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=== Online Resources ===
==Online Federal Censuses==
===Population Schedules===
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
Mississippi became the twentieth state admitted to the United States on December 10, 1817. It was first included on the 1800 U.S. Census as Mississippi Territory.


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1125 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866] Index and images ($)
======'''United States Federal Censuses with Online Links'''======
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3556 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890], ($), index
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*{{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}} — index and images
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*{{RecordSearch|1856425|Mississippi, Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957}} Images.<br><br>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%" | 1800
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1810
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1820
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1830
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"| 1840
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|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1850
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1860
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1870
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1880
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1890
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{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="70%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1900
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1910
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1920
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1930
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1940
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|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
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| width="44%" | __TOC__
| 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]].
<br>
*Territorial and state censuses were taken at frequent intervals between 1792 and 1880 for various counties. Few are complete and the information in the censuses varies. For example, maiden names are included in the 1792 census. These censuses are available online in {{RecordSearch|1919687|Mississippi State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951}}, as well as onsite at the [http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives and History] and at the [[Family History Library]] ({{FHL|899868}}-870]).
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Mississippi Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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=== Online Mississippi indexes and images  ===
===Non-Population Schedules for Mississippi===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{{Census Online Mississippi}}
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|-
=== Federal population schedules ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
=== Microfilm images  ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
|-
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="700" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|1890
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
|Veterans
|{{RecordSearch|214255|FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| 1940 N/A
|1860
| {{FHL|636815|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
|Slave owner
| {{FHL|705426|title-id|disp=1860&nbsp;}}
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3161105 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| {{FHL|1037434|title-id|disp=1930}}
|1850
| {{FHL|676477|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
|Mortality
| {{FHL|744487|title-id|disp=1850}}
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420441 FamilySearch]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| {{FHL|574724|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
|1840
| {{FHL|676504|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
|Pensioners
| &nbsp;
|[https://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#v=onepage&q=1840%20census%20pensioners&f=false Google Books]
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| {{FHL|638141|title-id|disp=1910 and Soundex}}
| {{FHL|698905|title-id|disp=1870}}
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<br>
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Mississippi Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Mississippi]]


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==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
|-
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|-
| 1940 N/A
|1866
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#mississippi 1910 T624]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-01.html#mississippi Soundex T1269]  
|State (select counties), head of household
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#mississippi 1870 M593]
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
|1860
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#mississippi 1900 T623]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-04.html#mississippi Soundex T1054]  
|State (Choctaw County), head of household
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#mississippi 1860 M653]
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#mississippi 1920 T625]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-03.html#mississippi Soundex M1570]
|1853
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#mississippi 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#mississippi Soundex T757]  
|State (select counties), head of household
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#mississippi 1850 M432]
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| &nbsp;
|1845
|  
|State (select counties), head of household
|  
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
|}
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
 
|-
=== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ===
|1837
 
|State (select counties), head of household
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Mississippi, [[Mississippi Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
 
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
|-
 
|1833
=== Online indexes and images  ===
|State (Amite and Franklin counties- statistical only)
 
|[http://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/amite/sos/100/1833/detail/41394 Amite County] at Mississippi Department of Archives and History
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" width="77%"
[http://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/sos/100/franklin/1833  Franklin County] at Mississippi Department of Archives and History
|-
|1830
|State (select counties- some are statistical only), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Mississippi'''</font>
|1825
|State (select counties- some are statistical only), head of household
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|1824
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|State (select counties- some are statistical only, some births and deaths), head of household
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|1823
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" width="10%" | '''Type'''
|State (select counties- some are statistical only, some births and deaths), head of household
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
| '''1890'''
|1822
| width="20%" | Veterans
|State (select counties- some are statistical only, some births and deaths), head of household
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
| align="center" | -  
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1820
| width="20%" | Mortality
|State (select counties), head of household
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
| align="center" | -
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1818
| Mortality
|State (Adams County), head of household
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919687 FamilySearch]
| align="center" | -
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1816
| Slave owner
|Territorial (select counties), head of household
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1813
| Mortality
|Territorial (Wilkinson County), head of household
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1810
| Slave owner
|Territorial (select counties), head of household
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]
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|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1808
| Mortality
|Territorial (Jefferson and Washington Counties), head of household
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1840'''
|1805
| Pensioners
|Territorial (Jefferson and Wilkinson counties), head of household
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
 
