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US Census Help, Links & Online Records

Clues in the Census

What's in the Census? Clues in Census Records 1790-1930 [on this website]
Information that can be found in the US Census records 1790-1930 arranged by census year. Includes coverage of the 1930 census.
 
What Census Records Are Online? (USA)

1880 Census Records Index Free at Ancestry (name index is free with registration - viewing digitized census images from the microfilm requires subscription)

View and Search US Federal Census Records 1790-1930 Online (requires payment)
Ancestry has digitized the U.S. Federal census records from 1790 to 1930 and they are indexed online. A subscription includes the following indexes and digitized images of the census records (from the National Archives microfilm)...
  • Surviving 1790-1930 U.S. Federal Census Records (most of the 1890 census was destroyed)
  • Small Fragment of the 1890 U.S. Federal Census
  • 1890 Veteran's Schedules (Mostly Union Civil War Veterans or their Widows)
  • U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 (records of deaths in the year prior to the census being taken)
  • 1850 & 1860 Slave Schedules of Slave Owners
  • 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen
State Census Records

State Census Records Genealogy Research Guide
links to information and some online indexes for some State Census Records and other censuses taken during non-Federal Census years

Individual States and Misc.
 
The 1930 Census - Records and Indexes
This webpage details how to search the 1930 census online and off.

Colorado 1870 Census Index

Idaho Census Index 1870-1920
This index is not searchable online, but you may submit a request and they will send you a photocopy at no charge.

Idaho 1890 Census Substitute Records (Excel files by county)

Maryland State Archives Census Indexes (1776, 1778, 1870, 1880 - partial)

Michigan 1870 Census Index & Images
Available for free searching online -- includes actual census images in PDF format that you can download.

Nevada Online Census Database for the 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 & 1920 censuses

Oregon 1850 Territorial Census

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia African American Census 1847

Pennsylvania: Historic Pittsburgh Census Project
Searchable census schedules for the city of Pittsburgh 1850-1880 and for Allegheny City 1850-1870.

Utah Census Index 1850-1880

Virginia: 1850 Census Index - Alexandria & Alexandria County, VA

Washington: State of Washington Historical Records Search includes many census & naturalization records

Indexes & Finding Aids for State Census Records for Colorado, Dakota Territory, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska & New Mexico 1885 & 1895

US GenWeb Census Archive Project Index

International Census Records

Online Census Records for England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales

Online Census Records for Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway & Sweden

Soundex Information
The US Census records from 1880-1920 (& some states for 1930) are indexed using the Soundex system...
What Does Soundex Mean? [on this website]
Briefly describes the Soundex coding system. Included is a link to Rootsweb's online Soundex converter.

Free Blank Census Forms
You can download free blank census forms for 1790-1930. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to print the forms from your computer... Blank Census Extraction Forms 1790-1930

The 1890 Census
1890 Census Substitutes
Research guide to help find alternate records around the time of the 1890 census. Includes information about State Census Records, city directories, the 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, and more.

1890 Census an article at NARA that explains the history of the destruction of the 1890 census. Included is a listing of the surviving records.

Where are most American's ancestors from?
German Americans in the 1990 Census [on this website]

Ancestry in the 2000 Census [on this website]

The US Census Bureau
The US Census Bureau's Genealogy Page



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