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CENSUS YEAR |
EFFECTIVE DATE |
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1790 |
Monday, August 2, 1790 |
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1800 |
Monday, August 4, 1800 |
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1810 |
Monday, August 6, 1810 |
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1820 |
Monday, August 7, 1820 |
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1830 |
Tuesday, June 1, 1830 |
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1840 |
Monday, June 1, 1840 |
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1850 |
Saturday, June 1, 1850 |
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1860 |
Friday, June 1, 1860 |
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1870 |
Wednesday, June1, 1870 |
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1880 |
Tuesday, June 1, 1880 |
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1890 |
Sunday, June 1, 1890 |
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1900 |
Friday, June 1, 1900 |
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1910 |
Friday, April 15, 1910 |
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1920 |
Thursday, January 1, 1920 |
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1930 |
Tuesday, April 1, 1930 |
Persons who died before the effective date would not be counted nor would babies born after the effective date. Persons were supposed to have been enumerated with the family they would normally be living with on that date, so if a child was visiting relatives, that child would still be enumerated with his own family and not the relative.
Beginning in 1850 when every person's age is given, it should be noted that the age given is supposed to be the person's age on the effective date, not on the enumeration date. For children under the age of one year, age is supposed to be given in fractions of a year.
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STATE AND DATE OF ENTRY INTO UNION |
OTHER CENSUS SOURCES (Not All Inclusive) |
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Alabama - 1819 First federal census - 1830 |
18th century scattered census- Published in Deep South Genealogical Quarterly of the Mobile Genealogical Society. 1801, 1808, 1810 Washington County and 1819 residents of northern Alabama - Published in Alabama Genealogical Register of Tuscaloosa. 1820 territorial census - published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1967; published by Alabama Historical Quarterly of the State Archives in Montgomery. 1850, 1855, 1866 state census - State Archives in Montgomery |
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Alaska - 1959 First federal census - 1870 |
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Arizona - 1912 First federal census - 1850 |
1850, 1860 federal territorial census included with that of New Mexico. 1860, 1864, 1866, 1867, 1869 territorial census - National Archives and Dept. of Library and Archives, State House, Phoenix. 1870-1910 federal territorial census - National Archives. |
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Arkansas - 1836 First federal census - 1830 |
1829 Sheriff's census - Arkansas History Commission, Old State House, Little Rock 1830 federal territorial census - National Archives. None after statehood. |
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California - 1850 First federal census - 1850 |
1852 Office of the Secretary of State and California State Library, Sacramento and DAR Library, Washington D.C. |
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Colorado - 1876 First federal census - 1860 |
1860 federal territorial census included with Kansas - National Archives. 1885 State and National Archives. |
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Connecticut - 1788 First federal census - 1790 |
17th century residents lists - Published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 1776 census of Newington County, A Census of Newington, Connecticut Taken According to Household in 1776; Hartford; Frederic B. Harranft, 1909. None after statehood. |
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Delaware - 1787 First federal census - 1800 |
17th Century residents lists - E. B. O'Callagan, Documents Relative to The Colonial History of New York, Albany, 1856; also in National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Ronald Vern Jackson, Early Delaware Census Records, 1665-1697. Bountiful, Utah; Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1977. None after 1790 |
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Florida - 1845 First federal census - 1830 |
Early residents lists in Territorial Papers of the United States, vols. 22-26. 1830, 1840 federal territorial census - National Archives. 1855, 1885 state census - National Archives. 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 - Originals destroyed. 1935, 1945 - Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Tallahassee. |
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Georgia - 1788 First federal census - 1820 |
Fragmentary 1824, 1831 state census - Georgia Dept. of Archives and History. Townsend, Brigid S., Indexes to Seven Census Reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845. R. J. Taylor, Jr. |
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Hawaii - 1959 First federal census - 1900 |
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Idaho - 1890 First federal census - 1870 |
1870, 1880 federal territorial census - National Archives; 180 census copy in Idaho Historical Society. None after statehood. |
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Illinois - 1818 First federal census - 1810 |
