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United States U.S. Census West Virginia Census

1 Online West Virginia indexes and images
2 Federal population schedules
- 2.1 Microfilm images
- 2.2 Indexes: fiche, film, or book
3 Federal non-population schedules
4 State and colonial censuses
5 Existing and lost censuses
6 Why use a census?
7 More about censuses
8 Sources and footnotes

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Online West Virginia indexes and images

Online Federal and State Population Schedules of West Virginia
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Federal population schedules

Microfilm images

**Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library**
1940 N/A	1910 and Soundex	1870
1930 and Soundex	1900 and Soundex
1920 and Soundex	1880 and Soundex

West Virginia became a state in 1863. Census records prior to 1863 can be found in Virginia, click here

**Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives**
1940 N/A	1910 T624 and Soundex T1279	1870 M593
1930 T626	1900 T623 and Soundex T1078
1920 T625 and Soundex M1594	1880 T9 and Soundex T778

West Virginia became a state in 1863. National Archives film numbers for census records prior to 1863 can be found under Virginia, click here

Indexes: fiche, film, or book

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of West Virginia, click here

Federal non-population schedules

Online indexes and images

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for West Virginia
		Free			Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card)			Pay
Year	Type	Record Search	Census Bureau	Google Book	Heritage Quest	Ancestry FHL	Ancestry Library	Ancestry Home
1890	Veterans	Link	-	-	-	Link	Link	Link
1880	Mortality	Link	-	-	-	Link	Link	Link
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1840	Pensioners (part of Virginia)	Link	BookLink	BookLink	-	Link	Link	Link

Microfilm images

Indexes: fiche, film, or book

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of West Virginia, click here.

State and colonial censuses

No record of a state or colonial census has been found.^[10]^[11]

Existing and lost censuses

For a list of available and missing West Virginia censuses, click here.

Why use a census?

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses

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Sources and footnotes

↑ FamilySearch, a free online service of the Family History Library, including free images of many federal censuses, including an index of the 1880 federal census of the United States; connected with 1880 census images provided by Ancestry.com, a subscription site.
↑ Internet Archive, a free online service includes free images of most of the federal censuses.
↑ HeritageQuest has arranged with many subscribing public libraries in the United States to allow users free access on home computers by means of their personal library card numbers. HeritageQuest provides images of all surviving 1790 to 1930 federal censuses, and indexes to many but not all of them.
↑ Fold3, formerly known as Footnote.com, a subscription site partnering with the National Archives and includes some federal censuses. Free access is available at many public libraries.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Ancestry.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an FHL edition free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a slightly smaller Library edition free only at some public libraries, and (3) a Home edition subscription service for individuals.
↑ Archives.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal census records, among other sources.
↑ FamilyLink.com, a subscription site that provides online images (and some indexes) to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 West Virginia was part of Virginia unitl 1863 when it became a separate state. For census purposes, all records were kept together from 1790 through 1860. With search engines and books, we can search for the counties that would be found in the area known as West Virginia. We have duplicated the information both places.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[FHL book 973 X2Lai]], no listing.
↑ Henry J. Dubester, State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[FHL Book 973 X23s; Fiche 6018062], 62.

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Census Topics	Accuracy · AIS Indexes · Analyzing and Using Data · Availability · Forms · Historical Background · Indexes · Jurisdictions · Limitations · Maps · Online Sources · Registers at the FHL · Searching · Soundex · Substitutes · Terms

Federal Population	After 1940 · 1940 · 1930 · 1920 · 1910 · 1900 · 1890 · 1880 · 1870 · 1860 · 1850 · 1840 · 1830 · 1820 · 1810 · 1800 · 1790

Federal Non- Population	Agricultural · Defective · Indian · Institutions · Manufacturers/Industrial · Merchant Seamen · Military/Naval Forces · Mortality · Slave · Social Statistics · Veterans

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Census Types	Church · Colonial · Federal · Indian Rolls · School · State · Territorial

Substitutes	Directories · Maps (especially plat and insurance maps) · Taxation · Voting Registers

v • d • e Links to West Virginia-related articles

Topics	Introduction · African Americans · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Bible Records · Biography · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Online Records · Periodicals · Probate Records · Societies · Taxation · Vital Records · Voting Registers · For Further Reading

Counties	Barbour · Berkeley · Boone · Braxton · Brooke · Cabell · Calhoun · Clay · Doddridge · Fayette · Gilmer · Grant · Greenbrier · Hampshire · Hancock · Hardy · Harrison · Jackson · Jefferson · Kanawha · Lewis · Lincoln · Logan · Marion · Marshall · Mason · McDowell · Mercer · Mineral · Mingo · Monongalia · Monroe · Morgan · Nicholas · Ohio · Pendleton · Pleasants · Pocahontas · Preston · Putnam · Raleigh · Randolph · Ritchie · Roane · Summers · Taylor · Tucker · Tyler · Upshur · Wayne · Webster · Wetzel · Wirt · Wood · Wyoming

Major Repositories	West Virginia Archives and History · West Virginia Historical Society · West Virginia University Library · National Archives and Records Administration · Library of Congress

Migration Routes	Potomac River · Braddock's Road · Great Indian Warpath · Great Valley Road · Kanawha Trail · King's Highway · National Road (or Cumberland Road) · New River and Southern Trail · Old Northwestern Turnpike · Pamunkey-New River Trail · Zane's Trace · Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

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