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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...
- Online State Census Indexes & Offline Finding Aids for Colorado, Dakota Territory, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska & New Mexico Territory 1885-1895
- State Census Records from FamilySearch Labs free to use; click on "record search" when you get there; note that FamilySearch Labs is testing these and other record sets so there may be downtime or occasional errors; includes...
  - Florida State Census Records 1885, 1925 and 1935 (census images only; no index)
  - Massachusetts State Census Records and Index 1855 and 1865 (not yet complete; presently includes Boston only)
  - New York State Census 1892 (census images only; no index)
  - Rhode Island State Census Index 1915
  - South Dakota State Census Index and Images 1905, 1915 and 1925
  - Wisconsin State Census Records 1855, 1875, 1885, 1895 and 1905 (census images only; no index)

Alabama...
- Alabama State Census Records 1820-1866 (Ancestry) includes digitized images of the census records; records do not exist for every county
- Alabama Department of Archives & History State Census Enumerations info for offline searching

Arizona...
- Arizona Territory Census, 1864 (Ancestry)

Colorado...
- Colorado 1885 State Census - Arapahoe County includes the present Denver, Arapahoe & Adams counties
- Colorado State Census Index & Images 1885 (Ancestry) includes digitized images of the census records

Florida...
- Florida State Census Collection, 1867, 1875, 1885, 1935, and 1945 Index & Images (Ancestry) includes digitized images of the census records

Illinois...
- Illinois State Census Collection 1825-1865 (Ancestry) includes digitized images of the census records; coverage varies by year and county
- Illinois State Census Records microfilm information from the Illinois State Archives

Iowa...
- Iowa State Census Collection 1836-1925 (Ancestry) coverage varies by year and county
- Iowa State Census for Warren County, Iowa, 1853 online transcription
- Iowa State Census Records Search Engine (partial)

Kansas...
- Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Ancestry)
- Kansas State and Territorial Census Records 1855-1930 info for offline searching
- Kansas State Census 1895 includes partial online index

Maine...
- Special Maine 1837 Census

Massachusetts...
- See the General Section above

Michigan...
- Genealogy Research with Michigan State Census Records information from the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries
- Also see the general section above

Minnesota...
- Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 (Ancestry) this database contains Minnesota territorial and state censuses for: 1849-1850, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1865, 1875, 1885, and 1905

Mississippi...
- Mississippi State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 (Ancestry)

Missouri...
- Missouri State Census Collection, 1844-1881 (Ancestry) very few records have survived
- Missouri State Census Records Information info for offline searching - very few records have survived
- Missouri Territory Census 1805
- 1776 Reconstructed St. Louis Census
- St. Charles County, Missouri 1876 State Census Index

Nebraska...
- Nebraska Territorial Census Records 1854, 1855, 1856 and 1865, plus 1869 State Census (partial for some years)
- Nebraska State Census Index 1885 (Ancestry)

New Jersey...
- New Jersey State Census Records Information 1855-1915 from the New Jersey State Archives
- Passaic County and Atlantic City Census Index 1885

New Mexico...
- See the general section above

New York...
- New York State Census Records Information 1825-1925 basic information about New York State censuses, including links to some online indexes
- New York City 1890 Police Census Research Guide (Manhattan) a special census taken by NYC policemen in Manhattan in 1890 - about 88% of the census books have survived

North Carolina...
- State Census of North Carolina, 1784-1787 searchable scanned book (Ancestry)

North Dakota...
- North Dakota State Censuses 1915 and 1925 (Ancestry)

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.

South Dakota...
- South Dakota Territorial Census 1885 (Ancestry)
- South Dakota State Census 1895 (Ancestry)
- For 1905, 1915 and 1925 see the FamilySearch link in the general section above

Texas...
- Original Residents of Texas 1782-1836 (not complete; includes Census Reports of Texas, 1835)

Washington...
- State of Washington Assorted Census Records includes many online indexes for various counties & years 1847-1890s, and the 1910 Federal Census

Wisconsin...
- Wisconsin State Census Index and Images, 1895 and 1905 (Ancestry) includes digitized images of the census records

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)

Microfilm Guide...
- To find state census records in the LDS Family History Library Catalog do a place search for the state you need, then look for the census topics for that state. Microfilm rolls can be ordered for viewing from many local Family History Centers for a fee.

Genealogy Research Guides - State Census Records

Includes Some Online Indexes