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[[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] > [[Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] > [[Wisconsin Census]]'' | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
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Many census records are found at the Family History Library, the Wisconsin Historical Society, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. | Many census records are found at the Family History Library, the Wisconsin Historical Society, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. | ||
== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
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'''1818-1836 '''- Michigan Territory (18 April 1818 to 20 April 1836). The first two counties (Brown and Crawford) in what would become Wisconsin were organized on 26 October 1818. | '''1818-1836 '''- Michigan Territory (18 April 1818 to 20 April 1836). The first two counties (Brown and Crawford) in what would become Wisconsin were organized on 26 October 1818. | ||
'''1836-1848 '''- Wisconsin Territory (20 April 1836-29 May 1848). The territory included lands west of the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Much of this western portion was later transferred to Iowa T<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1216647411469_603" | '''1836-1848 '''- Wisconsin Territory (20 April 1836-29 May 1848). The territory included lands west of the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Much of this western portion was later transferred to Iowa T<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1216647411469_603" />erritory, created 4 July 1838. | ||
'''1848 -''' Wisconsin became a state on 29 May 1848. | '''1848 -''' Wisconsin became a state on 29 May 1848. | ||
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Mortality Schedules, which recorded deaths during the year preceding the census exist for '''1850, 1860, 1870''', and '''1880.''' The schedules are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The Family History Library has an index, in book form, to the 1850 mortality schedule (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=548325&disp=Wisconsin+1850+mortality%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.5 X2jm 1850]), and a copy of the 1880 mortality schedule on microfilm (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176498&disp=Schedule+of+persons+who+died+during+the+++ 1032684 item 3]–[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176498&disp=Schedule+of+persons+who+died+during+the+++ 1032686]). | Mortality Schedules, which recorded deaths during the year preceding the census exist for '''1850, 1860, 1870''', and '''1880.''' The schedules are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The Family History Library has an index, in book form, to the 1850 mortality schedule (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=548325&disp=Wisconsin+1850+mortality%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.5 X2jm 1850]), and a copy of the 1880 mortality schedule on microfilm (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176498&disp=Schedule+of+persons+who+died+during+the+++ 1032684 item 3]–[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176498&disp=Schedule+of+persons+who+died+during+the+++ 1032686]). | ||
[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880] | [http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880] | ||
==== Native American ==== | ==== Native American ==== | ||
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*Index - Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46778&disp=Wisconsin+1842+census+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.5 X22j 1842] | *Index - Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46778&disp=Wisconsin+1842+census+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.5 X22j 1842] | ||
'''1847 Wisconsin Territorial Census'''<br> | '''1847 Wisconsin Territorial Census'''<br> | ||
== State Census == | == State Census == | ||
'''1855 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | '''1855 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | ||
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443825;t=browsable;w= 1855 Enumeration Schedules] - FamilySearch Record Search<br> | *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443825;t=browsable;w= 1855 Enumeration Schedules] - FamilySearch Record Search<br> | ||
*Index - Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=490656&disp=Wisconsin+1855+census+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.5 X22w 1855] | *Index - Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=490656&disp=Wisconsin+1855+census+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.5 X22w 1855] | ||
'''1865 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | '''1865 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | ||
'''1875 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | '''1875 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | ||
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443778;t=browsable;w= 1875 Enumeration Schedules] - FamilySearch Record Search<br> | *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443778;t=browsable;w= 1875 Enumeration Schedules] - FamilySearch Record Search<br> | ||
'''1885 Wisconsin State Census '''<br> | '''1885 Wisconsin State Census '''<br> | ||
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1443713;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch Record Search] Browse unindexed images. Identifies by name of head of household. Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.<br> | *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1443713;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch Record Search] Browse unindexed images. Identifies by name of head of household. Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.<br> | ||
'''1895 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | '''1895 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | ||
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443712;t=browsable;w= 1895 Enumeration Schedules] - FamilySearch Record Search<br> | *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443712;t=browsable;w= 1895 Enumeration Schedules] - FamilySearch Record Search<br> | ||
'''1905 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | '''1905 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | ||
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443899;t=browsable;w= 1905 Enumeration Schedules] - FamilySearch Record Search<br> | *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443899;t=browsable;w= 1905 Enumeration Schedules] - FamilySearch Record Search<br> | ||
*Index - Family History Library (Family History Library films begining with film 1020439.) For the 1905 census, there are every-name indexes. The indexes cite page numbers. The 1905 census is the only state census of Wisconsin which lists entire families and households by name. | *Index - Family History Library (Family History Library films begining with film 1020439.) For the 1905 census, there are every-name indexes. The indexes cite page numbers. The 1905 census is the only state census of Wisconsin which lists entire families and households by name. | ||
'''Wisconsin Census of Civil War Veterans'''<br> | '''Wisconsin Census of Civil War Veterans'''<br> | ||
'''1885 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | '''1885 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | ||
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443713;t=browsable;w= 1885 Enumeration Schedules of Soldiers and Sailors] - Family Search Record Search. See the Soldiers and Sailors schedules under each county. For microfilm see Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176742&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1885++ films 1032695–704]. | *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;c=1443713;t=browsable;w= 1885 Enumeration Schedules of Soldiers and Sailors] - Family Search Record Search. See the Soldiers and Sailors schedules under each county. For microfilm see Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176742&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1885++ films 1032695–704]. | ||
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*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1617 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1895: Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 20, 1895]. A published document based on information from the census schedules.<br> | *[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1617 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1895: Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 20, 1895]. A published document based on information from the census schedules.<br> | ||
'''1905 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | '''1905 Wisconsin State Census'''<br> | ||
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1618 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1905 : Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1905]. A published document based on information from the census schedules.<br> | *[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1618 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1905 : Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1905]. A published document based on information from the census schedules.<br> | ||
The existing records of Wisconsin Territorial and state censuses are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society, and microfilm copies of most of them are at the Family History Library. | The existing records of Wisconsin Territorial and state censuses are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society, and microfilm copies of most of them are at the Family History Library. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Newberry Library. [http://www.newberry.org/ahcbp/images/samp-cens-tb.pdf ''Territorial, State, and Federal Censuses in Michigan''].<br> | Newberry Library. [http://www.newberry.org/ahcbp/images/samp-cens-tb.pdf ''Territorial, State, and Federal Censuses in Michigan''].<br> | ||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Wisconsin.ASP Wisconsin Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Wisconsin.ASP Wisconsin Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||