Talk:Missouri Census

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Microfilm images
Many federal census records (1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930) are at the following archives:


 * State Historical Society of Missouri (University of Missouri–Columbia Campus)
 * Missouri State Archives (Jefferson City)
 * The Family History Library
 * The National Archives

Residents of Missouri may borrow microfilm of federal census records through 1880 from the Missouri State Historical Society on interlibrary loan through public or college libraries. State census microfilm. Soundexes, and other indexes may not be borrowed.



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

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

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Missouri 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