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U.S. Census Collections and Resources

Manuscript Census Records
Provides a wealth of data about specific people: where and how they lived. Frequently used for tracking specific people or for gleaning information about the social and economic structure of American life. Records are hand written by the original census enumerators for each person.

Pennsylvania, 1790-1930

Ohio, 1880

Census of Manufacturers
Census of Mortality (1850-1880)
Census of Agriculture
Statistical Census Records and Volumes, 1790-2000
Located in the Social Sciences Library, the statistical census includes aggregated data for cities, towns, etc. No individual or specific name data is included in these volumes. Statistical Census data is a valuable resource for tracking trends and patterns of American life and communities but not for tracking specific families or individuals.
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Additional Resources
  • Census Online
    • Created 1996
    • Over 44,000 links to US census records
    • Census calculators
      • Soundex Converter
      • Birth Year Converter
      • Calendar Tool
  • FamilySearch
    • Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    • Search the 1880 Census by name
    • Links to search for birth, marriage, and death records 1638 - present
  • Generations Network
    • Provides the tools that enable people to research individuals through a number of sites which may or may not charge a fee for their use, including:
      • Ancestry.com
      • Rootsweb.com
      • Genealogy.com
  • US Census Bureau
    • Provides information on the Census Bureau, and the history of census-taking
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