United States Census Materials
1800-1910
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The Census Schedules are handwritten lists of names and other personal information from which the printed Census statistical publications were derived. These lists indicate which states the Newspaper and Microforms Department holds for each decade, whether any special schedules are included, the number of microfilm reels for each state, and the call number. For census materials not listed here, please consult with the Newspapers and Microforms Department staff at the Bostock Library Help Desk, or the Reference staff in Perkins Library. They may be able to refer you to other locations within the Library which may hold the information you need.
Many of your needs regarding U.S. census schedules and genealogy can be satisfied using the HeritageQuest Online database. which includes many U.S. federal census records through 1930, local histories, and much more.
1830 Census
| State |
# of Reels |
Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
4 reels |
M6404 |
| Arkansas |
1 reel | M6406 |
| Florida | 1 reels |
M6407 |
| Georgia | 6 reels | M6408 |
| Louisiana | 3 reels | M6409 |
| Mississippi | 2 reels | M6410 |
| North Carolina | 8 reels | M6405 |
| South Carolina | 5 reels | M6411 |
| Tennessee | 9 reels | M6412 |
| Virginia | 13 reels | M6413 |
1840 Census
| State |
# of Reels |
Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts (Worcester County) |
4 reels |
N3801 |
| Wisconsin (Milwaukee) |
1 reel |
M6018 |
1850 Census
| State |
# of Reels |
Call Number |
Type of Census |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia |
2 reels |
M6283 | Agriculture, Manufacturing & Social Statistics |
| Georgia |
2 reels |
M6285 | Social Statistics |
| Georgia |
12 reels |
M6270 |
Agricultureal & Manufacturing |
| Kentucky | 2 reels | M6290 | Social Statistics |
| Kentucky | 36 reels | M6273 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Louisiana | 3 reels | M6279 | Social Statistics |
| Louisiana | 10 reels | M6271 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County) |
6 reels | N3802 | |
| Tennessee | 2 reels | M6286 | Social Statistics |
| Tennessee | 33 reels | M6272 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Wisconsin (Milwaukee) | 1 reels | M6018 |
1860 Census
| State |
# of Reels |
Call Number |
Type of Census |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia |
3 reels | M6283 | Agriculture, Manufacturing, & Social Statistics |
| Georgia | 21 reels | M6270 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Georgia | 1 reel | M6329 | Social Statistics |
| Kentucky | 36 reels | M6273 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Kentucky | 1 reel | M6331 | Social Statistics |
| Louisiana | 3 reels | M6279 | Social Statistics |
| Louisiana | 10 reels | M6271 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Tennessee | 33 reels | M6272 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Tennessee | 1 reel | M6330 | Social Statistics |
| Virginia (Halifax County) |
1 reel | M6281 | Free Inhabitants, Slaves, Deaths, Agriculture, Manufacturing |
1870 Census
| State |
# of Reels |
Call Number |
Type of Census |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1 reel |
M6388 | Agriculture, Social Statistics |
| Colorado |
1 reels | M6389 | Manufacturing |
| District of Columbia |
3 reels | M6283 | Agriculture, Manufacturing, Social Statistics |
| Georgia |
2 reels |
M6285 |
Social Statistics |
| Georgia |
21 reels |
M6270 |
Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Georgia |
1 reel |
M6284 |
Agricultural & Recapitulation |
| Kentucky |
2 reels |
M6290 |
Social Statistics |
| Kentucky |
36 reels |
M6372 |
Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Kentucky |
1 reel |
M6291 |
Agricultural & Recapitulation |
| Louisiana | 10 reels |
M6279 |
Social Statistics |
| Louisiana |
1 reel |
M6271 |
Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Louisiana | 1 reel |
M6278 |
Agricultural & Recapitulation |
| Mississippi (Tunica & Warren Counties) |
1 reel |
N3895 | |
| North Carolina |
2 reels |
M9383 |
Population Schedules |
| Tennessee |
2 reels |
M6286 |
Social Statistics |
| Tennessee |
33 reels |
M6272 |
Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Tennessee |
1 reel |
M6288 |
Agricultural & Recapitulation |
| Tennessee |
1 reel |
N3279 | Agricultural |
1880 Census
| State |
# of Reels |
Call Number |
Type of Census |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado |
1 reel | M6388 | Agriculture, Defective |
| Colorado | 1 reel | M6389 | Manufacturing |
| District of Columbia |
3 reels |
M6283 | Defectives, Dependents, Pauper& Indigent, Delinquents & Manufacturing: Special Schedules |
| District of Columbia |
1 reel | M6282 | Agricultural |
| Georgia | 21 reels | M6270 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Georgia | 2 reels | M6277 | Defectives, Dependents, Delinquents |
| Kentucky | 36 reels | M6273 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Kentucky | 2 reels | M6289 | Defectives, Dependents, Delinquents |
| Louisiana | 10 reels | M6271 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Louisiana | 1 reel | M6280 | Defectives, Dependents, Delinquents |
| Mississippi< | 1 reel | N3894 | Agricultural |
| Montana | 1 reel | M6282 | Agricultural |
| Nevada | 1 reel | M6282 | Agricultural |
| North Carolina |
3 reels | M9384 | Population Schedules |
| Tennessee | 33 reels | M6272 | Agricultural & Manufacturing |
| Tennessee | 2 reels | M6287 | Defectives, Dependents, Delinquents |
| Wyoming | 1 reel | M6282 | Agricultural |
1900 Census
| State |
# of Reels |
Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi (Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica & Union Counties) |
1 reel | N3892 |
1910 Census
| State |
# of Reels |
Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama (Greene, Hale, Limestone & Henry Counties) | 1 reel |
M5337 |
| Mississippi (Smith, Tunica & Sunflower Counties) | 1 reel | M5336 |
| North Carolina Reel 1108 = Duplin & Durham Counties Reel 1109 = Durham, Mitchell & Edgecombe Counties |
2 reels | M5338 |
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