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=== Federal Censuses === | == Availability == | ||
== Historical Background == | |||
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== State Censuses == | |||
== Territorial Censuses == | |||
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==== Federal Censuses ==== | |||
'''Population Schedules.''' Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline] provides more detailed information about these records. Many of the Federal Censuses have been indexed and are [[United States Census Online|online]]. | '''Population Schedules.''' Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline] provides more detailed information about these records. Many of the Federal Censuses have been indexed and are [[United States Census Online|online]]. | ||
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There are no colonial censuses for Pennsylvania. See [[Pennsylvania Taxation|Pennsylvania Taxation]] for census-like lists of early residents. | There are no colonial censuses for Pennsylvania. See [[Pennsylvania Taxation|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 (see [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries]]), pp. 99-100, has a list of the available censuses and the information they contain. See [[Pennsylvania Minorities|Pennsylvania Minorities]] for more information about these censuses.<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | 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 (see [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries]]), pp. 99-100, has a list of the available censuses and the information they contain. See [[Pennsylvania Minorities|Pennsylvania Minorities]] for more information about these censuses.<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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[[Category:Pennsylvania]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania]] | ||