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Federal, State, Colonial and Military Census Records

New York Federal Census Records were taken every 10 years and include 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 .

1890 New York Federal Census Records were destroyed in a fire with the exception of small fragments of Suffolk and Westchester Counties.

The 1890 Veterans and Widows census records schedules for New York did survive and can be helpful as a census substitute.


The New York State Census was completed for the following years: 1825 (all partial), 1835, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, and 1925. The original records for the State's pre-1915 census are kept at the county level. You may contact the county clerk's office to ascertain their availability and location. Original manuscripts of the 1915 and 1925 census records are maintained by the State Archives. The 1865 and 1875 New York State Census also includes mortality schedules in the census which records the marriages and deaths for the year.

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Statewide New York State Census Records Online


Albany County Census Records:

Albany County was formed in 1683, is an original county, County Seat - Albany.



Allegany County Census Records:

Allegany County was formed in 1806 from Genesee, County Seat - Belmont.



Bronx County Census Records:

Bronx County was formed in 1914 from New York, County Seat - Bronx.



Broome County Census Records:



Cattaraugus County Census Records:

(Formed in 1808 from Genesee, County Seat - Little Valley.)



Cayuga County Census Records:

(Formed in 1799 from Onondaga, County Seat - Auburn.)



Chautauqua County Census Records:

(Formed in 1808 from Genesee, County Seat - Mayville.)



Chemung County Census Records:

(Formed in 1836 from Tioga, County Seat - Elmira.)



Chenango County Census Records:

(Formed in 1798 from Herkimer, Tioga Counties, County Seat - Norwich.)



Clinton County Census Records:

(Formed in 1788 from Washington, County Seat - Plattsburgh.)



Columbia County Census Records:

(Formed in 1786 from Albany, County Seat - Hudson.)



Cortland County Census Records:

(Formed in 1808 from Onondaga, County Seat - Cortland.)



Delaware County Census Records:

(Formed in 1797 from Ulster, Otsego Counties, County Seat - Delhi.)



Dutchess County Census Records:

(Formed in 1683, is an original county, County Seat - Poughkeepsie.)



Erie County Census Records:

(Formed in 1821 from Niagara, County Seat - Buffalo.)



Essex County Census Records:

(Formed in 1799 from Clinton, County Seat - Elizabethtown.)



Franklin County Census Records:

(Formed in 1808 from Clinton, County Seat - Malone.)



Fulton County Census Records:

Fulton County was formed in 1838 from Montgomery, County Seat - Johnstown.



Genesee County Census Records:

(Formed in 1802 from Ontario, County Seat - Batavia.)



Greene County Census Records:

(Formed in 1800 from Ulster and Albany Counties, County Seat - Catskill.)



Hamilton County Census Records:

(Formed in 1816 from Montgomery, County Seat - Lake Pleasant.)



Herkimer County Census Records:

(Formed in 1791 from Montgomery, County Seat - Herkimer.)



Jefferson County Census Records:

(Formed in 1805 from Oneida, County Seat - Watertown.)



Kings County Census Records:

(Formed in 1683, is an Original county, County Seat - Brooklyn.)


Lewis County Census Records:

(Formed in 1805 from Oneida, County Seat - Lowville.)
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Livingston County Census Records:

(Formed in 1821 from Genesee and Ontario counties, County Seat - Geneseo.)
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Madison County Census Records:

(Formed in 1806 from Chenango, County Seat - Wampsville.)
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Monroe County Census Records:

(Formed in 1821 from Genesee and Ontario Counties, County Seat - Rochester.)
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Montgomery County Census Records:


Nassau County Census Records:

(Formed in 1899 from Queens, County Seat - Mineola.)

New York City Census Records (Manhattan):

(Formed in 1683 is an Original county, County Seat - New York City.)