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''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[United States Census|U.S. Census&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[West Virginia|West Virginia]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[West_Virginia_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] &nbsp;[[United States Census|U.S. Census&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] &nbsp;[[West Virginia|West Virginia]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] &nbsp;[[West_Virginia_Census|Census]]''  


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| width="44%" | __TOC__  
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>  
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.  
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*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].


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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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==== Microfilm images  ====
==== Microfilm images  ====


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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''  
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West Virginia became a state in 1863. Census records prior to 1863 can be found in Virginia, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Virginia_Census click here]  
West Virginia became a state in 1863. Census records prior to 1863 can be found in Virginia, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Virginia_Census click here]  


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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''  
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==== Online indexes and images  ====
==== Online indexes and images  ====


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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for West Virginia'''</font>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for West Virginia'''</font>
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="40%" align="center" | '''Type'''  
| align="center" width="40%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1890'''  
| '''1890'''  
| width="20%" | Veterans  
| width="20%" | Veterans  
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1610551 Link]
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| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | -  
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| '''1880'''  
| '''1880'''  
| width="20%" | Mortality  
| width="20%" | Mortality  
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
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| '''1870'''  
| '''1870'''  
| Mortality  
| Mortality  
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link]
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| '''1860'''  
| '''1860'''  
| Mortality (part of Virginia)  
| Mortality (part of Virginia)  
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link]
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| '''1850'''  
| '''1850'''  
| Slave owner (part of Virginia)  
| Slave owner (part of Virginia)  
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]  
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]  
| align="center" | -  
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| '''1850'''  
| '''1850'''  
| Mortality (part of Virginia)  
| Mortality (part of Virginia)  
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]  
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]  
| align="center" | -  
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| '''1840'''  
| '''1840'''  
| Pensioners (part of Virginia)  
| Pensioners (part of Virginia)  
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1786457 Link]
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]  
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]  
| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]  
| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]  
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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===


For a list of available and missing West Virginia censuses, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
For a list of available and missing West Virginia censuses, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>  


=== Why use a census?  ===
=== Why use a census?  ===
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{{reflist}}  
{{reflist}}  


{{Place|West Virginia}} {{USCensus}} {{West Virginia-stub}} {{West Virginia|West Virginia}}  
{{Place|West Virginia}} {{USCensus}} {{West Virginia-stub}} {{West Virginia|West Virginia}} {{West Virginia|West Virginia}}  
{{West Virginia|West Virginia}}  
 
[[Category:West_Virginia|Census]]
[[Category:West_Virginia|Census]]
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