Federal, State, Colonial and Military Census Records
Federal Census Records were taken and are available for the years of 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (the 1890 census was destroyed in a fire and all that remains is some of the veterans schedules), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930.
State and colonial census records are almost as important as the federal census to family historians, but their random availability makes them an often over looked resource by American genealogists. State and colonial census records not only stand as substitutes for some of the missing federal census schedules (most notably the 1890 federal census), but also as valuable resources in their own right. Many state and colonial censuses, for example, asked different questions than the federal census, so they record information that cannot be found elsewhere in federal schedules.
While not all states took their own censuses, and some have not survived, state and local census records can be found in many locations. Most states which took censuses usually did so every ten years, on the five year mark (1855, 1865, 1875, etc.), to complement the US federal census, and these records are most often found at the state archives or state library.
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Existing Colonial, Territorial and State Census Records
Alabama Census Records
- 1840 Alabama Census of Pensioners - Northern District
- 1840 Alabama Census of Pensioners - Southern District
- Alabama State Census Records
- Alabama Federal Census Mortality Schedules
Arizona
Arkansas Census Records
- 1840 Arkansas Census of Pensioners
- Arkansas State, Colonial and Territorial Census Records
- Arkansas Federal Census Mortality Schedules
California
Colorado Census Records
Connecticut Census Records
Delaware Census Records
District of Columbia
Florida
- 1840 Territory of Florida Census of Pensioners
- Florida State Census Records
- Florida Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
- 1840 Illinois Census of Pensioners
- Illinois State Census Records
- Illinois Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules
Indiana
- 1840 Indiana Census of Pensioners
- Indiana State Census Records
- Indiana Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules
Iowa
- 1840 Territory of Iowa Census of Pensioners
- Iowa State Census Records
- Iowa Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules
Kansas
Kentucky
- Kentucky Census Records
- Kentucky Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules
- 1840 Kentucky Census of Pensioners
Louisiana Census Records
Maine Census Records
- 1837 State Census(partial)
- 1840 Maine Census of Pensioners
- Maine Federal Census Mortality Schedules
Maryland Census Records
Massachusetts
- 1840 Census of Pensioners - Massachusetts
- Massachusetts State Census Records
- Massachusetts Mortality Schedules
Michigan
- 1840 Michigan Census of Pensioners
- Michigan State Census Records
- Michigan Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules
Minnesota
Mississippi Census Records
Missouri
- Missouri Census Records
- 1840 Missouri Census of Pensioners
- Missouri Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules
Montana Census Records
Nebraska
Nevada Census Records
New Hampshire Census Records
- New Hampshire Census of Pensioners
- No state census records are known to exist.
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- 1840 Census of Pensioners - New York
- New York State Census Records
- New York State Mortality Schedules includes marriage records extracted from New York State census records
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Census Records
- 1840 Pennsylvania Census of Pensioners - Eastern District
- 1840 Pennsylvania Census of Pensioners - Western District
- Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules
Rhode Island Census Records
- 1774 Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Probidence Plantations
- 1840 Rhode Island Census of Pensioners
- Rhode Island State Census Records
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee Census Records
- Tennessee Census Records
- 1840 Tennessee Census of Pensioners - Eastern District
- 1840 Tennessee Census of Pensioners - Middle District
- 1840 Tennessee Census of Pensioners - Western District
- Tennessee Mortality Schedules
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- 1840 Census of Pensioners, Virginia - Eastern District
- 1840 Census of Pensioners, Virginia - Western District
- Virginia State Census Records
- Virginia Mortality Schedules
Washington
West Virginia Census Records
Wisconsin Census Records
- 1840 Territory of Wisconsin Census of Pensioners
- Wisconsin State Census Records
- Wisconsin Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules
Canadian Census Records:
United Kingdom Census Records
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