Federal Population Census Schedules of the United States, 1790-1920

Note: Census data are also available in electronic format, some online, some on CD-ROM. See the following sites for information about such resources at Yale and on the web:

Microfilm Collection in Sterling Library

Film has call number RG 29

1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850
1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920

Appendix A: Non-population Censuses


SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE POPULATION CENSUSES

The following table contains the reel numbers of census schedules available on microfilm here at Yale. For information on the reels' contents, see the table of contents provided by the National Archives and Records Administration.

census RG 29 rolls total rolls
1ST (1790) M637 1-4, 6, 11 6 out of 12
1ST* (1790) T498 1-3 3 out of 3
2ND (1800) M32 1-3, 5, 9-19, 23, 29-34, 47-50
*(48 missing)		 26 out of 52
3RD (1810) M252 1-3, 5-10, 13-22, 32, 38-43, 55, 60-63, 66-71 37 out of 71
4TH (1820) M33 1-3, 5-10, 16-32, 40-47, 49-55, 57-58, 77, 78, 80-85,
118-125, 129-142 		73 out of 142
5TH (1830) M19 1-21, 33-45, 53-68, 70-71, 96-98, 118-125, 169-182,
189-201 		90 out of 201
6TH (1840) M704 1-12, 14-32, 35-53, 103-135, 156-202, 213-219, 299-
310, 354-374, 488, 507-537, 549-579 		233 out of 580
7TH (1850) M432 1-96, 122, 127, 190-247, 277-345, 368-390, 415-418,
456-457, 468-469, 534-559, 593, 619-742, 806-807, 848
-908, 917, 919, 932-993 		544 out of 1009
8TH (1860) M653 1-88, 95-153, 353-431, 456-534, 547, 577-604, 665,
714-715, 788-821, 886-1055, 1212-1286, 1288, 1309, 1313,
1336-1397
*(1018 missing)		 687 out of 1438
9TH (1870) M593 1-45, 47-67, 71-73, 78, 87, 96-117, 119-184, 444-535,
566-609, 611-659, 720-754, 830, 896, 975-1053, 1121
-1166, 1286, 1481-1572, 1575, 1611, 1630-1682, 1748 		656 out of 1748
10TH (1880) T9 1-35, 38-60, 71-79, 80-82, 84-85, 94-110, 116-172, 401-
474, 493-568, 610-614, 639-670, 749, 804, 866-900, 950
-988, 1081-1082, 1217-1287, 1291, 1337, 1351-1395, 1399
-1416, 1454 		554 out of 1454
11TH (1890) M407 1-3 3 out of 3
11TH* (1890) M123 101 1 out of 118
12TH (1900) T623 45, 48, 81-116, 142-148, 556-586, 1184-1185, 1357-
1365, 1828-1837 		97 out of 1854
T1224 Census enumeration district descriptions for 12th Census
(1 roll)		 1 out of 1
13TH (1910) T624 38-42, 69-111, 137-141, 507-535, 1299-1308, 1748-
1755 		99 out of 1784
T1210 Census enumeration district descriptions for 13th Census
(1 roll)		 1 out of 1
14TH (1920) T625 46, 87-154, 1286-1287, [Hawaii: 2033-2039] [78] out of 2076


Note: * denotes Federal non-population census schedules in the custody of Pennsylvania State Library

APPENDIX A: Non-population Censuses

Non-population census schedules, 1850-1880, Louisiana (T1136).
5 reels (reels 5-8 and 14 of a 15-reel set)

Non-population census schedules, 1850-1880, Michigan (T1164).
4 reels (reels 2, 8, 9, and 13 of a 77-reel set)

Non-population census schedules, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, Georgia (M597).
5 reels (reels 1, 41, 66, 68, and 73)

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