United States Census
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Beginners' Corner[edit | edit source]
| Names, ages, birthplaces | 1850–1950 |
| Birthplaces of parents | 1880–1950 |
| Relationships | 1880–1950 |
| Family and Neighbors | All years |
| Immigration year | 1900–1930 |
| Citizenship | 1910–1940 |
- What are the U.S. census records?
- What time periods do they cover?
- What can I find in them?
- How do I access them?
- Search strategies
For a more complete beginning introduction, see U. S. Census Records Class Handout.
Value of Censuses[edit | edit source]
A census is a count and description of the population of a country, state, county, or city for a given date. Census lists are also called “schedules." In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to:
United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1901 U.S., Duplicate Chinese Certificates of Residence, 1901 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1905 U..S., Chinese Census Papers, 1905 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Contents of the Censuses[edit | edit source]
- United States Bureau of the Census. 200 years of U.S. census taking: population and housing questions, 1790-1990.
- Blank forms for each U.S. census year
State Census Pages[edit | edit source]
U. S. Territories[edit | edit source]
County Copies of Population Schedules[edit | edit source]
Nonpopulation Census Schedules[edit | edit source]
- United States Census Records Nonpopulation Census Schedules-1820,1850-1880
- United States Census Agriculture Schedules
- United States Census Defective Schedules
- United States Census Manufacturing Schedules
- United States Census Mortality Schedules
- United States Census Social Statistics Schedules
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- State and Special Census Records (36 minute online video)
- Heads of Household Only: Analysis of Pre-1850 Federal Census (19 minute online video)
- United States Census Videos on FamilySearch
- Map Guide to U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920.[1] Shows county boundary changes in each state from 1790 to 1920, and which census areas were lost or still exist.
- The Census Book: a Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes: with Master Extraction Forms for Federal Census Schedules, 1790-1930.[2] Available online at some libraries through HeritageQuest Online. Discusses indexes, regular, and non-population schedules.
- Censuses and Tax Lists.[3] Strategies for finding elusive ancestors, and history of indexing.
- Publications of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-1917. NARA T825
- United States. Bureau of the Census. Publications of the Census, 1790-1916.
- The history and growth of the United States census: prepared for the Senate Committee on the Census. By Caroll D. Wright. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office (United States), 1900.
- The Bureau of the Census: its history, activities, and organization. By William Stull Holt. Washington: Brookings Institution, 1929.reprint.New York, New York: AMS Press, 1974.
- A Century of population growth from the first census of the United States to the twelfth, 1790-1900. United States Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office., 1909.
- Map guide to the U.S. Federal censuses, 1790-1920. By William Dollarhide. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987.
- Preliminary inventory of the records of the Bureau of the Census: record group 29. By Katherine H. Davidson and Charlotte M. Ashby. Washington, D.C.: National Archives & Records Administration, 1964. Digital images.
- The American census: a social history. By Margo Anderson. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1988.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1987. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Catalog book 973 X2th.
- ↑ William Dollarhide. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Catalog book 973 X27d; also online database(*).
- ↑ G. David Dilts, "Censuses and Tax Lists" in Kory L. Meyerink, ed., Printed Sources: a Guide to Published Genealogical Records (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998), 300-52. [FS Catalog book 016.9293 P96m]