I am compiling a timeline on each state censuses as to when it was
authorized, date to start and date to finish the census. If you can be of
some help with your state I would appreciate it very much.
Here is what I have been able to compile so far:
Subject* State Censuses
__ ___ 1790 Arizona State Census. Spanish censuses.
__ ___ 1790 California State Census. Spanish census of
padrones printed in "Southern California
Historical Quarterly", 67.
01 Aug 1791 Vermont Federal Census offically started
today.
__ ___ 1796 Arizona State Census. Spanish censuses.
__ ___ 1798 California State Census. Spanish census is
state archives.
__ ___ 1801 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1818 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1821 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1821 Arkansas State Census.
__ ___ 1823 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1823 Arkansas State Census. Sheriff census,
Arkansas County only.
__ ___ 1829 Arkansas State Census. Pope and Sevier
counties missing; Hampstead, Izard,
Lafayette, Phillips, and Pulaski counties
did not submit names of individuals.
__ ___ 1831 Arizona State Census. Tucson, Tubac:
printed "Copper State Bulletin," vol. 16.
__ ___ 1836 Iowa State Census started this year.
__ ___ 1838 Iowa State Census. Van Buren County only.
__ ___ 1838 Arkansas State Census.
__ ___ 1841 Iowa State Census. Every name index,
Accelerated Indexing Systems.
__ ___ 1842 Arkansas State Census.
__ ___ 1844 Iowa State Census. Keokuk County only.
Every name index, Accelerated Indexing
Systems.
__ ___ 1844 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1846 Iowa State Census. Louisa, Polk, and
Wapello counties only. Every name index,
Accelerated Indexing Systems.
01 Aug 1847 Iowa State Census offically ended today.
Every name index, Accelerated Indexing
Systems.
01 Aug 1849 Iowa State Census offically ended today.
Every name index, Accelerated Indexing
Systems.
01 Aug 1851 Iowa State Census offically ended today.
__ ___ 1852 California State Census. Census copies at
DAR Library are indexed.
01 Mar 1852 Iowa State Census offically started today.
05 Jul 1852 Iowa State Census offically ended today.
07 Mar 1853 Iowa State Census offically started today.
Warren County only.
04 Jul 1853 Iowa State Census taking ended on this
date.
__ ___ 1854 Arkansas State Census.
06 Mar 1854 Iowa State Census offically started today.
03 Jul 1854 Iowa State Census taking offically ended.
__ ___ 1855 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1855 California State Census.
03 Mar 1856 Iowa State Census offically started today.
"Personal Name Index to 1856 City
Directories of Iowa" (Detroit: Gale
research Company, 1979), is a census aid.
07 Jul 1856 Iowa State Census taking offically ended.
__ ___ 1859 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1860 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1861 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1862 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1863 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1864 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1864 Arizona State Census. printed & indexed.
__ ___ 1865 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1865 California State Census.
__ ___ 1866 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1866 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1866 Arizona State Census. printed & indexed
for Pahute, Mohave, Pima, Yuma, Yavapai
counties.
__ ___ 1867 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1867 Arizona State Census. printed & indexed
for Mohave, Pima, Yuma counties. Oringinal
of 1867 census in the State Archives.
__ ___ 1868 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1869 Iowa State Census. Statistics only; full
description in "Census Data for Iowa," Des
Moines, Iowa,; State Historical Society,
1973
__ ___ 1869 Arizona State Census. printed & indexed
for Yavapai county. Oringinal of 1869
census in the State Archives.
__ ___ 1872 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems.
__ ___ 1873 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1875 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1875 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1875 California State Census.
__ ___ 1876 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems.
__ ___ 1878 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Unalaska,
Aleutian villages: Belkovsky, Nicholayevsk,
Protossoff (also called Morzovog).
__ ___ 1881 Iowa State Census. 1881 Mason City.
Schedules for all Iowa cities in Iowa State
Archives.
__ ___ 1881 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Sitka only;
printed "House Exec. Doc. 5", 42nd
Congress, 1st session, serial 2027.
__ ___ 1882 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1883 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1884 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1885 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Cape Smyth,
Point Barrow; printed "House Exec. Doc.
44", 48th Congress, 2nd session, serial
2298.
__ ___ 1885 California State Census.
01 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census was the first state to
specify that the census be taken on a
particular day.
__ ___ 1886 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1886 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1887 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1887 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems.
__ ___ 1888 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1889 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems.
01 Jun 1889 Iowa State Census offically started today.
__ ___ 1890 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1890 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Pribiloff
Islands; printed "House Exec. Doc. 92, pt.
1, 55th Congress, 1st session, serial 3576.
__ ___ 1891 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1891 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Pribiloff
Islands; printed "House Exec. Doc. 92, pt.
1, 55th Congress, 1st session, serial 3576.
__ ___ 1892 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1892 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Pribiloff
Islands; printed "House Exec. Doc. 92, pt.
