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== Availablity == | == Availablity == | ||
== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
A census is a count and description of the population of a country, colony, territory, state, county, or city. Census lists are also called schedules. A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate the specific places where your ancestors lived and to identify the time period they lived there. You can also find excellent family information, particularly in more recent censuses. Use the information with caution, however, since the information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. | A census is a count and description of the population of a country, colony, territory, state, county, or city. Census lists are also called schedules. A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate the specific places where your ancestors lived and to identify the time period they lived there. You can also find excellent family information, particularly in more recent censuses. Use the information with caution, however, since the information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. | ||
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'''Population Schedules.''' Federal census records are found at the Minnesota Historical Society, the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census|United States Research Outline provides]] more detailed information on the contents of these records. | '''Population Schedules.''' Federal census records are found at the Minnesota Historical Society, the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census|United States Research Outline provides]] more detailed information on the contents of these records. | ||
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Minnesota has an 1850 federal territorial census, but the first federal census taken for the state of Minnesota was in 1860. The 1890 census was lost for all counties but Rockford. In the microfilmed schedules of the 1900 census, schedules for the White Earth Indian Reservation follow Yellow Medicine County. The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Minnesota for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. The National Archives copy of the 1870 census was destroyed, but another version was reconstructed from duplicates preserved by the state. The Family History Library has copies from both the Minnesota Historical Society (Archives and Manuscripts Collections) and the National Archives. | Minnesota has an 1850 federal territorial census, but the first federal census taken for the state of Minnesota was in 1860. The 1890 census was lost for all counties but Rockford. In the microfilmed schedules of the 1900 census, schedules for the White Earth Indian Reservation follow Yellow Medicine County. The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Minnesota for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. The National Archives copy of the 1870 census was destroyed, but another version was reconstructed from duplicates preserved by the state. The Family History Library has copies from both the Minnesota Historical Society (Archives and Manuscripts Collections) and the National Archives. | ||
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*U.S. Census Rockville Township, Wright County, ''Census Schedules, 1890''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, 1987. (Not at Family History Library.) | *U.S. Census Rockville Township, Wright County, ''Census Schedules, 1890''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, 1987. (Not at Family History Library.) | ||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
Statewide indexes for the census schedules of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 are available in book format. These index the names of the heads of each household. They also include the first person in the household who has a different surname from the head. An 1860 every-name card index on microfilm is: | Statewide indexes for the census schedules of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 are available in book format. These index the names of the heads of each household. They also include the first person in the household who has a different surname from the head. An 1860 every-name card index on microfilm is: | ||
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*Jackson, Ronald Vern, ed. ''Mortality Schedule, Minnesota 1880''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1979. (FHL book 977.6 X2j 1880.) The list is arranged alphabetically and gives the county of residence. | *Jackson, Ronald Vern, ed. ''Mortality Schedule, Minnesota 1880''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1979. (FHL book 977.6 X2j 1880.) The list is arranged alphabetically and gives the county of residence. | ||
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== Special Censuses == | |||
'''Veteran Schedules (1890)'''. A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | '''Veteran Schedules (1890)'''. A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | ||
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*Dilts, Bryan Lee. ''1890 Minnesota Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Index Publishing, 1985. (FHL book 977.6 X22d 1890). | *Dilts, Bryan Lee. ''1890 Minnesota Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Index Publishing, 1985. (FHL book 977.6 X22d 1890). | ||
== State Censues == | == State Censues == | ||
== Territorial Census == | == Territorial Census == | ||
There are early censuses that list inhabitants of the area that became Minnesota. A small portion of what is now Minnesota is included in the Michigan 1820 territorial census. For this census index see: | There are early censuses that list inhabitants of the area that became Minnesota. A small portion of what is now Minnesota is included in the Michigan 1820 territorial census. For this census index see: | ||
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*Buckway, G. Eileen. ''U.S. State and Special Census Register: A Listing of Family History Library Microfilm Numbers''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2be 1992; fiche 6104851–52.) | *Buckway, G. Eileen. ''U.S. State and Special Census Register: A Listing of Family History Library Microfilm Numbers''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2be 1992; fiche 6104851–52.) | ||
== Web Sites == | |||
[http://ancestry.com/ http://ancestry.com] ($) | [http://ancestry.com/ http://ancestry.com] ($) | ||
[http://heritagequest.com/ http://heritagequest.com] | [http://heritagequest.com/ http://heritagequest.com] | ||
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[http://www.census-online.com/links/MN/ http://www.census-online.com/links/MN/] | [http://www.census-online.com/links/MN/ http://www.census-online.com/links/MN/] | ||
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states/minnesota/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states/minnesota/] <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | [http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states/minnesota/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states/minnesota/] <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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[[Category:Minnesota]] | [[Category:Minnesota]] | ||