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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[North Carolina|North Carolina]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[North_Carolina_Census|Census]]''
  
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== Availability  ==
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
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*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].
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*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
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*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
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*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
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*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
  
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'''1790-1930 Federal Census Records'''--All federal census records 1790 to 1930 are available for Maine with the following exceptions:
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<br>'''1790--''' Caswell, Granville, and Orange (reconstructed from tax lists: Caswell 1780, 1784;
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[North Carolina Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
  
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Granville, 1786–1791;&nbsp;Orange, 1784–1793)
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'''1810--'''Craven, Greene, New Hanover, and Wake
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=== Online North Carolina indexes and images  ===
  
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'''1820--'''Currituck, Franklin, Martin, Montgomery, Randolph, and Wake
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{{Census Online North Carolina}} {{Adoption NCGenWeb}}
  
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'''1890--'''&nbsp;destroyed for all areas except for parts of Gaston County
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=== Federal population schedules  ===
  
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==== Microfilm images  ====
  
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
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| {{FHL|639823|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|745501|title-id|disp=1810}}
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| {{FHL|1037495|title-id|disp=1930 and Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|676501|title-id|disp=1880 and&nbsp;Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|745501|title-id|disp=1840}}
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| {{FHL|745501|title-id|disp=1800}}
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| {{FHL|534323|title-id|disp=1920 and Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|698914|title-id|disp=1870}}
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| {{FHL|745501|title-id|disp=1830}}
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| {{FHL|745501|title-id|disp=1790}}
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| {{FHL|639064|title-id|disp=1910 and Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|745501|title-id|disp=1820}}
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Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Census United States Census] article provides detailed information about these records.<br>
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{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#north-carolina 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-05.html#north-carolina Soundex T1063]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#north-carolina 1860 M653&nbsp;]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]
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| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-08.html 1890 fragments M407 ]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-08.html#ic index M496]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#north-carolina 1850 M432]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810 M252]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#north-carolina 1920 T625]&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282155234914_935" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282155234914_56" />and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-04.html#north-carolina Soundex M1579]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#north-carolina 1880 T9 ]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#north-carolina Soundex T766]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#north-carolina 1910 T624] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-02.html#north-carolina Soundex T1271&nbsp;]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#north-carolina 1870 M593]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637]
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== &nbsp;Historical Background ==
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ====
  
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In '''1789''' North Carolina became a state and ceded what is now Tennessee to the United States government.
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of North Carolina, [[North Carolina Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
  
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=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
  
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== Indexes ==
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==== Online indexes and images ====
  
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If possible, use online indexes first.&nbsp; Use other indexes if the ancestor was not found.  
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{| align="center" width="77%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for North Carolina'''</font>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
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| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|-
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| '''1890'''
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| width="20%" | Veterans
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1610551 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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|-
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| '''1880'''
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| width="20%" | Mortality
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1870'''
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| Mortality
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1860'''
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| Slave owner
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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|-
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| '''1860'''
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| Mortality
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1850'''
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| Slave owner
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]<ref name="HQSlave" />
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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|-
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| '''1850'''
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| Mortality
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]
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| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1840'''
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| Pensioners
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| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1786457 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
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| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]
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| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
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'''1790-1930 Online Index'''--All federal census records for Maine are indexed online at [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=35 www.ancestry.com]&nbsp;
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==== Microfilm images  ====
  
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The following indexes are available at the Family History library:
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| {{FHL|737657|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Cherokee, 1898-1939}}
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| {{FHL|136655|title-id|disp=Catawba Indian records, 1849}}
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| {{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=Civil War Union veterans and widows, 1890}}
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| {{FHL|778920|title-id|disp=Cherokee Nation east, roll of 1835}}
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| {{FHL|737954|title-id|disp=Mortality and Manufacturing schedules, 1850-1880}}
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| {{FHL|150183|title-id|disp=Cherokees, east of MS river, 1835 index}}
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| {{FHL|45151|title-id|disp=Cherokee muster rolls, 1834,1837,1838}}
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'''1790-1850 Indexes'''--The Family History Library has statewide indexes for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses in book and microfiche format.
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'''1850-1870 Indexes'''--The library also has a partial index of some counties and some towns for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses.
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The [http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives] has these nonpopulation censuses for North Carolina: <br>'''Agriculture''': 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880<br>'''Industry/Manufacturing: '''1850, 1860, 1870, 1880'''<br>Social Statistics:''' 1850, 1860, 1870  
  
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'''1880, 1900-1930 Indexes'''--Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930&nbsp;censuses.
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
  
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'''1890 Index'''--For an index of individuals in the 99 North Carolina families recorded in the surviving fragments of the 1890 population schedule, see:  
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of North Carolina, [[North Carolina Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
  
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*Nelson, Ken. 1890 U.S. Census Index to Surviving Population Schedules and Register of Film Numbers to the Special Census of Union Veterans. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1991. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+X2na+ 973 X2na] 1890; 1984 ed. on film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=316295&disp=1890+census+index+register++ 1421673] item113.)
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=== State and colonial censuses  ===
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*Index to the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, is on Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=543341 543341–42]. The existing original 1890 census records for North Carolina are on Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=926499 926499].
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'''County-wide indexes--'''County indexes&nbsp;often contain the names of every person in the household and may also include heads of households who were overlooked or whose names were misspelled in statewide indexes. County-wide indexes are listed in the&nbsp; Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:&nbsp; NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- CENSUS- [YEAR].  
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North Carolina&nbsp;took a few censuses in the years before the first federal census was taken. The dates are listed below. These censuses may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.  
  
