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Information For Some State Census Records and other censuses taken during non-Federal Census years
Note: this is not a complete listing of all available state census records.

Items at Ancestry require a subscription to their online genealogy records collection.
  • General...
    • State Census Records from FamilySearch free to use; includes...
      • Alabama State Census 1855 and 1866
      • California State Census 1852
      • Colorado State Census 1885 (also see the Colorado section below)
      • Florida State Census Records 1885, 1935 and 1945
      • Illinois State Census Index 1855 and 1865 (some counties missing) also see the Illinois section below
      • Iowa Sate Census Records Index 1885 and 1895 (also see the Iowa section below)
      • Massachusetts State Census Records and Indexes 1855 (not yet complete), and 1865
      • Michigan State Census 1894 (for 16 counties)
      • Minnesota State Census 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895 and 1905; territorial census 1857 (images only)
      • New Jersey State Census Records Index 1885 and 1905
      • New York State Census 1855, 1865 (images only), 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, and 1925 (also see the New York section below)
      • Rhode Island State Census 1885, 1905, 1915, 1925 and 1935
      • South Dakota State Census Records 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935 and 1945
      • Wisconsin State Census Indexes 1855, 1875, 1885, 1895 and 1905
    • Online 1885 State Census Indexes & Offline Finding Aids for Colorado, Dakota Territory, Florida, Nebraska and New Mexico Territory
  • Massachusetts...
    • See the General Section above
  • Oklahoma...
    • Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907 (Ancestry) The 1890 OK census includes these counties: Beaver, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma, and Payne. The 1907 census is for Seminole County only; census records for other OK counties have not survived for 1907.
  • Rhode Island...
    • See the General Section above
  • Helpful Book...
    • State Census Records by Ann Lainhart an overview of what is available in state census records, listed by state and sometimes by individual county (click the title for a description and ordering info)

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