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1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm

From the National Archives & Records Administration.

1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version

From the National Archives & Records Administration.

Ancestry.com - 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules $

Includes research tips and information about the questions asked in each census. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com - 1860 United States Federal Census $

Includes research tips and information about the questions asked in each census. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com - Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 $

This database contains U.S. federal non-population schedules from 1850-1880 for the following states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington Territory. Non-population schedules contained in this database include agriculture, industry/manufacturers, social statistics, and supplemental schedules. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com Wiki - 1860 U.S. Census

This article originally appeared in "Census Records" by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Matthew Wright in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy. This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com.

Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930

From the National Archives & Records Administration.

FamilySearch - Descriptions of census geographic subdivisions, 1860 : NA T1224

Microfilm of original records at the National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C. Filmed in alphabetical order by state or territory giving names of persons employed as enumerators and descriptions of their subdivisions.

FamilySearch - FHL Catalog - United States - Census - 1860

FamilySearch - United States Census, 1860 ^FREE

Name index and images of population schedules listing inhabitants of the United States in 1860. This was the eighth census conducted since 1790. Currently, data is available for Alabama (96%), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Dakota Territory, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (99%), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. All data and images have been provided by Fold3.com.

FamilySearch Wiki - United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860

FamilySearch Wiki - United States Census 1860

Findmypast - 1860 U.S. Federal Population Census $

Fold3 - The Interactive Census Project $

1860, 1900, 1910, 1920 and the 1930 US Census. Leave notations, use maps & timelines, add stories and photos.

IPUMS USA | 1860 Enumeration Form

Sample picture of the form.

IPUMS USA | 1860 Enumerator Instructions (to the Marshals)

IPUMS USA | Census Questions (1860)

MyHeritage - 1860 United States Federal Census $

MyHeritage has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. The United States Census of 1860 determined the population of the United States to be 31,443,321 - an increase of more than 35 percent over the 1850 Census. The 1860 total included 3,953,760 slaves.

The 1850 and 1860 Census, Schedule 2, Slave Inhabitants (Wayback Machine)

By David E. Paterson

United States Census Bureau - Decennial Census by Decades - 1860