FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Kansas Census

Purpose
Adding census information to the county pages.

Task List
Task List

Add heading and collections
1. Cut the heading, State Census and replace it with the following wikitext: ====State and Territory Census Records====

2. Copy and paste the following after the Intro and BEFORE the collections already listed in the State and Territory Census Records heading:

*1855-1925 - Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 at Ancestry - ($), Index and images; covers census years 1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 *1860 - at FamilySearch - Index and images *1860 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory at Ancestry - ($), Index and images

3. Copy and paste the following wikitext AFTER the last collection already listed in the State and Territory Census Records heading (1895 Census):

*1919-1961 - Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961 at Ancestry - Partial index (4 counties) and images

4. Copy and paste the following wikitext AFTER you have added the collection listed in Step 4:

==== Federal Census Records ==== The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Kansas Census.

5. If there are additional links on the page, put them in the appropriate heading and in chronological order.

6. If a link we add above is already on the page, delete that link from the page and paste the new one listed above.

Save the Page
1. Enter "added census records" to the edit summary box and save your work.

2. Check the page to be sure your work looks correct (no wikitext showing, no duplicate records).

3. Move on to the next county.

State and Territory Census Records

 * 1855-1925 - Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 at Ancestry - ($), Index and images; covers census years 1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch - Index and images
 * 1860 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory at Ancestry - ($), Index and images
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1875 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1961 - Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961 at Ancestry - Partial index (4 counties) and images

Federal Census Records
The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Kansas Census.