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==Online Federal Censuses==
===Population Schedules===
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Louisiana Territory became a part of the United States. Louisiana became a state in 1812. It was first included in the 1810 U.S. Census. 

======'''United States Federal Censuses with Online Links'''======
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1810
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1820
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1830
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1840
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1850
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1860
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1870
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|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1880
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1890
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1900
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1910
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1920
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1930
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:" 25%" |1940
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|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
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|}

===Non-Population Schedules for Louisiana===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules. 
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |Type of Census
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|1840
|Pensioner Schedule
|[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Ancestry.com] ($), [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books], [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau], [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-louisiana.htm New Horizons Genealogical Services]
|-
|1850
|Slave Schedule
|{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1850
|Mortality Schedule
|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1860
|Slave Schedule
|{{RecordSearch|3161105|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1850
|Slave Schedule
|{{RecordSearch|1420440|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com]
|-
|}

===Existing and Lost Censuses===

*[[Louisiana Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Louisiana]]

==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>

There are no state and territorial censuses online for Louisiana.

==Other Census Images==

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/151114?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 through 1732]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2712071?availability=Mesa%20Arizona%20FamilySearch%20Library Louisiana 1799 Census]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/505489?availability=Family%20History%20Library Recensements et Correspondence Général, 1696-1781]

==Why Use the Census?==
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include: 

*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Sex
*Age
*Color
*Nativity
*Place of birth of this person
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*Period of Residence
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*Regular occupation
*Military service

===More about censuses===

[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as: 

:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


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