Connecticut Census

Additional Information may be found on the United States Census Portal page.

Availability

1790-1930 Census--The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Connecticut from 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 to 1930.

1890 Census--The 1890 census was destroyed.

Historical Background

1788--Connecticut became a state.

Indexes

1790-1860--The library has book, film, and microfiche indexes of the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 censuses. The Connecticut State Library and the Family History Library also have an index to the entire 1790 to 1850 censuses (listed in the Family History Library Catalog under CONNECTICUT - CENSUS - INDEXES). The page numbers of this index do not always match those on microfilms at the National Archives and the Family History Library.

Soundex--A soundex (phonetic) index is available for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900, 1920 and 1930 censuses.

Ancestry--All Connecticut census records are indexed at Ancestry.

Special Censuses

Colonial Census

1670--A reconstructed census of over 2,300 heads of families recorded in tax lists and other records is Jay Mack Holbrook, Connecticut 1670 Census (Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1977; FHL book 974.6 X2h 1670).

Military Census

1917 Census--The Connecticut State Library also has a special military census taken in 1917.

Mortality Schedules

1850-1880--Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. The schedules are at the Connecticut State Library and the Family History Library (FHL films 234536-37).