=== Microfilm images  ===
 
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|-
|-
| {{FHL|494619|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Choctaw, 1926-1939}}
|1792
| {{FHL|1050256|title-id|disp=Agricultural census, 1860}}
|Territorial (Natchez District - now Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren and Wilkinson counties) , head of household (In Spanish)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1125/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
| {{FHL|422723|title-id|disp=Mortality schedule for 1850,1860,1870,1880}}
|
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<br>
== Other Census Images ==
 
*'''1850-1880'''--Mortality schedules are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
 
=== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ===
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Mississippi, [[Mississippi Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
 
Censuses were taken in Mississippi in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.
 
Some of these censuses have been indexed and can be searched:<br>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1125 Ancestry.com] - $ (need to be a member)<br>[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1125 AncestryInstitution.com] (free if you are in a Family History Center)
 
*'''1818-1880''' State census returns are available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1818-1880 State Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.
 
*'''1866''' State census.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 70-73.</ref> Bolivar, Claiborne, Holmes, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, Simpson, Smith, and Wayne<ref name="StriWayne">Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49993767 Records of Wayne County, Mississippi : state census 1816, 1820, 1841, 1845, 1853, 1866]'' (Milton, FL (72 Simpson Lane, Milton 32570) : J. Strickland, 1981) as cited in Lainhart, 73.</ref> counties.
*'''1860''' State census.</ref> Choctaw County.
*'''1853''' State census.</ref> Adams (excluding Natchez), Amite, Clarke, Copiah, Greene,<ref name="StrickGreene">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6145077 Records of Greene County, Mississippi]'' ( Moss Point, Mississippi : [s.n.], c1980- ) [[{{StriGree}}]], 1:11-17 includes 1816; 3:83-90 includes 1853.</ref> Hancock, Itawamba, Jefferson, Jones,<ref name="StriJones">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8111997 Records of Jones County, Mississippi : 1827-1841 tax rolls, 1837, 1841, 1853 state census]'' (Moss Point, Mississippi : [s.n.], c1983) [[{{StriJonesMS}}]].</ref> Lauderdale, Noxubee, Panola, Perry,<ref name="StriPerry">Ben Strickland, and Jean Strickland, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5423980 Records of Perry County, Mississippi]'' (Milton, Fla. : Strickland, 1979-) [[{{StriPerry53}}]].</ref> Rankin, and Wayne counties.
*'''1850''' State census.</ref> Hinds County.
*'''1845''' State census.</ref> Amite, Neshoba, Newton,<ref>"Newton County, Mississippi - 1845 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 26 (1980):2-7.</ref> Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Perry, Pike, Pontotoc, Rankin, Scott, Simpson (totals), Smith, Sunflower,<ref>"Sunflower County, Mississippi - 1845 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 24 (1978):81-82.</ref> Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston (totals), Yalobusha, and Yazooo (totals) counties.
*'''1841''' State census.</ref> Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Chickasaw, Clarke (totals), Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto (totals), Franklin, Greene (totals), Hinds (totals), Itawamba, Jackson (totals), Jefferson (totals), Jones, Kemper (totals), Lauderdale (totals), Lawrence, Leake, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Neshoba, Noxubee (totals), Oktibbeha, Panola, Perry (totals), Pike (totals), Scott, Simpson, Smith, Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo (totals), Tunica,<ref>"1841 State Census - Tunica County, Mississippi," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 16 (1970):11-12.</ref> Washington, Wayne, and Yazooo counties.
*'''1840''' State census.</ref> Choctaw (totals) County.
*'''1837''' State census.</ref> Chickasaw, Choctaw, Itawamba, Jones,<ref>"Jones County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 16 (1970):39-42 +.</ref> Kemper,<ref>"Kemper County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 18 (1972):31-36 +.</ref> Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Panola,<ref>"Panola County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 19 (1973):11-12 +.</ref> Pontotoc,<ref>"Pontotoc County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 25 (1979):29-31.</ref> Simpson, Tishomingo,<ref>"Tishomingo County, Mississippi - 1837 State Census Record," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4448417 Mississippi Genealogical Exchange]'' [[{{MissGeneExch}}]] 17 (1971):11-14 +.</ref> and Winston counties.
*'''1833''' State census.</ref> Amite (totals), and Franklin counties.
*'''1830''' State census.</ref> Adams (Natchez only), Amite (totals), Hancock, and Lawrence counties.
