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== Availability  ==
==Online Federal Censuses==
===Population Schedules===
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
Georgia became the fourth state admitted to the United States in January 2, 1788. 1790, 1810 Federal Census schedules are not available for Georgia; 1800 census is available for Oglethorpe County only.


== Historical Background  ==
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1790
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1800
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1810
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1820
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1830
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1840
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|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1850
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1860
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1870
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1880
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1890
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1900
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1910
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1920
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1930
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1940
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1950
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1960
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|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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|}


== Special Censuses  ==
===Non-Population Schedules for Georgia===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
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! 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;"| Links
|-
|1880
|Mortality
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Manufacturing
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Recapitulation
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Slave Owner
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Slave Owner
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|}


== Territorial Censuses ==
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Georgia Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Georgia]]


Federal  
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<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>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
|-
! 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;"| Links
|-
|1896
|Atlanta City Census (in alphabetical order by name)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2765183 FamilySearch]
|-
|1859
|State (Columbia and Terrell County)
|Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|1852
|State (Select Counties)
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|1845
| State (Select Counties)
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|1838
|State (Select Counties)
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|1827
|State (Taliaferro County)
|Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|}


Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal archives. The [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline] provides detailed information on these records.
== Other Census Images ==
===Indian Rolls===
*'''1848-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61907/ U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970] Ancestry - index & images ($)


The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for [[Portal:Georgia (state)|Georgia]] from 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. The 1790, 1800, and 1810 censuses have been lost, and there is no 1820 report for the counties of Franklin, Rabun, and Twiggs, and part of Columbia. The 1890 census was destroyed, except for some returns for the city of Columbus.
==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:  
In addition to published tax lists, some substitutes for the early missing censuses include:  
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
 
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Coulter, E. Merton, and Albert B. Saye. ''A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia''. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1949. (FHL book 975.8 W2L; film 007092.) This is for the period 1733 to 1747. It is updated by the ''Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly'' 19 (1983): 111-131. (FHL book 975.8 B2ga.)
*Sex
*De Lamar, Marie, and Elizabeth Rothstein. ''The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia''. 1976. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (FHL book 975.8 X2L.)
*Age
*Wood, Virginia S., and Ralph V. Wood. ''1805 Georgia Land Lottery''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964. (FHL book 975.8 R21w.)
*Color
 
*Nativity
== Indexes  ==
*Place of birth of this person
 
*Place of birth of Father of this person
Printed and microfiche statewide census indexes are available at the Family History Library for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 censuses. Microfilm soundex (phonetic) indexes exist for the 1880 (partial index), 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses. The 1910 index is in two parts. The first part indexes the cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah, and the second indexes the remainder of the state.
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
 
*Period of Residence
Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Copies of the schedules (FHL films 422413-18) and indexes are at the Family History Library.
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
 
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
== State Census  ==
*Regular occupation
 
*Military service
State censuses taken in various years from 1786 to 1890 have survived for a few Georgia counties. These are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Some county censuses for the years 1827 to 1890 are also at the Family History Library.
[[Category:Georgia (state) Census Records]] [[Category:Georgia, United States]]
 
Most of the available state censuses are indexed in:
 
*Townsend, Brigid S. ''Indexes to Seven State Census Reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1975. (FHL book 975.8 X2pt.)  
*''Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliferro 1827, Lumpkin 1838, Chatham 1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1979. (FHL book 975.8 X2c.)
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
Ancestry $$: [http://ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
 
Heritage Quest Online: [http://heritagequest.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]  
 
Census Online: [http://cneusonline. http://www.census-online.com/links/GA/]  
 
Genealogy Today: [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ga/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ga/census.html]
 
Access Genealogy: [http://accessgenealogy.georgia.]
 
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== Bibligraphic Citations  ==
 
''Georgia Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 1997.
 
 
 
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