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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:

• 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

District of Columbia

• Washington, D. C. Mortality Schedules

Florida

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

Georgia

• Georgia Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Idaho

• Idaho Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Illinois

• Illinois State Census Records
• Illinois State Census Transcription Project
• Illinois Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Indiana

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

Iowa

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

Kansas

• Kansas Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Kentucky

• Kentucky Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Louisiana

• Louisiana Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Maine:

• 1837 State Census(partial)
• Maine Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Maryland:

• Maryland Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts State Census Records
• Massachusetts State Census Transcription Project

Michigan

• Michigan State Census Records
• Michigan State Census Transcription Project
• Michigan Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Minnesota

• Minnesota State Census Records

Mississippi

• Mississippi Federal and State Census Mortality Schedule

Missouri

• 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:

• No state census records are known to exist.

New Jersey

• New Jersey State Census Records
• New Jersey State Census Transcription Project
• New Jersey Mortality Schedules

New Mexico

• New Mexico Mortality Schedules

New York

• New York State Census Records
• 1840 Census of Pensioners - New York
• Vital Records extracted from New York State Census Records
• New York State Census Transcription Project
• New York State Vital Records extracted from Federal and State Census Records Transcription Project

North Carolina

• North Carolina Mortality Schedules

North Dakota

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

Ohio

• Ohio Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules

Oregon

• Oregon Federal Census Mortality Schedules

Pennsylvania

• 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

• South Carolina Mortality Schedules

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

• 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

• Virginia State Census Records
• Virginia State Census Transcription Project
• Virginia Mortality Schedules

Washington

• Washington Mortality Schedules

West Virginia

• West Virginia Mortality Schedules

Wisconsin:

• 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:

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

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