Malka’s research, confirmed by leading Jewish demographer and statistician Sergio Della Pergola of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reveals that 12,000 Jews lived in 12th-century Toledo, Spain, to Frankfurt’s 700. Puerto Rico is an island rich with history and culture. Although Puerto Rico is now a United States territory, it thrives on November 6, 2020 - Rachel Trotter.
Calle 13 Returns to Puerto Rico for Historic Concert
Call Made for Oscar López Rivera's Freedom
On Saturday, December 13, more than 25,000 people, mostly youth, gathered to hear a two-hour concert by Puerto Rican and internationally acclaimed band, Calle 13. This was the first concert that Calle 13, composed of Rene Perez (El Residente), Eduardo Cabra (El Visitante), and Ileana Cabra (PG-13), has held in Puerto Rico in three years. It was indeed a homecoming moment. Using the stage as a forum, Rene called attention to the many socioeconomic and political issues facing the island. At one moment, he introduced Carlos Muñiz, the son of the assassinated patriot, Cuban-born, Carlos Muñiz Varela. In a letter addressed to the FBI, Carlos called for the relevation of the truth regarding the many political assassinations against the Puerto Rican independence movement. He also made a call for the release of the Puerto Rican political prisoner, Oscar López Rivera, which was received by thousands present with a resounding applause.
Federal Census records have been digitized by several of NARA's partners, and will eventually be available as well through the National Archives Catalog.
Click on a Census year to start your search. Tip: Begin with the most current census year and work backwards to find people in earlier generations.
Search the 1940 Census Online
Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, (Microfilm Publication #627, Record Group 29)
The Twelfth Day..puerto Rican Genealogy Society
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
- 1940 Census website (free) - Search by street
- Please note: Occasionally there are issues when trying to scroll through the images. If this happens to you, you can note the E.D. (enumeration district) from this site, then go to the National Archives Catalog to find the images; search on county and E.D.
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- National Archives Catalog - (free) Search by county and E.D. (enumeration district)
Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth Through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940, (Microfilm Publication #A3378, Record Group 29)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Other Resources
- Use the search utilities at http://stevemorse.org/census, including tool to find the E.D.
- Population and Housing Reports (1940 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
- 1940 Census: An Invitational Workshop with the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Science Foundation, National Archives and Records Administration, and the University of Maryland
- Monday, September 13, 2010, National Archives at College Park, Maryland - Blog posts on NARAtions
- Search the 1940 Census maps in the National Archives Catalog
- Search the 1940 Census enumeration district descriptions
Search the 1930s Censuses Online
Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930 (Microfilm Publication #T626, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
- Fold3.com (free from NARA computers)
1930 Census of Merchant Seamen (Microfilm Publication #M1932, Record Group 41)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
r the Twelfth Through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940, (Microfilm Publication #A3378, Record Group 29)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Schedules of the 1935 special census of Puerto Rico: the social and population schedules, 1935-1936 (Microfilm Publication #M1881, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Schedules of the 1935 Special Censuses of Puerto Rico: The Agricultural Schedules, 1935 (Microfilm Publication #M1882, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Other Resources
- How the 1930 Census Enumerators were Appointed, by Joseph A. Hill
- ' The WPA Census Soundexing Projects,' Prologue, Vol. 34, No. (Spring 2002)
- ' 'Plans of Division': Describing the Enumeration Districts of the 1930 Census', Prologue, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Fall 2003)
- Population and Housing Reports (1930 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
- 1935 Business Census
Search 1920 Census Online
Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, (Microfilm Publication #T625, Record Group 29)
The Twelfth Day..puerto Rican Genealogy History
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
- Fold3.com (free from NARA computers)
Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth Through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940, (Microfilm Publication #A3378, Record Group 29)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Other Resources
- ' The WPA Census Soundexing Projects,' Prologue, Vol. 34, No. (Spring 2002)
- Population and Housing Reports (1920 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
The 1910 census schedules record the following information for each person:
- name
- relationship to head of household
- sex
- color or race
- age at last birthday
- marital status
- length of present marriage
- if a mother, number of children and number of living children
- place of birth
- place of birth of parents
- if foreign born, year of immigration and citizenship status
- language spoken
- occupation
- type of industry employed in
- if employer, employee, or self-employed
- if unemployed
- number of weeks unemployed in 1909
- ability to read and write
- if attended daytime school since September 1, 1909
- if home is rented or owned
- if home is owned, free, or mortgaged
- if home is a house or a farm
- if a survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy
- if blind in both eyes
- if deaf and dumb
- The forms used to survey Indians also recorded the tribe and/or band.
Search the 1910 Census Online
Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (Microfilm Publication # T624, Record Group 29)
- National Archives Catalog (NAID 2353588), (free)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
- Fold3.com (free from NARA computers)
Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth Through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940, (Microfilm Publication #A3378, Record Group 29)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Other Resources
- Population and Housing Reports (1910 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
Search the 1900 Census Online
Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, (Microfilm Publication #T623, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
- Fold3.com (free from NARA computers)
Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth Through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940, (Microfilm Publication #A3378, Record Group 29)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Oklahoma, Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907, (Microfilm Publication # M814, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Other Resources
- Blank Census Forms
- ' The WPA Census Soundexing Projects,' Prologue, Vol. 34, No. (Spring 2002)
- Population and Housing Reports (1900 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
Most of the 1890 population schedules were badly damaged by a fire in the Commerce Department Building in January 1921. You can learn about which records are available on the microfilm roll lists.