*'''1825''' State census.</ref> Claiborne (totals), Copiah (totals), Greene (totals), Hancock (totals), Hinds (totals), Jackson, Jefferson (totals), Lawrence (totals), Marion (totals), Perry (totals), Pike (totals), Simpson (totals), Warren (totals), Wilkinson, and Yazooo (totals) counties.
*'''1824''' State census.</ref> Amite (totals), Copiah, Hinds, Lawrence, Simpson (births and deaths), and Yazooo (totals) counties.
*'''1823''' State census.</ref> Adams (births and deaths), Bainbridge (now Covington), Claiborne (births and deaths), Covington, Hancock, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, and Wilkinson counties.
*'''1822''' State census.</ref> Claiborne (births and deaths), Copiah (totals), and Wilkinson and counties.
*'''1820''' State census.</ref> Amite, Franklin, Marion, Pike, Wayne, and Wilkinson counties.
*'''1818''' State census.</ref> Adams County.
*'''1816''' Territorial census.</ref> Adams,<ref name="GillisEarly">Norman E. Gillis, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/959578 Early Inhabitants of Natchez District]'' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana : N. Gillis, c1963) [[{{GillisEIND}}]].</ref><ref>"Adams County, Mississippi, Census, 1816," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ37}}]] 37 (1949): 95-99 +.</ref> Amite,<ref>Mrs. Jerome A. Esker, "Census of 1816, Amite County, Mississippi Territory," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ33}}]] 33 (1945): 104-106.</ref> Baldwin (territorial county), Claiborne, Clarke (territorial county), Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Marion,<ref>Ernest Russ Williams Jr., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13758613 Records of Marion County, Mississippi]'' (Bogalusa, La. : [s.n.], 1962-1965) [[{{WilliMario16}}]]. Includes 1816 census.</ref> Monroe (territorial county), Pike, Warren,Wayne, Wilkinson, and Winston counties.
*'''1813''' Territorial census.</ref> Wilkinson County.
*'''1811''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1811 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.
*'''1810''' Territorial census.</ref> Adams, Amite, Baldwin (territorial county), Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren, Washington (territorial county), and Wilkinson counties. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1810 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.
*'''1809''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1809 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.
*'''1808''' Territorial census.</ref> Jefferson, and Washington counties.
*'''1805''' Territorial census.</ref> Jefferson, and Wilkinson counties.
*'''1801''' Territorial census. Available online: {{RecordSearch|1919687|1801 Territory Census Returns}}, courtesy: [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - free.
*'''1792''' Colonial census.</ref> Natchez District (now Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren and Wilkinson counties)
*'''1788''' Colonial census.</ref><ref name="Roscoe">Roscoe R. Hill, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/414130 Descriptive catalogue of the documents relating to the history of the United States in the Papeles procedentes de Cuba deposited in the Archivo general de Indias at Seville]'', Carnegie Institution of Washington. Publication no. 234. Papers of the Dept. of Historical Research (Washington, D.C., Carnegie institution of Washington, 1916). Describes Spanish colonial censuses of 1784, 1787, and 1788 as cited in Lainhart, 72.</ref>
*'''1787''' Colonial census.</ref>
*'''1784''' Colonial census.</ref>
*'''1723''' Colonial census.</ref> Natchez.<ref>Winston DeVille, "Natchez 1723 Census," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759226 National Genealogical Society Quarterly] [[{{NGSQ}}]] 59 (1971): 94-95.</ref>
 
Most of the original state, territorial, and colonial censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.</ref>
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Mississippi censuses, [[Mississippi Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
 
=== Why use a census?  ===


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.


==Why Use the Census?==
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Sex
*Age
*Color
*Nativity
*Place of birth of this person
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*Period of Residence
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*Regular occupation
*Military service
=== More about censuses  ===
=== More about censuses  ===


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Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]

State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:

  • Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
  • Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Color
  • Nativity
  • Place of birth of this person
  • Place of birth of Father of this person
  • Place of birth of Mother of this person
  • Period of Residence
  • How long a resident of this State (years and months)
  • How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
  • Regular occupation
  • Military service

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