealogical Exchange [[Template:MissGeneExch]] 18 (1972):31-36 +.
  12. ↑ "Panola County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," Mississippi Genealogical Exchange [[Template:MissGeneExch]] 19 (1973):11-12 +.
  13. ↑ "Pontotoc County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," Mississippi Genealogical Exchange [[Template:MissGeneExch]] 25 (1979):29-31.
  14. ↑ "Tishomingo County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," Mississippi Genealogical Exchange [[Template:MissGeneExch]] 17 (1971):11-14 +.
  15. ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 Norman E. Gillis, Early Inhabitants of Natchez District (Baton Rouge, Louisiana : N. Gillis, c1963) [[Template:GillisEIND]].
  16. ↑ "Adams County, Mississippi, Census, 1816," National Genealogical Society Quarterly [[Template:NGSQ37]] 37 (1949): 95-99 +.
  17. ↑ Mrs. Jerome A. Esker, "Census of 1816, Amite County, Mississippi Territory," National Genealogical Society Quarterly [[Template:NGSQ33]] 33 (1945): 104-106.
  18. ↑ Ernest Russ Williams Jr., Records of Marion County, Mississippi (Bogalusa, La. : [s.n.], 1962-1965) [[Template:WilliMario16]]. Includes 1816 census.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Roscoe R. Hill, Descriptive catalogue of the documents relating to the history of the United States in the Papeles procedentes de Cuba deposited in the Archivo general de Indias at Seville, Carnegie Institution of Washington. Publication no. 234. Papers of the Dept. of Historical Research (Washington, D.C., Carnegie institution of Washington, 1916). Describes Spanish colonial censuses of 1784, 1787, and 1788 as cited in Lainhart, 72.
  20. ↑ Winston DeVille, "Natchez 1723 Census," National Genealogical Society Quarterly [[Template:NGSQ]] 59 (1971): 94-95.
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