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=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===


'''1865--'''Name, sex, colored, deaf, dumb, blind, soldier in service on June 1, 1865.  
*'''1905''' State census.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 67-69.</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide">Minnesota Historical Society, Library and Archives Division, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19520323 Genealogical resources of the Minnesota Historical Society : a guide]'' (St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989) [[{{GenResMN}}]], 9-13.</ref>
*'''1895''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GenResMNGuide" /> A partial card index exists at the Minnesota Historical Society for Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, and Big Stone counties.<br>
*'''1885''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1875''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1865''' State census.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GenResMNGuide" /> Missing: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties.
*'''1857''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Some people and places are fictional.<ref>Robert J. Forrest, "Mythical Cities of Southwestern Minnesota," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428652806 Minnesota History: A Quarterly Magazine]'' 14, no. 3 (September 1933): 243–62. [[{{MinnHistQuar}}]].</ref><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1855''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Incomplete.<ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1853''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /> Incomplete.<ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1849''' Territorial census.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GenResMNGuide" /><ref>Minnesota, Legislative Assembly, House of Representatives, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9405021 Journal of the House of Representatives, first session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, 1850]'' Appendices C and D, pages 195-215 as cited in Minnesota Historical Society, 10.</ref>
*'''1838''' Territorial census as part of Wisconsin Territory (Crawford and Clayton counties).<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />
*'''1836''' Territorial census as part of Wisconsin Territory (Crawford and Dubuque counties).<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="GenResMNGuide" />


'''1875--'''Name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth
Most of the original censuses are located at the Minnesota Historical Society. Some of the early territorial censuses have been published in the ''Minnesota Genealogist ''and the ''Minnesota Genealogical Journal''.
 
'''1885--'''Name, age, sex, color,&nbsp;place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane or soldier in Civil War
 
'''1895--'''Name, age, sex, color, place of birth, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane or soldier in Civil War
 
'''1905--'''Gives same as 1895, plus: street address, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother, service in Civil and Spanish Wars.
 
Portions of some counties have been indexed, and some are available in published format. Census schedules for some years have been lost for some counties. Microfilms are available at the Minnesota Historical Society and at the Family History Library.
 
The '''Minnesota Historical Society '''created guides of their collection for the 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, and 1905 censuses that include a county index, an introduction that lists counties that have no schedule, and a roll content list that has the subdivisions (townships, municipalities) in each county and the order they appear on the roll.
 
The Minnesota Historical Society’s Genealogical Resources of the Minnesota Historical Society, A Guide has information on all the censuses that pertain to Minnesota. (See the "[[Minnesota Archives and Libraries|Minnesota Archives and Libraries]]" article.)
 
Some of the early territorial censuses have been published in the ''Minnesota Genealogist ''and the ''Minnesota Genealogical Journal''.


=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===

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  • Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
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Online Minnesota indexes and images[edit | edit source]

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Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

  • 1900 The schedule for White Earth Indian Reservation follows Yellow Medicine County Census.

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Minnesota, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Minnesota

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Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

  • United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. National Archives Microfilm Publication M123. (On 118 Family History Library microfilms.) The Minnesota returns are available at the Family History Library on Family History Library microfilms 338181–84.

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Minnesota, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

  • 1905 State census.[1][2]
  • 1895 State census.[1][2] A partial card index exists at the Minnesota Historical Society for Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, and Big Stone counties.
  • 1885 State census.[1][2]
  • 1875 State census.[1][2]
  • 1865 State census.[1][2] Missing: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties.
  • 1857 Territorial census.[1] Some people and places are fictional.[3][2]
  • 1855 Territorial census.[1] Incomplete.[2]
  • 1853 Territorial census.[1] Incomplete.[2]
  • 1849 Territorial census.[1][2][4]
  • 1838 Territorial census as part of Wisconsin Territory (Crawford and Clayton counties).[1][2]
  • 1836 Territorial census as part of Wisconsin Territory (Crawford and Dubuque counties).[1][2]

Most of the original censuses are located at the Minnesota Historical Society. Some of the early territorial censuses have been published in the Minnesota Genealogist and the Minnesota Genealogical Journal.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Minnesota censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

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.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 67-69.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Minnesota Historical Society, Library and Archives Division, Genealogical resources of the Minnesota Historical Society : a guide (St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989) [[Template:GenResMN]], 9-13.
  3. ↑ Robert J. Forrest, "Mythical Cities of Southwestern Minnesota," Minnesota History: A Quarterly Magazine 14, no. 3 (September 1933): 243–62. [[Template:MinnHistQuar]].
  4. ↑ Minnesota, Legislative Assembly, House of Representatives, Journal of the House of Representatives, first session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, 1850 Appendices C and D, pages 195-215 as cited in Minnesota Historical Society, 10.
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