FINDING YOUR ROOTS: HISTORICAL
FEDERAL CENSUS PUBLICATIONS IN JOYNER LIBRARY: 1790-1990
This handlist covers federal population censuses only, for the years 1790-1990. For other types of census information (Agriculture, Mineral, Housing, Manufacturing) see the other census handout on our subject guide page. Historical U.S. census data from 1770 to 1960 is also available online at the University of Virginia Web site . For North Carolina state/county genealogy records see the librarian on duty in the North Carolina Collection . In general there are two versions for each of the federal population censuses: Printed and Manuscript. The Manuscript version, which lists the names of individual families, will prove to be of major importance. The Manuscript versions are located in the North Carolina Collection. ECU has all of the Manuscript versions of the Population Census for the state of North Carolina for the years 1790-1930 on microfilm. The only exception is the 1890 Census Manuscript version that was destroyed in a Commerce Department fire in Washington. We have the complete Manuscript version for the entire United States for the 1870 Census. General population information for each state will be found in the printed versions of each census. The Serial Set is available on Microfiche in the Documents Department. Personal name indexes for North Carolina are available in the North Carolina Collection.
1790 Pattern of the whole number of person (Philadelphia, 1790)
HA 201 1790C
Microfilms Department- Microprint AM35 23916, 23917, 34905
Heads of Families at the first census (Washington, 1908) HA 682 A42x 1790
NoCar Ref F258 U
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm U.S. C332p
OVERSIZE HA 201 1800C
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm U.S. C332p
Index to the 1800 Census of North Carolina NoCar Ref F 253
1810 Aggregate amount of ... person (Washington, 1811) HA 201 1810B
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm U.S. C332p
Index to the 1810 Census of North Carolina NoCar Ref F 253 B462
1820 Census for 1820 (Washington, 1821) OVERSIZE HA 201 1820 B1-1 1900
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm U.S. C332p
North Carolina 1820 Census Index NoCar Ref F 253 J3x 1820
1830 Abstract of the returns (Washington, 1832) HA 201 1830 D2 1832
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #221-#263 #217
Fifth Census (Washington, 1832) OVERSIZE HA 201 1830C
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm U.S. C332p
North Carolina 1830 Census Index
NoCar Ref F 253 J3x 1830
1840 Compendium of the enumeration (Washington, 1841) OVERSIZE HA 201 1840 C
Sixth Census (Washington, 1841) OVERSIZE HA 201 1840 B1 1900
Documents Department- Serial Set #376-#402
Census of pensioners for revolutionary or military service E 255 U42x
Microfilms Department- Ultrafiche LAC 14284
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm U.S. C332p
North Carolina 1840 Census Index NoCar Ref F 253 J3x 1840
1850 Compendium of enumeration (Washington, 1854) HA 201 1850 C4
The Seventh Census. Report of the Superintendent of the
Census on: Abstracts of the Seventh Census
HA 201 1850 D2
Seventh Census (Washington, 1853)
OVERSIZE HA 201 1850 B1
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #805-#9
Mortality Statistics (Washington, 1855)
HA 201 1950B2 1900
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #805-#9
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina
Microfilm U.S. C332p
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, Agricultural and Manufacturing Records of 15 Southern States (names of individual mechanics, Etc.)
Documents Microfilm
North Carolina 1850 Census Index
NoCar Ref F 253 J3x 1850
1860 Preliminary Report (Washington, 1862) HA 201 1860 A2
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #1137-#116
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina
Microfilm U.S. C332p
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, Agricultural and Manufacturing Records of 15 Southern States (names of individual mechanics, Etc.)
Documents Microfilm
Statistics of the United States in 1860 HA 201 1860 C45 1976
North Carolina 1860 Census Index NoCar Ref F 253 J3x 1860
1870 Compendium HA 201 1870 C2
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #1476
9 th Census of the U.S., 1870
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #1473
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina
Microfilm U.S. C332p
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, WHOLE UNITED STATES
Documents Microfilm U.S. C332p
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, Agricultural and Manufacturing
Records of 15 Southern States (names of individual mechanics, Etc.)
Documents Microfilm
1880 Compendium
HA 201 1880 D64x
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #2059-#64; #2060-#64
10 th Census of the U.S., 1880
HA 201 1880 B1
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #2129-#42
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina
Microfilm U.S. C332p
1890 Abstract of the Eleventh Census
HA 201 1890 C45
Compendium
HA 201 1890 C2
Census Reports
HA 201 1890 B1
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #3008-#31
General Publications
Documents Department- Un38s Serial Set #3033-#3037
MANUSCRIPT VERSION
Not Available. Destroyed in Commerce Department Fire
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina (Special
Schedule-Union veterans and widows of the Civil War)
Microfilm U.S. C332p
1900 Twelfth Census of the United States HA 201 1900 B1, HA 201 1900 B1 Atlas, HA 201 1900 B2,
HA 201 1900 D1
Abstract of the Twelfth Census
HA 201 1900 D1
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina
Microfilm U.S. C332p
1910 Thirteenth Census of the United States HA 201 1910 A15
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm U.S. C332p
Abstracts of the Census
HA 201 1910 A2
1920 Fourteenth Census of the United States HA 201 1920 A15
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm U.S. C332p
1930 Fifteenth Census of the United States
HA 201 1930 A3 P6
MANUSCRIPT VERSION, North Carolina Microfilm
1940 Sixteenth Census of the United States HA 201 1940 A44
1950 Census of Population: 1950
HA 201 1950 A2
1960 Census of Population
HA 201 1960 A456
1970 Census of Population
HA 201 1970 A568
1980 Census of Population
Government Documents- C3.223/5/980
1990 Census of Population
Government Documents- C3.223/6/990
Bibliography: FEDERAL POPULATION CENSUSES 1790-1890
(Joyner Docs Stacks GS 4.2:P81/2/790-890-5)
Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications
(Joyner Stacks Z 7554 U5 U322x)
SEE ALSO: Subject Headings in Library Catalog: "GENEALOGY" and family names
(e.g. "WILDER FAMILY")
RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET
About forty thousand genealogy web sites exist on the Internet as of the end of the 20 th century. Here are just a few to explore. Most have links to other sites you may find useful.
FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
Ancestry.com
Kindred Konnections
RootsWeb
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
WorldGenWeb
Gensite
SurnameWeb
Tom and Sharon's Genealogy Links
Created by Ralph Scott
Maintained by David Durant
Last Updated: April 22, 2004
Government Documents Home
Joyner Library Home
