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'''''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine Genealogy|Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Census''' {{ME-sidebar}} | '''''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine Genealogy|Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Census''' {{ME-sidebar}} | ||
=== Online Resources === | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}} — index and images | |||
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]] | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3551 Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890], ($), index. | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1877829|Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957}} — index and images | |||
<center>[[Maine Court Records|'''Courts''']]</center> | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6888 Maine Court Records, 1696-1854] ($) | |||
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== Why use a census? == | === 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. | 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. | ||
== Online Maine indexes and images | === Online Maine indexes and images === | ||
{{Census Online Maine}} | {{Census Online Maine}} | ||
== Federal population schedules == | === Federal population schedules === | ||
=== Microfilm images === | === Microfilm images === | ||
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Maine, [[Maine Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]] | For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Maine, [[Maine Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]] | ||
== Federal non-population schedules == | === Federal non-population schedules === | ||
=== Online indexes and images === | === Online indexes and images === | ||
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Maine, [[Maine Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]. | For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Maine, [[Maine Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]. | ||
== State, territorial, and colonial censuses == | === State, territorial, and colonial censuses === | ||
Maine took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State 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 *'''1905''' Scarboro only, in Cumberland County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18004273The Scarboro Register 1905]'' (1905; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|956815|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.191/S1 H2mh}}].</ref> *'''1904''' Kennebunkport only, in York County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4103111 The Kennebunkport Register, 1904]'' (1904; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|837191|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.195/K4 E4m}}].</ref> *'''1837''' State (some towns missing).<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 49-52.</ref> The Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html]) says, "The Archives also has partial returns of the special revenue-sharing census of 1837." Another page of the Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html]) says, "1837 Revenue-Sharing Census . . . covers Bangor, Portland and the unincorporated townships of that time only, and includes the name of the head of the house, and the number of other people living there." See also "[[Maine Census#Online_Maine_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maine]]" above. | Maine took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State 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 *'''1905''' Scarboro only, in Cumberland County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18004273The Scarboro Register 1905]'' (1905; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|956815|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.191/S1 H2mh}}].</ref> *'''1904''' Kennebunkport only, in York County<ref>H.E. Mitchell, and E.M. Campbell, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4103111 The Kennebunkport Register, 1904]'' (1904; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson, [1998?]) [{{FHL|837191|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.195/K4 E4m}}].</ref> *'''1837''' State (some towns missing).<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 49-52.</ref> The Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vitalrec.html]) says, "The Archives also has partial returns of the special revenue-sharing census of 1837." Another page of the Maine State Archives website ([http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/townhist.html]) says, "1837 Revenue-Sharing Census . . . covers Bangor, Portland and the unincorporated townships of that time only, and includes the name of the head of the house, and the number of other people living there." See also "[[Maine Census#Online_Maine_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maine]]" above. | ||
== Existing and lost censuses == | === Existing and lost censuses === | ||
For a list of available and missing Maine censuses, [[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br> | For a list of available and missing Maine censuses, [[Maine Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br> | ||
== More about censuses == | === More about censuses === | ||
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as: | [[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as: | ||
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:*[[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]] | ||
== Sources and footnotes == | === Sources and footnotes === | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | ||