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''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[California|California]]  >  [[California_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[California|California]]  >  [[California Census|Census]]''  


=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
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| 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]].
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
*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]].


For a list of available and missing California censuses, [[California Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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== Location  ==
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[California Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].


'''1850-1930--'''The National Archives''', '''the California State Library and the Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for the state of California.
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'''1890--'''Census has been destroyed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
=== Online California indexes and images  ===


'''United States Censuses 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes and images to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880 (index only)], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census, and except for 1880 and 1920, are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
{{Census Online California}}


'''1940 to 2000--'''Can be obtained by heirs or legal representatives&nbsp;for named persons. There is a legal charge mandated fees for this service. More recent census records for deceased family members are available to direct line only. Transcript form B.C.600 can be obtained from:
=== Federal population schedules  ===


:Personal Census Search Unit
==== Microfilm images  ====
:US Census Bureau
:PO Box 1545
:Jeffersonville, IN, 47131
:


== Historical Background  ==
*


'''1821--'''Spain granted Mexico its independence.&nbsp; California was included with Mexico.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


'''1848--'''Mexico ceded California to the United States.
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of California, [[California Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]


'''1850--'''California became a state.
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===


== Indexes ==
==== Online indexes and images ====


'''United States Census Indexes 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search.  
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| '''1850'''
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California Census years 1850, 1860, and 1870 have been indexed. They are available at the Californina State Library and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
==== Microfilm images  ====


Statewide indexes are available in book format for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses.
*


'''&nbsp;1850''' census is not complete. Several counties are missing.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


== Special Censuses  ==
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of California, [[California Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].


==== Mortality Schedules ====
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses ===


'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules for the censuses are at the California State Library. A published index to the 1850 schedule is available at the Family History Library.&nbsp; Those schedules included inquiries about people who died during the 12 months shortly after the&nbsp;federal census was taken&nbsp;  
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="1"
|+ '''California'''
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| '''1852''' State<ref name="Lain" />
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1844''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[FHL book 973 X2Lai], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 42 (1960).</ref>
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| '''1837''' Santa Barbara<ref name="Nort" />
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1836''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[FHL book 973 X2Lai], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 18 (1936).</ref>, Monterey<ref name="Cath">Catholic Church, Monterey (California), "Extracts of Monterey municipal censuses, 1804-1836" Microfilm of photocopy of original typescript. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 197-.)[FHL Film 944282 Item 12].</ref>
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| '''1834''' Santa Barbara<ref>Ancestry.com, "California Census, 1790-1890" at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3535 (accessed 4 January 2010).</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1816''' Los Angeles<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[FHL book 973 X2Lai], 21-26, citing the ''Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 43 (1961).</ref>
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| '''1808 '''Monterey<ref name="Cath" />
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1804''' Monterey<ref name="Cath" />
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| '''1798''' San Antonio, and Soledad<ref name="Lain">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[FHL book 973 X2Lai], 21-26.</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1797-1798''' San Luis Obispo<ref name="Lain" />
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| '''1796''' San Carlos<ref name="Lain" />
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1790''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara<ref name="Nort">Mrs. Joseph M. Northrop, ''California Collection'' (Typescript, Los Angeles, Calif.: Northrop, 1958)[FHL Book 979.4 D4n; Film 1421704 item 12].</ref><ref>"1790 Padron (census) of California" (Typescript [photocopy], copied from Las Familias de California section in ''Southern California Historical Society Quarterly''.)[FHL Book 979.4 A1 no. 67; Film 1036747 Item 6].</ref>
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| '''1788''' Los Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Villa Branciforte<ref name="Lain" />
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*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
*The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of '''1852''' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=189335&disp=California+state+census%2C+1852%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 909229-34]). This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.


The mortality schedule is an alphabetical list of people who died in the twelve months proceeding the federal census. The Mortality schedules include the name, gender, age, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. The schedules could give race as well.  
*Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=979.4+B2s book 979.4 B2s]). Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of '''1790, 1836, and 1844'''. The original records are scattered among various archives. The Family History Library has copies on microfilm.


== State Censuses  ==
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
California has some industral and Agriculture schedules for the years 1850,1860, 1870 and 1880. The information in those schedules show name name of the land owner or manager, the acres of land, the present cash value, the number and value of live stock&nbsp;and crops.
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
Colonial and State
 
Pre-statehood lists (called padrons) of Spanish, Mexican, and Indian residents have been published in The Quarterly (Historical Society of Southern California), Volumes 15, 18, 41-43, 54 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=979.4+B2s book 979.4 B2s]). Especially helpful are the Los Angeles censuses of 1790, 1836, and 1844. The original records are scattered among various archives. The Family History Library has copies on microfilm.
 
The California State Library and the Family History Library have copies of a state census of 1852 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=189335&disp=California+state+census%2C+1852%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 909229-34]). This census gives information on the entire household, including an individual's state or country of birth and last residence.
 
The California State Archives also has some censuses for California cities covering the period 1897 to 1938. These generally contain only the names and addresses of the persons enumerated, although some records give more information. The Family History Library has copies of several of these censuses through 1910, including:
 
Los Angeles and San Jose (1897) <br>San Diego (1899) <br>Oakland (1902) <br>
 
== Web Sites ==
 
[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections;r=0 FamilySearch Record Search] has free indexes and images for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1900; but indexes only for 1880, and 1920.
 
Ancestry:($)&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com<br>]
 
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
Census Finder:&nbsp; [http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htm]
 
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/california.htm]
 
Distant Cousin:&nbsp; [http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/ http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Census/CA/] <br>


Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/ca/census.htm http://dir.genealogytoday.com/ca/census.htm]
For a list of available and missing California censuses, [[California Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>


National Archives: [http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/]
=== Why use a census?  ===


California States archives and Libraries: [http://statearchives.us/california.htm http://statearchives.us/california.htm]
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.  


California Historical Society: [http://www.californiahistory.org/ http://www.californiahistory.org/]
=== More about censuses  ===


US Census internet site: [http://www.census.gov http://www.census.gov]
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  


Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]  
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


== Sources  ==
=== Sources and footnotes ===


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