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=== '''Austrian Census'''  ===
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The first census&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Austrian Empire was taken&nbsp;in 1754 under Maria Theresia, because of resistance by the nobility and clergy &nbsp;the next census was not&nbsp;taken in the Austrian Empire (without Hungary) until&nbsp;1869, 1880, 1890, 1900&nbsp;and the last census in&nbsp;1910.&nbsp; One can find&nbsp;there statistical information about number of inhabitants and houses per village/town -- but NO NAMES of individuals. <br>During the First Republic a census was taken in 1923 and 1934.&nbsp; While annexed to Germany a census was taken in 1939.&nbsp; Since 1945 (Second Republic) a census&nbsp;has been&nbsp;taken every 10 years beginning in 1951.&nbsp;
=== Census records (Volkszählungen) ===
 
Research use:  Provides information that helps establish family relationships and linkage.
 
Record type:  Enumeration of population.
 
Time Period:  1700-present.
 
Content:  Names of family members (and sometimes of servants), ages or birth dates, places of origin and residence, occupation of parents and sometimes of children.
 
Location:  In city and state archives.
 
Population coverage: 10%.  A few local and regional censuses were kept before 1920.  National censuses are much more recent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Austria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>
 
The first census&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Austrian Empire was taken&nbsp;in 1754 under Maria Theresia, because of resistance by the nobility and clergy &nbsp;the next census was not&nbsp;taken in the Austrian Empire (without Hungary) until&nbsp;1869, 1880, 1890, 1900&nbsp;and the last census in&nbsp;1910.&nbsp; One can find&nbsp;there statistical information about number of inhabitants and houses per village/town -- but NO NAMES of individuals. <br>During the First Republic a census was taken in 1923 and 1934.&nbsp; While annexed to Germany a census was taken in 1939.&nbsp; Since 1945 (Second Republic) a census&nbsp;has been&nbsp;taken every 10 years beginning in 1951.
 
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