Florida Census

Portal:United States Census &gt;Florida

Availability
1790-1820--There are no federal census records for Florida in this time period.

1830-1930--Census records are available for Florida from 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920,and 1930.

1890--The 1890 census and veterans schedules were destroyed.

Historical Background
1819--Spain sold Florida to the United States. The treaty was not finalized until 1821.

1845--Florida becomes a state.

Indexes
Statewide indexes--Indexes are available for the 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Soundex (phonetic) indexes on microfilm exist for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses.

Ancestry--All Florida federal census records are indexed at www.ancestry.com.

Mortality Schedules
The Florida State Archives has the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules. The Family History Library has the published indexes for each of these schedules.


 * Mortality Schedules 1850-1880

Colonial, Territorial and State Censuses
Colonial, territorial, and state censuses exist for 1783, 1786, 1790, 1793, 1814, 1825, 1837, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1868, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1935, and 1945. (Censuses taken in later years were destroyed.) Beginning with 1855, specific information is given for each individual. Only scattered fragments are available for the 1855 through 1895 censuses.

The censuses listed above are at the Florida State Archives. The Family History Library has returns for a few counties for various years on microfilm. The 1885 enumerations for 35 counties are on Family History Library films 888962-74.

Web Sites
Ancestry.com: http://www.ancestry.com

Heritage Quest Online: http://www.heritagequestonline.com

Census Online: http://www.census-online.com/links/FL/

Genealogy Today: http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/fl/census.html

Access Genealogy: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/florida.htm

Mortality Schedules: http://mortalityschedules.com/

Bibliographic Citations
Florida Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.