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*A census is a count and description of the population of a country, state, county, or city for a given date. | *A census is a count and description of the population of a country, state, county, or city for a given date. | ||
*A census took a "snapshot" of a family on a certain day. | *A census took a "snapshot" of a family on a certain day. | ||
*In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. British censuses were taken every 10 years since 1841. | *In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. British and Canadian censuses were taken every 10 years since 1841. | ||
*Types of censuses often include: | |||
:*Agricultural Schedules | |||
:;*Mortality Schedules | |||
:*Manufacturing Schedules | |||
:*Population Schedules | |||
:*Veteran Schedules | |||
:*Statistics only | |||
*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: | *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 | :*Follow the family over time | ||