These PDF files show the categories of information collected for each Federal Census:
Return to INDEX

---

Census Year & Official Dates Census was taken:

1790  -- Census taken starting on Monday August 2, 1790
1800  -- Census taken starting on Monday August 4, 1800
1810  -- Census taken starting on Monday August 6, 1810
1820  -- Census taken starting on Monday August 7, 1820
1830 -- Census taken starting on Tuesday June 1, 1830
1840 -- Census taken starting on Monday June 1, 1840
1850 -- Census taken starting on Saturday June 1, 1850
1860 -- Census taken starting on Friday June 1, 1860
1870  -- Census taken starting on Wednesday June 1, 1870
1880  -- Census taken starting on Tuesday June 1, 1880
1890  -- This census was mostly destroyed by fire; there are no surviving SC records and very few GA or NC records.
1900 --  Census taken starting on Friday June 1, 1900
1910  -- Census was taken starting on Friday April 15, 1910
1920  -- Census was taken starting on Thursday January 1, 1920
1930  -- Census was taken starting on Tuesday April 1, 1930
1940  1940b -- Census was taken starting on Monday April 1, 1940
1950  1950b -- Census was taken starting on Saturday April 1, 1950


Clues in Census Records (1790 - 1840)
Clues in Census Records (1850 - 1940)