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The '''Minnesota Historical Society '''has an '''every-name card index '''to the '''1870 '''federal census that is different from the printed version. The index is on microfilm and is available through interlibrary loan. A few printed county or area indexes exist for some of the state censuses.  
The '''Minnesota Historical Society '''has an '''every-name card index '''to the '''1870 '''federal census that is different from the printed version. The index is on microfilm and is available through interlibrary loan. A few printed county or area indexes exist for some of the state censuses.  


'''1880,1900, 1920 '''Indexes-- Soundex (phonetic) are available for part of the '''1880''' census and all of the '''1900 and 1920 '''censuses.  
'''1880,1900, 1920'''--Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the '''1880''' census and all of the '''1900 and 1920 '''censuses.  


There is no statewide index to the '''1910''' census of Minnesota.  
There is no statewide index to the '''1910''' census of Minnesota.  
'''County-wide indexes '''to federal censuses often contain the names of every person in the household, and may also include heads of households who were overlooked or whose names were misspelled in statewide indexes. County-wide indexes are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under:
MINNESOTA, [COUNTY]– CENSUS – [YEAR]
When '''indexes are not available '''or '''a name is omitted '''from an index you can still look for the name in the census. To find a person who lived in a large city, it helps to first find his or her address in the city directory for the same year as the census. (See the "[[Minnesota Directories|Directories]]" section of this outline). Then look for that address on the original census schedules.


The following reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:  
The following reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:  
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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. (FHL book 973 D27kc; fiche 6010059-60.) Contains street maps for Duluth, Minneapolis, and St. Paul.
*Kirkham, E. Kay. ''A Handy Guide to Record- Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States''. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. (FHL book 973 D27kc; fiche 6010059-60.) Contains street maps for Duluth, Minneapolis, and St. Paul.


Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.   
 


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