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Online Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]
Population Schedules[edit | edit source]
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.
Missouri became the 21st state admitted to the United States on Aug. 10, 1821. It was enumerated in the 1810 and 1820 U.S. Censuses as Missouri Territory, but those records were lost. [1]
United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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| 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 |
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NARA Index FamilySearch Images |
Release Date April 1, 2032 |
Non-Population Schedules for Missouri[edit | edit source]
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
| Year | Type of Census | Links |
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| 1840 | Pensioners | Ancestry ($) |
| 1850 | Agriculture | Missouri State Archives |
| 1850 | Manufacturing | Missouri State Archives |
| 1850 | Mortality | Missouri State Archives |
| 1850 | Slave Owner | Ancestry Missouri State Archives |
| 1860 | Agriculture | Missouri State Archives |
| 1860 | Manufacturing | Missouri State Archives |
| 1860 | Mortality | Missouri State Archives |
| 1860 | Slave Owner | Ancestry Missouri State Archives |
| 1870 | Agriculture | Missouri State Archives |
| 1870 | Manufacturing | Missouri State Archives |
| 1870 | Mortality | Missouri State Archives |
| 1880 | Agriculture | Missouri State Archives |
| 1880 | Manufacturing | Missouri State Archives |
| 1880 | Mortality | Missouri State Archives |
| 1890 | Veterans | Ancestry ($) |
Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]
Online State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit United States Census Bureau.
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the US Territorial Census page.
Some territorial counties also maintained tax lists which may provide a useful substitute. For more information, check the online resources on the Missouri Taxation page.
| Year | Type of Census | Links |
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| 1887 | State (Phelps County), head of household | Ancestry ($) |
| 1880 | State (Cass County), household members | Ancestry ($) |
| 1876 | State (select counties), household members | Ancestry ($) |
| 1864 | State (Callaway and Gasconade) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1860 | State | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1856 | State (Audrain, Atchison and Callaway) | Ancestry ($) |
| 1852 | State (Benton, Callaway and St. Charles) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1848 | State (Benton and Callaway) | Ancestry ($) |
| 1844 | State (Benton and Callaway) | Ancestry ($) |
| 1840 | State (select counties available online) State (others available upon request) |
Missouri State Archives Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1819 | Territorial (St. Charles) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1818 | Territorial (St. Charles) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1817 | Territorial (St. Charles) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1803 | Territorial (Cape Girardeau and New Madrid) | Missouri State Archives |
| 1800 | Territorial (Cape Girardeau) | Missouri State Archives |
| 1797 | Territorial (New Madrid) | Missouri State Archives |
| 1796 | Territorial (New Madrid) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1795 | Territorial (New Madrid) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1794 | Territorial (New Madrid) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1793 | Territorial (New Madrid) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1792 | Territorial (New Madrid) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1791 | Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis) | Missouri State Archives |
| 1787 | Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1779 | Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1770 | Territorial (Ste. Genevieve and St Louis) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1766 | Territorial (Spanish Louisiana Territories) | Contact Missouri State Archives |
| 1752 | Territorial (Ste. Genevieve) | Missouri State Archives |
Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
- Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
- Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
- Sex
- Age
- Color
- Nativity
- Place of birth of this person
- Place of birth of Father of this person
- Place of birth of Mother of this person
- Period of Residence
- How long a resident of this State (years and months)
- How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
- Regular occupation
- Military servicemily.
More about censuses[edit | edit source]
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ "Federal Census Schedules for Missouri (1830-1940)," Missouri State Archives, https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/federal#:~:text=Federal%20Census%20Schedules%20for%20Missouri%20(1830%2D1940)&text=The%20U.S.%20Government%20began%20taking,those%20records%20have%20been%20lost.