1, 55th Congress, 1st session, serial 3576.
__ ___ 1893 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1893 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Pribiloff
Islands; printed "House Exec. Doc. 92, pt.
1, 55th Congress, 1st session, serial 3576.
__ ___ 1894 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1894 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Pribiloff
Islands; printed "House Exec. Doc. 92, pt.
1, 55th Congress, 1st session, serial 3576.
__ ___ 1895 Iowa State Census.
__ ___ 1895 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Pribiloff
Islands; printed "House Exec. Doc. 92, pt.
1, 55th Congress, 1st session, serial 3576.
__ ___ 1895 California State Census.
__ ___ 1897 California State Census.
__ ___ 1904 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. School
Report, Saint George and Saint Paul
Islands, "Senate Doc. 98," 59th Congress,
1st session, serial 4911.
__ ___ 1905 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. Saint
George and Saint Paul Islands, "Senate Doc.
98," 59th Congress, 1st session, serial
4911.
__ ___ 1905 California State Census.
01 Jun 1905 Iowa State Census offically started today.
__ ___ 1906 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. School
Report, Saint George and Saint Paul
Islands, "Senat Doc. 376," 59th Congress,
1st session, serial 5242.
__ ___ 1907 Alabama State Census. Civil War veterans,
some counties missing. Microfilm copies at
Genealogical Society of Utah.
__ ___ 1907 Alaska State Census. Consolidated index by
Accelerated Indexing Systems. School
Report, Saint George and Saint Paul
Islands, "Senat Doc. 98," 59th Congress,
1st session, serial 4911.
__ ___ 1910 Alabama State Census.
__ ___ 1915 California State Census.
01 Jun 1915 Iowa State Census offically started today.
"Personal Name Index to 1915 City
Directories of Iowa" (Detroit: Gale
research Company, 1979), is a census aid.
__ ___ 1925 California State Census.
01 Jun 1925 Iowa State Census taking was started on
this date and this was the last year for
Iowa to have a state census. "Personal
Name Index to 1925 City Directories of
Iowa" (Detroit: Gale research Company,
1979), is a census aid. Gives marriage
date for husband and wife.
__ ___ 1935 California State Census.
Here is the Federal Censues
Subject* Federal Census Data
01 Mar 1790 Congress approved the Federal Census to be
carried out.
02 Aug 1790 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 292.
01 May 1791 Federal Census count ended on this date for
the censuses of 1790.
28 Feb 1800 Congress approved the Federal Census to be
carried out.
04 Aug 1800 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 419.
01 May 1801 Federal Census count ended on this date for
the censuses of 1800.
26 Mar 1810 Congress approved the Federal Census to be
carried out.
06 Aug 1810 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 574.
01 May 1811 Federal Census count ended on this date for
the censuses of 1810.
14 Mar 1820 Congress approved the Federal Census to be
carried out.
07 Aug 1820 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 759.
01 Feb 1821 Federal Census count ended on this date for
the censuses of 1820.
23 Mar 1830 Congress approved the Federal Census to be
carried out.
01 Jun 1830 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 988.
01 Dec 1830 Federal Census count ended on this date for
the censuses of 1830.
03 Mar 1839 Congress approved the Federal Census to be
carried out.
01 Jun 1840 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 1,279.
01 Dec 1840 Federal Census count ended on this date for
the censuses of 1840.
23 May 1850 Congress approved the Federal Census to be
carried out. Congress also set the start
date for the 1870 and the 1880 Federal
Census on this date.
01 Jun 1850 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 1,623.
01 Dec 1850 Federal Census count ended on this date for
the censuses of 1850.
01 Jun 1860 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 2,080. The count
for this census includes 1 each for
Colorado and South Dakota (Dakota
Territory), which were reported as single
units in this census rather than by
counties.
01 Jun 1870 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 2,295.
03 Mar 1879 Congress approved the Federal Census to be
carried out.
01 Jun 1880 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 2,570.
01 Jun 1890 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 2,813. Badly
damaged by fire on 10 Jan., 1921,
practically all schedules not the destroyed
were destroyed by congressional
authorization in 1933. The National
Archives, however, has some of the 1890
special census schedules, created 1 March
1889. "Guide to Genealogical Records in
the National Archives" by Meredith B.
Colket, Jr. & Frank E. Bridgers, published
by National Archives Publication No.64-8,
Lib. of Congress Catalog Card # A64-7048.
01 Jun 1900 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 2,862.
01 Apr 1910 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 2,962.
01 Jan 1920 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 3,076.
01 Apr 1930 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 3,110.
01 Apr 1940 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 3,108.
01 Apr 1950 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 3,111.
01 Apr 1960 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 3,133.
01 Apr 1970 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 3,142.
01 Apr 1980 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 3,137.
01 Apr 1990 Federal Census count started this day. The
number of counties and other state
subdivisions reported was 3,141.
Please help if any information is incorrect and please help with
information not shown. Also ask if others can be of help.