U.S. Census Data

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CRL holds the U.S. National Archives microfilm editions of the U.S. Federal population decennial census schedules from 1790 through1930, a "census substitute" for 1890, and the soundex for the 1880 population schedules. The soundex filing system is a phonetic code used to file together similar sounding surnames with variant spellings. This system was first used to create a card index for the 1880 population census. Only households with children aged ten and under were indexed in the 1880 soundex. CRL holdings of these materials are described below; unless otherwise noted, CRL's holdings are complete.

CRL holds over 700 reels of non-population census schedules that were compiled with federal decennial population censuses, but has been unable to find extant schedules for 1890. Schedules for 1900+ were destroyed after the statistical data was extracted. The Center has holdings of U.S. National Archives microfilm sets and microfilm by other archives holding the original schedules.

CRL Collections

The references below feature many of the strengths of CRL’s holdings.

U.S. Federal population decennial census schedules, 1790-1920

U.S. Non-population Censuses, 1820, 1840-1880, for:

Agricultural and manufacturing census records [2]of fifteen southern states for the years 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Note: Despite the title of this series only twelve states are represented: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Agricultural schedules, Pennsylvania federal decennial censuses, [3] 1850-1880.
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Federal mortality census schedules, 1850-1880, [4] and related indexes in the custody of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
U.S. Census Office. 4th Census, 1820. Records of the 1820 census of manufactures. [5]
Census of Manufactures (1850). Pennsylvania, [6]Manufactures schedules [5], Pennsylvania, federal decennial censuses, 1850-1860
U.S. Census Office. Nonpopulation census schedules, 1850-1880: Illinois.
U.S. Census, 1850. Agriculture. New York State [7]
U.S. Bureau of the Census. 7th - 10th census, 1850-1880. Seven-tenth United States census schedules, 1850-1880: Virginia

Links point to more detailed descriptions in the CRL catalog, as well as digital versions of the content or digitized finding aids for microfilm where available. Collecting in this area continues through the purchase programs [8].

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