1810, 1818 territorial census - State Archives; Margaret Cross Norton, Illinois Census Returns, 1810 and 1818, Illinois Historical Library. 1820, 1825, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1855, 1865 - State Archives; covers only selected counties. |
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Indiana - 1816 First federal census - 1820 |
1853, 1865, 1867 state census |
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Iowa - 1846 First federal census - 1840 |
1836 - Territorial census taken under the direction of the Wisconsin Territorial government. Ronald Vern Jackson, 1836 Territorial Census of Iowa, Accelerated Indexing Systems, Salt Lake City. 1840 federal territorial census - National Archives. 1847, 1849, 1851, 1854, 1856, 1859, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 state census - State Archives. |
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Kansas - 1861 First federal census - 1860 |
1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 state census - Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS. 1855 - Willard Heiss, The Census of the Territory of Kansas, February 1855, Knightstown, IN. 1860 federal territorial census - National Archives. |
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Kentucky - 1792 First federal census - 1810 |
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Louisiana - 1812 First federal census - 1810 |
The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732; Genealogical Publishing Company. Louisiana Census and Militia Lists, 1770-1789 Some Late 18th Century Louisianans, Census Records, 1758-1796 List of free black residents - The Territorial Papers of the United States, vol. 9. 1810 federal territorial census - National Archives. |
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Maine - 1820 First federal census - 1790 |
1790 federal territorial census - National Archives. |
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Maryland - 1788 First federal census - 1790 |
17th century residents lists - published by Maryland Historical Society, Archives of Maryland. 1710 residents - Calendar of Maryland State Papers. 1776, 1778, 1783-1785, 1798, 1801-1805 census - Hall of Records. |
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Massachusetts - 1788 First federal census - 1790 |
1779 census - National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 49-51. 1855, 1865 state census - State archives. |
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Michigan - 1837 First federal census - 1820 |
Ronald Vern Jackson, Early Michigan Census Records, 1799, 1806, 1827, Salt Lake City, Accelerated Indexing Systems. 1827 territorial census - Detroit Public Library. 1837 census 1894, 1904 state census - Michigan State Library. Detroit Census between 1750 and 1810 - Detroit Public Library. |
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Minnesota - 1858 First federal census - 1850 |
1810 census, Michilimackinac County - Detroit Public Library. 1820, 1827 census - National Archives, Detroit Public Library. 1830, 1850 federal territorial census - National Archives. 1849, 1857, 1865, 1885, 1895, 1905 census, State Archives. |
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Mississippi - 1817 First federal census - 1820 |
1805, 1808, 1810, 1816, 1820, 1822, 1823, 1825, 1830, 1837, 1840, 1841, 1845, 1850, 1853, 1860, 1866, 1870, 1880 state census - Mississippi Archives. 1831-1832, 1837, 1839, 1855, 1856, 1826-39 federal Indian census- Mississippi Archives. 1907, 1925-33 enumeration of Confederate soldiers and widows - Mississippi. 1792, 1837 Natchez census, 1908 Centerville census, 1920 Hattiesburg census - Mississippi Archives. 1809 Madison County census - Territorial Papers of the United States, vol. 5. French, English, Spanish provincial records, groups 24, 25, 26 in the Mississippi Archives. |
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Missouri - 1821 First federal census - 1830 |
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Montana - 1889 First federal census - 1860 |
1862-63, 1864 census - Montana Historical Society. 1860 federal territorial census, under unorganized part of Nebraska Territory - National Archives. 1885 state census - National Archives. |
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Nebraska - 1867 First federal census - 1860 |
1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, 1869, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884 state census - Nebraska Historical Society. 1860 federal territorial census - National Archives. 1885 state census - National Archives. |
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Nevada - 1864 First federal census - 1870 |
1860 federal territorial census included in Utah Territory - National Archives. 1872 state census - Secretary of State Office, Carson City, NV. 1875 inhabitants - Nevada State Historical Society, Reno, NV. |
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New Hampshire - 1788 First federal census - 1790 |
1786 heads of families in Peterborough - State Papers, vol. 10. |
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New Jersey - 1787 First federal census - 1830 |
1693 census of New Sweden - Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 13. 1855, 1865, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915 state census - State Library. |
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New Mexico - 1912 First federal census - 1850 |
1850 - 1910 federal territorial census - National Archives. 1885 state census - National Archives. |
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New York - 1788 First federal census - 1790 |
An Inventory of New York State and Federal Census Records 1825-1925, New York State Library. Noel C. Stevenson, Search and Research. County by county listing of where the state census of New York are. 1698 census, Westchester County - New York Genealogical and Biographical Register, vol. 38. 1814, 1825, 1835, 1845, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925 state census. |
