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U.S. Census Topics

Non-Population Schedules

Other Types of Censuses

Substitute Records

Other records that show where people lived are:

Directories
Maps (especially plat and insurance maps)
Taxation
Voting Registers

United States > Census

Key U.S. Census Internet Links

Record Search free indexes & images 1850-1920
U.S. Census Online Internet links
Ancestry.com ($) indexes & images 1790-1930
HeritageQuest ($) images 1790-1930 + a few indexes
Footnote.com ($) index & images 1860 and 1930
U.S. Surname Distribution for years 1850, 1880, 1920 and 1990

Value of Censuses[edit | edit source]

A census is a count and description of the population of a country, state, county, or city. Census lists are also called “schedules." In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to:

Follow the family over time .
Determine family relationships.
Show clues for finding other records.

For details see United States Federal Census .

1940 Census[edit | edit source]

The National Archives will be releasing the 1940 census digitally. Official information and announcements are continually placed on the 1940 census page. It includes several training videos. Steve Morse and his colleagues continue to add information about the 1940 census to his site.

Contents of Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Years
1790	1820	1850	1880	1910
1800	1830	1860	1890	1920
1810	1840	1870	1900	1930

Blank forms for the US Census

Census Records of Each State[edit | edit source]

Censuses in U.S. Territories[edit | edit source]

Key Reference Sources[edit | edit source]

William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1987) [FHL book 973 X2th]. Shows county boundary changes in each state from 1790 to 1920, and which census areas were lost or still exist.
William Dollarhide, The Census Book: a Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes: with Master Extraction Forms for Federal Census Schedules, 1790-1930. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999)[FHL book 973 X27d]. An online edition is at HeritageQuestOnline. Discusses indexes, regular, and non-population schedules.
G. David Dilts, "Censuses and Tax Lists" in Kory L. Meyerink, ed., Printed Sources: a Guide to Published Genealogical Records (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998), 300-52. Strategies for finding elusive ancestors, and history of indexing.

Things you can do[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

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 | <center>'''Key U.S. Census Internet Links'''</center>
 *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections;r=0 Record Search] free indexes &amp; images 1850-1920
 *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Census_Online U.S. Census Online] Internet links
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 For details see [[United States Federal Census|United States Federal Census]] [[Image:United States flag.png|border|26px]].
+== 1940 Census ==
+The National Archives will be releasing the 1940 census digitally. Official information and announcements are continually placed on the [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/ 1940 census page]. It includes several training videos. Steve Morse and his colleagues continue to add information about the 1940 census to his [http://stevemorse.org/census/intro.html site].
 == Contents of Federal Censuses  ==
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 <center>[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/freecensusforms.htm Blank forms for the US Census]</center>
 == Census Records of Each State  ==
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