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== Historical Background  ==
== Historical Background  ==


== Indexes  ==
'''1790-1930 Online Index--'''All federal census records for Maine are indexed online at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com].
The following indexes are available at the Family History library:
'''1790-1850 Indexes--'''The Family History Library has statewide indexes for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses in book and microfiche format.


'''1850-1870 Indexes--'''The library also has a partial index of some counties and some towns for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses.


== Indexes ==
*Maine Census Indexes, 1850-1870. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953. (FHL films 009734-8.) Sorted alphabetically by town, then census year. Lists head of household and page number in census.
 
'''1880, 1900, 1920 Indexes--'''Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.
 
'''1910--'''The 1910 Federal census for Maine is indexed online at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com].
 
'''Town Indexes--'''Town indexes can sometimes help you find names overlooked in statewide indexes. A few town indexes are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CENSUS.


== Special Censuses  ==
== Special Censuses  ==


==== Veterans’ Censuses ====
==== Veterans’ Censuses ====


'''1840 Federal Census--'''A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is:
'''1840 Federal Census--'''A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is:  


*A General Index to A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1965. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1965 index; fiche 6046771; film 899835.) The census of pensioners is published in:
*A General Index to A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1965. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1965 index; fiche 6046771; film 899835.) The census of pensioners is published in:  
*A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321.)State Censuses
*A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321.)State Censuses


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*United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (FHL films for Maine 338165-6.)
*United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (FHL films for Maine 338165-6.)


== State Censuses ==
== State Censuses ==


'''1837 State Census--'''A state census was taken in 1837, but only the schedules for Portland, Bangor, Eliot, and unincorporated areas still exist. The census names the head of each household and lists the ages of other persons in the household. This census is not at the Family History Library. The schedules for Portland, Bangor, and unincorporated areas are at the [http://maine.gov/sos/arc/ Maine State Archives]. The [http://www.mainehistory.org/ Maine Historical Society] has the Eliot section. This census is also known as the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meandrhs/history/usdebt/census/maine/1837.html Maine Special 1837 Census] and it is online.  
'''1837 State Census--'''A state census was taken in 1837, but only the schedules for Portland, Bangor, Eliot, and unincorporated areas still exist. The census names the head of each household and lists the ages of other persons in the household. This census is not at the Family History Library. The schedules for Portland, Bangor, and unincorporated areas are at the [http://maine.gov/sos/arc/ Maine State Archives]. The [http://www.mainehistory.org/ Maine Historical Society] has the Eliot section. This census is also known as the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meandrhs/history/usdebt/census/maine/1837.html Maine Special 1837 Census] and it is online.  
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== Territorial Censuses  ==
== Territorial Censuses  ==


Maine does not have a territorial census.
Maine does not have a territorial census.  


== Web Sites  ==
== Web Sites  ==
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Images for each of the federal censuses up to 1930 are available online. To find out more, go to [[United States Census Online|United States Census Online]]  
Images for each of the federal censuses up to 1930 are available online. To find out more, go to [[United States Census Online|United States Census Online]]  


The Family History Library has microfilms of the U.S. federal censuses of Maine for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 with the following exceptions:


*Some of York county for 1800.
*Half of Oxford county for 1810.
*Some of Washington county for 1820.


The 1890 census was destroyed, but the 1890 Union veterans schedule and index are available at the National Archives and the Family History Library.


'''Veterans Schedules.''''''State Indexes'''. The Family History Library has statewide indexes for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses in book and microfiche format. The library also has a partial index of some counties and some towns for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses. The 1910 Federal census for Maine is not indexed. For indexes to the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses, see the following:


''Maine Census Indexes, 1850-1870''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953. (FHL films 009734-8.) Sorted alphabetically by town, then census year. Lists head of household and page number in census.


'''Town Indexes.''' Town indexes can sometimes help you find names overlooked in statewide indexes. A few town indexes are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CENSUS.


When indexes are not available or do not include a person's name, you can still look for the person in the census. If the person lived in a large city, first search a city directory of the year the census was taken in order to find the person's address (see the "[[Maine Directories|Directories]]" section of this outline). Then look for the address on the original census schedules.  
When indexes are not available or do not include a person's name, you can still look for the person in the census. If the person lived in a large city, first search a city directory of the year the census was taken in order to find the person's address (see the "[[Maine Directories|Directories]]" section of this outline). Then look for the address on the original census schedules.  
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