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The Whitney Research Group has compiled an extensive amount of content from census records for members of the Whitney families.

All existing U.S. census records that have been released to the public (1790-1940) are now available via subscription from Ancestry.com. Ancestry includes scans of all pages, and all of these records have every-name indexes. Existing U.K. census records 1841-1901 are similarly available. For a quick index of Ancestry census records, see Ancestry Census Record Links.

By Year

Census records or their substitutes are available for the following years: Before 1790, 1790 (and 1791), 1800, 1810, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1825, 1830, 1836, 1837, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1845, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1860, 1861, 1865, 1866, 1870, 1871, 1880, 1881, 1885, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1895, 1900, 1901, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

By Location

Census records or their substitutes are available for the following locations:

United States of America

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Military, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Guam and Samoa, Military, Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.

United Kingdom

England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands.

Canada

New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec.

Extracts

Key

[1810]	--	schedules missing or destroyed
(1800)	--	substitute for missing schedules
1800P	--	partial schedule, rest missing or destroyed
1850	--	link to index
1840	--	index not examined
1820	--	no WHITNEY individuals listed
1860M	--	mortality schedule
1890V	--	veterans schedule

The following records have been transcribed:

1771 (Massachusetts tax list), 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1890.

The following records are currently being transcribed:

1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.

Indexes

The following indexes are also available:

State	Population Schedules																Other
USA	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790
AL				[1820]	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890P	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1818 1850 (State) 1855 1866
AK											[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
AZ								1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
AR				(1820)	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
CA							1850	1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
CO								1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1885M
CT	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790
DE	(1790)	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
DC		1800	[1810]	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
FL				(1820)	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1885M
GA		(1800)	(1810)	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890P	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
HI											[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
ID									1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
IL			1810P	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890P	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1855, 1865
IN			[1810]	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
IA					(1830)	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Multiple years 1836-1925
KS								1860	1870	1880	[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1855
KY		(1800)	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890VP	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
LA			1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
ME	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790, 1837
MD	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
MA	1790	1800P	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790, 1771, 1855, 1865
MI			[1810]	(1820)	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1845, 1884
MN							1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1895, 1905
MS				1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1816, 1841, 1845, 1853, 1866
MO			[1810]	[1820]	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
MT									1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
NE							(1850)	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1885M
NV								1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
NH	1790	1800P	1810	1820P	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790, 1776
NJ	(1790)	1800P	(1810)	(1820)	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
NM							1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
NY	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1845, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925
NC	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790
ND								1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
OH		(1800)	1810P	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790
OK											1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
OR							1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
PA	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
RI	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790
SC	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790
SD								1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1885, 1885M, 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945
TN	[1790]	[1800]	1810P	1820P	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
TX						(1840)	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
UT							1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
VT	1791	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	Pre-1790
VA	(1790)	[1800]	1810P	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
WA							1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
WV									1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
WI				(1820)	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
WY									1870	1880	1890V	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
Guam														1920	1930	1940
Indian Territory											1890V	1900
Military											[1890]	1900	1910	1920	1930
Panama Canal Zone														1920	1930	1940
Puerto Rico													1910	1920	1930	1940
Samoa														1920	1930	1940
Virgin Islands														1920	1930	1940
British Isles						1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
England						1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Scotland						1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Wales						1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Isle of Man						1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Channel Islands						1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Canada						1842	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Alberta										1881	1891	1901
Manitoba									1871	1881	1891	1901
New Brunswick						1842	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Northwest Territories						1842	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Nova Scotia						1842	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Ontario						1842	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Prince Edward Island										1881	1891	1901
Quebec						1842	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901					1825, 1831
Bermuda		c1789

Census Resources

• Ancestry.com

Contains every-page scans of all U.S. & U.K. census records as well as every-name indexes. Subscription required (except for 1880, which is free).

• Heritage Quest Online

Contains scans & indexes of selected census enumerations. Subscription required, but only available through organizations (such as your local library).

• 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses: Catalog of NARA Microfilm.

If you know the county and state, this gives you the microfilm roll number on which the schedule is recorded.

• William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987)

A must-have resource containing maps of each state/census year showing county names & boundaries then in place vs. those of today. Also contains information regarding which census enumerations are currently missing or destroyed.

• U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of The Census, 200 Years of Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990 (1992; reprint, Orting, WA: Heritage Quest, 1989)

An excellent source showing all questions asked on the U.S. Federal Census enumerations.

• [Anonymous], RANDATA City Index, The Reliable Source to U.S. Places of over 100 People (Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1988)

This reference book is an excellent way to identify which county a location is currently located in.

• Rootsweb Town-to-County Search

This web page is an excellent way to identify which county a location is currently located in.

• Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records ([Baltimore]:Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992)

The definitive source for information on census enumerations at the state level.