Louisiana Census

Online Resources

 * — index and images
 * United States Online Census, 1790-1940
 * U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, ($), index.
 * Louisiana, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890, ($), index.

Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Louisiana, click here

Microfilm images
Family History LibraryFederal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for California


 * 1850 - 1880 Nonpopulation census schedules for Louisiana. Includes Social Statistics, Defective, dependent and delinquent, agricultural and manufacturing schedules Films 1549551-65
 * 1850 - 1880 Federal mortality census schedules and related indexes. Films 1421004 and 422428-32.

National Archives'Federal Census 'Non-Population ScheduleMicrofilms for Louisiana


 * 1935 Census of Business
 * 1850 - 1880 Federal mortality census schedules
 * 1850 - 1880 Nonpopulation census schedules including Social Statistics, Dependent, delinquent and defective classes, agriculture and manufacturing.
 * 1820 - 1880 Manufactures Schedues

Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Louisiana, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses
Censuses were taken in Louisiana in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.


 * 1854-1855, and 1856-1857 Orleans Parish (Carrollton only)
 * 1837 New Orleans only
 * 1805 A special census of New Orleans was taken.
 * 1804 New Orleans only Available at the Louisiana State Archives.
 * 1699-1860 Territory and State
 * 1784-1850 New Orleans only
 * 1722-1803 Colony
 * 1758-1796 Colony
 * 1791 New Orleans only Available at the Louisiana State Archives.
 * 1770-1789 Colony
 * 1745 Pointe Coupee Parish
 * 1699-1732 Colony

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Louisiana censuses, click here.

Why use a census?
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:


 * index searching tips
 * analyzing and using what you find
 * census accuracy
 * historical background
 * contents of various census years and types