Search Online
Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, (Microfilm Publication #M407)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War (Microfilm Publication #M123)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
List of Selected African Americans from the 1890 Federal Population Census in Delaware
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Territorial Census for Oklahoma, 1890, (Microfilm Publication #M1811, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Other Resources
- Learn about the 1890 Census Records
- The Fate of the 1890 Census, article from Spring 1996 issue of Prologue magazine.
- Population and Housing Reports (1890 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
Search Online
Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 (Microfilm Publication # T9, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (Microfilm Publication #T655, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
1880 Census Records for City of Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh Library (free)
Other Resources
- 1880 Federal Population Census Catalog, Soundex, Census
- ' The WPA Census Soundexing Projects,' Prologue, Vol. 34, No. (Spring 2002)
- Population and Housing Reports (1880 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
Search Online
Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, (Microfilm Publication # M593, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (Microfilm Publication #T655, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
1870 Census Records for City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh Library (free)
Other Resources
- ' Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1870 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
Search Online
Eighth Census of the United States, 1860 (Microfilm Publication #M653)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
- Fold3.com (free from NARA computers)
Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (Microfilm Publication #T655, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
1860 Census Records for City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh Library (free)
Other Resources
- ' Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1860 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
Search Online
Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, (Microfilm Publication # M432, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, (Slave Schedule) (Microfilm Publication # M432, Record Group 29)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1885, (Microfilm Publication # T655, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- FamilySearch.org (free with account creation)
1850 Census Records for City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh Library (free)
Other Resources
- 1850 Federal Population Census Catalog
- Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
- ' Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1850 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
Page 1 of Andrew Jackson in the 1840 Census.
Search the 1840 Census Online
Sixth Census of the United States, 1840 (Microfilm Publication #M704, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA Computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
Other 1840 Census Resources
- ' Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1840 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
- 1840 Census Facts from the USGenWeb Census Project
See John Quincy Adams in the 1830 Census.
Search the 1830 Census Online
Fifth Census of the United States, 1830 (Microfilm Publication #M19, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
Eastern Cherokee Census Rolls, 1832-1884 (Microfilm Publication #M685, Record Group 75)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Eastern Cherokee Census Rolls, 1835 - 1884 (Original Records, Record Group 75)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Other 1830 Census Resources
- ' Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1830 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
- 1830 Census Facts from the USGenWeb Census Project
See President James Madison in the 1820 Census.
Search the 1820 Census Online
Fourth Census of the United States, 1820 (Microfilm Publication #M33, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
Other 1820 Census Resources
- ' Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1820 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
- 1820 Census Facts from the USGenWeb Census Project
See President James Monroe in the 1810 Census.
Search the 1810 Census Online
Third Census of the United States, 1810 (Microfilm Publication #M252, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA Computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
Other 1810 Census Resources
- ' Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1810 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
See President John Adams in the 1800 Census
Search the 1800 Census Online
Second Census of the United States, 1800 (Microfilm Publication #M32, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA Computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio (Microfilm Publication #M1804, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA Computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
Other 1800 Census Resources
- ' Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1800 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
- 1800 Census Facts from the USGenWeb Census Project
See Thomas Jefferson in the 1790 Census.
Search the 1790 Census Online
First Census of the United States, 1790, (Microfilm Publication #M637, Record Group 29)
- Ancestry.com (free from NARA computers)
- Ancestry.com ($ - by subscription)
- Familysearch.org (free with account creation)
Other 1790 Census Resources
- 'Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870],' NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
- Population and Housing Reports (1790 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
- Video, Genealogy Introduction - Census Records
General
- Genealogical CD-ROMs in the Archives Library Information Center, in the National Archives Building, Washington, DC
- Nonpopulation Census Records, about researching in agriculture, mortality, business, and social statistics schedules
- Order copies of Census Records online or with NATF Form 82
- African Americans in the Federal Census, 1790-1930, a Powerpoint slideshow
- Population and Housing Reports (Special Reports, 1790s-1980s) published by Bureau of the Census
Other Census Resources Online:
Video
Using the U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940, Tricks, Tips & Hidden Gems, by the New England Historic Genealogical Society
Informative Articles
Americans Overseas in U.S. Censuses by Karen M. Mills, U.S. Census Bureau Technical Paper No. 62 (issued November 1993) describes which components of the U.S. population living abroad were enumerated in the 1930 and earlier and later censuses.
Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States, 1850-1990 by Campbell J. Gibson and Emily Lennon, U.S. Census Bureau Population Division Working Paper No. 29 (February 1999)
Index of Questions, by year
Census Instructions by year
Online Data
- 1790-1930 United States: homepage of a free database of the USGenWeb Census Project.
- 1790-1930 Census Records: homepage of a fee-for-search database from Ancestry.com
- 1885 Dakota Territory Census: project of the Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, ND