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North Carolina - 1789 First federal census - 1790 |
1701 residents - National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 53. 1741 - 52 colonial census - Journal of North Carolina Genealogy. 1784-87 state census - State Archives. None after 1790. |
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North Dakota - 1889 First federal census - 1860 |
1855, 1885, 1905, 1915, 1925 state census - State Historical Society. 1860, 1870, 1880 federal territorial census - National Archives under Dakota Territory. 1850 federal territorial census included with Minnesota (Pembina Co., ND) - National Archives. |
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Ohio - 1803 First federal census - 1820 |
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Oklahoma - 1907 First federal census - 1860, then 1900 |
1860 federal territorial census under Arkansas - National Archives. 1890 territorial census - Oklahoma Historical Society. |
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Oregon - 1859 First federal census - 1850 |
1845, 1849, 1853, 1856, 1858, 1859, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905 territorial and state census of scattered counties - State Archives. 1845, 1849 territorial census - Oregon Historical Society. 1850 federal territorial census - National Archives. |
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Pennsylvania - 1787 First federal census - 1790 |
1693 census along the Delaware River - Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 13. 1761 census of Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 6. 1779, 1786, 1793, 1800, 1814, 1828, 1842, 1863 state census of scattered counties - Pennsylvania State Library. |
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Rhode Island - 1790 First federal census - 1790 |
Various residents lists - New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 1747, 1774, 1782, 1865, 1867, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935 state census - Rhode Island Historical Society. 1770, 1779, 1875, 1886 state census - State Archives. |
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South Carolina - 1788 First federal census - 1790 |
1829, 1839, 1869, 1875 state census of scattered counties - State Archives. |
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South Dakota - 1889 First federal census - 1860 |
1860, 1880, 1885, 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945 state census - South Dakota Historical Society. |
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Tennessee - 1798 First federal census - 1820, 1810 (fragments only) |
1780 settlers on the Cumberland River - Ansearchin' News, vol. 16, Tennessee Genealogical Society. 1798 slaves and their owners - Ansearchin' News, vol. 8. None after 1800. |
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Texas - 1845 First federal census - 1850 |
1819-1826 census - National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 25. 1829-1836 census - Texas State Archives; Marion Day Mullins, The First Census of Texas 1829-1836. 1829 (Tenaha District), 1834-1835 census - National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 40-44. 1840 Republic census, The Pemberton Press, Austin. 1858 state census - Baker History Center, University of TX, file #993, John H. Haynes papers. |
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Utah - 1896 First federal census - 1850 |
1850-1880 federal territorial census - National Archives. 1851 territorial census for scattered counties - Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, vol. 28-29. |
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Vermont - 1791 First federal census - 1790 |
census of scattered towns - Vermont Historical Society. |
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Virginia - 1788 First federal census - 1790 |
17th century residents - William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 24; John Camden, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 31; Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 16. |
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Washington - 1889 First federal census - 1860 |
1849 census, Lewis County - Oregon State Archives. 1850 census Clark County - National Archives. 1871, 1872, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1892 state census - Washington State Library. |
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West Virginia - 1863 First federal census - 1870 |
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Wisconsin - 1848 First federal census - 1820 |
1820, 1830 territorial census under Michigan census - National Census. 1839 residents of Southwestern Wisconsin - national Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 58. 1836, 1838, 1842, 1847, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905 state census - Wisconsin State Historical Society. |
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Wyoming - 1889 First federal census - 1860 |
1860 federal territorial census included with Nebraska - National Archives. 1860, 1870, 1880 census - National Archives. 1905 state census - Office of the Secretary of State, Cheyenne. 1915, 1925 state census. |
Most of the 1890 population schedules were destroyed. Fragments do exist for counties in these states: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and District of Columbia. There is a special census of Union veterans and their widows from 1890 available for: District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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