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Tables of Contents for Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
ix
Understanding the U.S. Census
1
22
Historical Background
2
1
The Census Bureau
3
1
Strengths and Limitations of Census Records
4
2
Historical Perspective
6
5
Missing Censuses
11
1
False Census Entries
12
1
Missing Persons
12
1
Legibility
12
5
Interpreting Census Information
17
1
Census Records and the Role of the National Archives
17
2
Restrictions On Access To Post-1930 Census Records
19
1
Federal Population Census Research Procedures
20
3
Researching the Individual Censuses
23
28
1790 Census
23
3
1800 Census
26
1
1810 Census
27
1
1820 Census
28
2
1830 Census
30
1
1840 Census
31
1
1850 Census
32
2
1860 Census
34
1
1870 Census
35
2
1880 Census
37
1
1890 Census
38
3
40
1
1900 Census
41
2
1910 Census
43
2
1920 Census
45
4
1930 Census
49
2
Census Indexes and Finding Aids
51
20
1900, 1910, and 1920 Census Enumeration District Descriptions
65
3
Census Locator Maps and Tools For Cities
68
3
Non-Population Schedules and Special Censuses
71
26
Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
72
3
Veterans Schedules, 1840-1890
75
2
Slave Schedules, 1850-1860
77
1
Agriculture Schedules, 1840-1910
77
1
Non-Population Schedules and Special Censuses
77
1
Manufacturers Schedules
78
3
Social Statistics, 1850-1880
81
1
State and Local Censuses
82
1
Census Substitutes
83
7
African American Census Schedules
90
1
Reconstructed 1790 Census Schedules
91
2
Censuses of Native Americans
93
4
Notes
97
2
Bibliography
99
8
Appendix I---Census Data Providers
107
12
Appendix II---State and National Archive Information
119
18
Appendix III---Census Extraction Forms
137
20
Index
157
6
About the Authors
163