Clues in the Census
What Census Records Are Online? (USA)
- 1880 Census Records Index Free at Ancestry
 (name index is free with registration - viewing digitized census images from the microfilm requires subscription)
- View and Search US Federal Census Records 1790-1930 Online
 (requires payment)
Ancestry has digitized the U.S. Federal census records from 1790 to 1930 and they are indexed online. A subscription includes the following indexes and digitized images of the census records (from the National Archives microfilm)...
- Surviving 1790-1930 U.S. Federal Census Records (most of the 1890 census was destroyed)
- Small Fragment of the 1890 U.S. Federal Census
- 1890 Veteran's Schedules (Mostly Union Civil War Veterans or their Widows)
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 (records of deaths in the year prior to the census being taken)
- 1850 & 1860 Slave Schedules of Slave Owners
- 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen
State Census Records
Individual States and Misc.
- Idaho Census Index 1870-1920
This index is not searchable online, but you may submit a request and they will send you a photocopy at no charge.
Free Online Census Indexes and Records
International Census Records
Soundex Information
The US Census records from 1880-1920 (& some states for 1930) are indexed using the Soundex system...
- What Does Soundex Mean? [on this website]
Briefly describes the Soundex coding system. Included is a link to Rootsweb's online Soundex converter.
Free Blank Census Forms
The 1890 Census
- 1890 Census Substitutes
Research guide to help find alternate records around the time of the 1890 census. Includes information about State Census Records, city directories, the 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, and more.
- 1890 Census an article at NARA that explains the history of the destruction of the 1890 census. Included is a listing of the surviving records.
Where are most American's ancestors from? + Cost of the Census
The US Census Bureau
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