Online Federal Censuses
Population Schedules
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.
United States Federal Censuses with Online Links
Non-Population Schedules for District of Columbia
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing District of Columbia censuses, click here.
Online Federal District and Colonial Censuses
The District of Columbia often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses. The dates are listed below. These census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.
- 1919 Police Census
- 1915 Police Census
- 1913 Police Census
- 1912 Police Census
- 1905-1909 Police Census
- 1897 Police Census
- 1888 Police Census
- 1885 Police Census
- 1878 District Census
- 1867 District Census
- 1818 District Census
- 1807 District Census
- 1803 District Census
- 1798 District Census
Other Census Images
- 1890 D.C. veterans schedules for military forts, prisons, posts, etc. This does not include veterans living off their post among the civilians of D.C. whose schedules were destroyed. The veterans military posts schedule for 1890 (FS Library film 0338277).
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
Sources and footnotes
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