Census
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transcriptions.
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Year |
Comments |
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1790 |
General information about the 1790 Federal Census |
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1800 |
General information about the 1800 Federal Census |
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1805 |
Michigan Territorial Tax List |
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1810 |
General information about the 1810 Federal Census |
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1820 |
General information about the 1820 Federal Census |
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1827 |
Territorial Census |
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1830 |
General information about the 1830 Federal Census |
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1840 |
General information about the 1840 Federal Census |
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1790-1840 |
Census from Heritage Quest.
Free to Michigan residents. |
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1850
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Scanned images
from the USGenWeb Archives. Additional information on the 1850
census and page numbers for townships can be found
here. |
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1850 |
1850 Mortality Schedule from FamilySearch.org |
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1860 |
General information about the 1860 Federal census |
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1860 |
U.S. Census from FamilySearch.org Index only |
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1870 |
General information about the 1870 Federal census. |
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1870 |
Michigan U.S. Census from Library of Michigan |
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1870 |
U.S. Census from FamilySearch.org |
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1880 |
General information about the 1880 Federal census.
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1880 |
Transcription from FamilySearch.org |
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1884 |
Michigan state and territorial census |
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1890 |
General information about the 1890 Federal census and 1890 Michigan
Union Veterans and Widows Census |
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1894 |
General information about the 1894 Michigan state and territorial
census |
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1900 |
General information about the 1900 federal census. |
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1900 |
Scanned images
from the USGenWeb Archives. |
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1900 |
Census from FamilySearch.org |
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1904 |
General information about the 1904 Michigan state and territorial
census |
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1910 |
General information about the 1910 Federal census |
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1910 |
Census from FamilySearch.org |
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1920 |
General information about the 1920 Federal census |
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1920 |
Census from FamilySearch.org |
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1930 |
General information about the 1930 Federal census |
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1930 |
Census from Allen County Library |
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1851 |
Canadian Census from FamilySearch.org |
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1861 |
Ontario, Canada Census from FamilySearch.org |
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1871 |
Canadian Census from FamilySearch.org |
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1891 |
Canadian Census from FamilySearch.org |
Blank Census Forms for all Federal Census
Every
ten years since 1790, the United States Federal Government has done an
official count of the residents of the country. Initially the census
records were "statistical in nature. Those census records gave only the
name of the head of household and the various statistics about the home.
It was not until 1850 that each person living in the home was listed by
name. Following you will find a listing of each federal census and what
type of information is available for that particular census.
Remember -
Michigan did not become a state until 1837. Before that time,
residents of Michigan may be found in earlier territorial census
records.
One may assume
that most of the information given on the census returns is accurate.
However, the census takers were not the best spellers and many had very
poor penmanship. Census takers were supposed to go door-to-door, so you
will find neighbors listed sequentially on the returns. Occasionally,
when a family was not home, the information was obtained from a
neighbor. Thus, you may find some inaccuracies in the returns. In
addition, studies have shown that men nearly always aged more
than the 10 years between census. Were they attempting to get beyond the
age of eligibility for military service? Women on the other hand, rarely
aged the ten years!
Follow the
links to find out information on each of the census. Please keep in
mind that the first IONIA county federal census would be in 1840 as our
county began in 1831. Records for Ionia County area for the 1830
federal census would be found as part of the Kent County census.
Please take a few minutes
to visit
The USGenWeb
Archive "Census-On-Line" Project
Last Updated
March 03, 2012
