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======'''United States Federal Censuses with Online Links'''====== | ======'''United States Federal Censuses with Online Links'''====== | ||
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|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com] | |{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com] | ||
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|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com] | |{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com] | ||
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:"25%"|1940 | ! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1940 | ||
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|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com] | |{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com] | ||
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===Non-Population Schedules for Louisiana=== | ===Non-Population Schedules for Louisiana=== | ||
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules. | Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules. | ||
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year | ! 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;" |Type of Census | ||
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links | ! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Links | ||
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|1840 | |1840 | ||
|Pensioner Schedule | |Pensioner Schedule | ||
| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Ancestry.com] ($), [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books], [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau], [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-louisiana.htm New Horizons Genealogical Services] | |[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Ancestry.com] ($), [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books], [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau], [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-louisiana.htm New Horizons Genealogical Services] | ||
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|1850 | |1850 | ||
|Slave Schedule | |Slave Schedule | ||
|{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com] ($) | |{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com] ($) | ||
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|1850 | |1850 | ||
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===Existing and Lost Censuses=== | ===Existing and Lost Censuses=== | ||
*[[Louisiana Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Louisiana]] | *[[Louisiana Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Louisiana]] | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
There are no | There are no state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana. | ||
==Other Census Images== | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/151114?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/151114?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2712071?availability=Mesa%20Arizona%20FamilySearch%20Library Louisiana 1799 Census] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2712071?availability=Mesa%20Arizona%20FamilySearch%20Library Louisiana 1799 Census] | ||
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==Why Use the Census?== | ==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: | 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 | *Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken | ||
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery | *Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery | ||
*Sex | *Sex | ||
*Age | *Age | ||
*Color | *Color | ||
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*Regular occupation | *Regular occupation | ||
*Military service | *Military service | ||
===More about censuses=== | ===More about censuses=== | ||
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:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]] | :*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]] | ||
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]] | :*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]] | ||