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State and Colonial Census Records

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
Questions asked on each Federal census and how to use them for genealogy research

Alabama:

• 1840 Alabama Census of Pensioners - Northern District
• 1840 Alabama Census of Pensioners - Southern District
• Alabama State Census Records
• Alabama Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Arizona

• Arizona Colonial and State Census Records
• Arizona Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Arkansas:

• 1840 Arkansas Census of Pensioners
• Arkansas State, Colonial and Territorial Census Records
• Arkansas Federal Census Mortality Schedules

California

• California State Census Records
• California Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Colorado:

• Colorado Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Connecticut:

• Connecticut State and Colonial Census Records
• 1670 Connecticut Colonial Census
• 1840 Connecticut Census of Pensioners
• Connecticut State and Colonial Census Transcription Project

Delaware:

• 1840 Delaware Census of Pensioners

District of Columbia

• 1840 District of Columbia Census of Pensioners
• Washington, D. C. Mortality Schedules

Florida

• 1840 Territory of Florida Census of Pensioners
• Florida State Census Records
• Florida Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Georgia

• 1840 Georgia Census of Pensioners
• Georgia Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Idaho

• Idaho Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Illinois

• 1840 Illinois Census of Pensioners
• Illinois State Census Records
• Illinois State Census Transcription Project
• 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

• Kansas State and Territorial Census Records
• Kansas Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Kentucky

• 1840 Kentucky Census of Pensioners
• Kentucky Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Louisiana

• 1840 Louisiana Census of Pensioners
• Louisiana Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Maine:

• 1837 State Census(partial)
• 1840 Maine Census of Pensioners
• Maine Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Maryland:

• 1840 Maryland Census of Pensioners
• Maryland Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Massachusetts

• 1840 Census of Pensioners - Massachusetts
• Massachusetts State Census Records
• Massachusetts Mortality Schedules
• Massachusetts State Census Transcription Project

Michigan

• 1840 Michigan Census of Pensioners
• Michigan State Census Records
• Michigan State Census Transcription Project
• Michigan Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Minnesota

• Minnesota State Census Records

Mississippi

• 1840 Mississippi Census of Pensioners - Northern District
• 1840 Mississippi Census of Pensioners - Southern District
• Mississippi Federal and State Census Mortality Schedule

Missouri

• 1840 Missouri Census of Pensioners
• Missouri Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Nebraska

• Nebraska State and Territorial Census Records
• Nebraska State Census Transcription Project
• Nebraska Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Nevada:

• Nevada Federal Census Mortality Schedules

New Hampshire:

• New Hampshire Census of Pensioners
• No state census records are known to exist.

New Jersey

• 1840 New Jersey Census of Pensioners
• New Jersey State Census Records
• New Jersey State Census Transcription Project
• New Jersey Mortality Schedules

New Mexico

• New Mexico Mortality Schedules

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
• New York State Census Transcription Project
• New York State Mortality Schedules extracted from Federal and State Census Records Transcription Project

North Carolina

• 1840 North Carolina Census of Pensioners
• North Carolina Mortality Schedules

North Dakota

• North Dakota State Census Records
• North Dakota State Census Transcription Project
• North Dakota Mortality Schedules

Ohio

• 1840 Ohio Census of Pensioners
• Ohio Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Oregon

• Oregon Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Pennsylvania

• 1840 Pennsylvania Census of Pensioners - Eastern District
• 1840 Pennsylvania Census of Pensioners - Western District
• Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules

Rhode Island:

• 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
• Rhode Island State Census Transcription Project

South Carolina

• 1840 South Carolina Census of Pensioners
• South Carolina Mortality Schedules

South Dakota

• South Dakota State Census Records
• South Dakota State Census Transcription Project
• South Dakota Mortality Schedules

Tennessee

• 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

• Texas Mortality Schedules

Utah

• Utah Mortality Schedules

Vermont

• 1840 Vermont Census of Pensioners
• Vermont State Census Records
• Vermont Mortality Schedules

Virginia

• 1840 Census of Pensioners, Virginia - Eastern District
• 1840 Census of Pensioners, Virginia - Western District
• Virginia State Census Records
• Virginia State Census Transcription Project
• Virginia Mortality Schedules

Washington

• Washington Mortality Schedules

West Virginia

• West Virginia Mortality Schedules

Wisconsin:

• 1840 Territory of Wisconsin Census of Pensioners
• Wisconsin State Census Records
• Wisconsin State Census Transcription Project
• Wisconsin Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Canadian Census Records:

• 1881 Canadian Census
• Canadian Census Records

United Kingdom Census Records

Additional Resources:

• Hale Collection of Cemetery Records
• Mortality Schedules
• World Vital Records

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