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'''Multi-state indexes--''' usually contain the same information gathered in preparing statewide indexes. They often index censuses (federal, state, and territorial), tax lists, and other records that identified where people lived in an area. Multi-state indexes containing North Carolina include:  
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| align="center" bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" | '''State and colonial censuses of North Carolina'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 89.</ref><ref>Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 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), 51.</ref>
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| '''1784-1787 State census'''<ref>Alvaretta K. Register, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/677297 State Census of North Carolina, 1784–1787]'', 2nd rev. ed. (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1973)[{{FHL|975.6 X2r|disp=FHL Book 975.6 X2r}}]. 24 of the 50 counties then existing. This census took three years to complete. It shows heads of households, their residence, and the age categories of their household members. It is indexed.</ref>
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'''1870 Index'''--The index for&nbsp;African Americans in the 1870 Census is cited fully in the [[North Carolina Minorities|"Minorities"]] section.
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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
  
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For a list of available and missing North Carolina censuses, [[North Carolina Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
  
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== Special Censuses&nbsp; ==
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=== Why use a census? ===
  
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==== Colonial Censuses  ====
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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.
  
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'''Colonial Census Substitutes'''--For the colonial period, there are many indexes that you can use as census substitutes such as indexes to taxation records and probate records. Many tax lists and lists of residence for the 1680s–1831 are published in:
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=== More about censuses  ===
  
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*Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''Early North Carolina''.7 vols. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1980–. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+D2jeno 973 D2jeno].) Each volume is alphabetized. The names of these volumes are also listed in the Accelerated Indexing Systems fiche searches 1, 2, and 3.&nbsp;'''<br>'''
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[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
  
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==== <span id="1215729140220E" style="display: none">Mortality Schedules </span> ====
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:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
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:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
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:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
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:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
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:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
  
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'''1850-1880--'''The 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses have mortality schedules, which are lists of the people who died in the year before the census was taken. The Family History Library and the&nbsp;North Carolina&nbsp;State Archives have copies of these mortality schedules. For information from these schedules, see:
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=== Sources and footnotes  ===
  
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*Almasy, Sandra Lee. ''North Carolina Mortality Census, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880''. 13 vols. Joliet, Illinois: Kensington Glen Publishing, 1994. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.6+X2a 975.6 X2a].)
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{{reflist}}
  
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*[http://mortalityschedules.com '''Mortality Schedules 1850-1880''']
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{{Place|North Carolina}} {{USCensus}}
  
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'''1850–1860'''-- Slave schedules for 1850 and 1860 list the names of slave owners, but do not normally list the names of the slaves. The number of slaves, whether male or female, and the age ranges of the slaves are given. North Carolina slave schedules at the Family History Library are cataloged with the population schedules.
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*Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''1890 North Carolina Census Index''. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.6+X28j+ 975.6 X28j] 1890.) '''<!--{12029387177817} --><!--{12029387177818} --><!--{12029387177819} --><!--{120293871778110} --><!--{120293871778111} --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->'''
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  • Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
  • Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
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  • Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.


  • For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.

Online North Carolina indexes and images

Online Federal and State Population Schedules of North Carolina 
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Federal population schedules

Microfilm images

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1900 and Soundex 1850 1810  
1930 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex 1840 1800  
1920 and Soundex 1870 1830 1790  
1910 and Soundex 1860 1820  


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1900 T623 and Soundex T1063 1860 M653  1820 M33
1930 T626 1890 fragments M407 and index M496 1850 M432 1810 M252
1920 T625 and Soundex M1579 1880 T9 and Soundex T766 1840 M704 1800 M32
1910 T624 and Soundex T1271  1870 M593 1830 M19 1790 M637  

Indexes: fiche, film, or book

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of North Carolina, click here

Federal non-population schedules

Online indexes and images

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for North Carolina

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Indian census rolls, Cherokee, 1898-1939 Catawba Indian records, 1849
Civil War Union veterans and widows, 1890 Cherokee Nation east, roll of 1835
Mortality and Manufacturing schedules, 1850-1880 Cherokees, east of MS river, 1835 index
Cherokee muster rolls, 1834,1837,1838


The North Carolina State Archives has these nonpopulation censuses for North Carolina:
Agriculture: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Industry/Manufacturing: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Social Statistics: 1850, 1860, 1870

Indexes: fiche, film, or book

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

State and colonial censuses

North Carolina took a few censuses in the years before the first federal census was taken. The dates are listed below. These censuses may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.

State and colonial censuses of North Carolina[10][11]
1784-1787 State census[12]

Existing and lost censuses

For a list of available and missing North Carolina 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Internet Archive, a free online service includes free images of most of the federal censuses.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Archives.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal census records, among other sources.
  7. ↑ 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. ↑ In 1907 Congress authorized the Bureau of the Census to publish the names of the heads of families enumerated in the first census of the United States in 1790. These printed volumes, which were originally published in 1907 and 1908, have been digitized and are now available online at the U.S. Census Bureau website.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
  10. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 89.
  11. ↑ 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), 51.
  12. ↑ Alvaretta K. Register, State Census of North Carolina, 1784–1787, 2nd rev. ed. (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1973)[FHL Book 975.6 X2r]. 24 of the 50 counties then existing. This census took three years to complete. It shows heads of households, their residence, and the age categories of their household members. It is indexed.
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