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<p><i> | <p><i><a href="Italy">Italy</a> <img src="/learn/wiki/en/images/b/b1/Gotoarrow.png" _fck_mw_filename="Gotoarrow.png" alt="" /> <a href="Italy_Census" class="selflink">Census</a></i> | ||
</p><p>A census is a count and description of the population. Various governments of Italy and some ecclesiastical officials have taken censuses at different times, mostly for taxation purposes. | </p><p>A census is a count and description of the population. Various governments of Italy and some ecclesiastical officials have taken censuses at different times, mostly for taxation purposes. | ||
</p><p>Italian census records do not provide as much information as census records of other countries. Church records and civil registration records are usually better sources for Italy. Census records, however, can be valuable because they list much of the population, and they can provide certain information if other records are incomplete or missing. | </p><p>Italian census records do not provide as much information as census records of other countries. Church records and civil registration records are usually better sources for Italy. Census records, however, can be valuable because they list much of the population, and they can provide certain information if other records are incomplete or missing. | ||
</p><p>A record called the <b>stato delle anime</b> is similar to a census. See the " | </p><p>A record called the <b>stato delle anime</b> is similar to a census. See the "<a href="Italy Church Records">Church Records</a>" section of this article for more information. | ||
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<h3> Understanding the Census </h3> | <h3> Understanding the Census </h3> | ||
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<h3> Also See </h3> | <h3> Also See </h3> | ||
<p> | <p><a href="Italy Sicilian Riveli Records">Sicilian Riveli Records</a> | ||
</p><p> | </p><p><a href="http://italygen.com/italiangenealogicalrecords/censuses.php">Italian Census Records Online</a> | ||
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