United States Census Online

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The following Internet sites contain U.S. Federal Census indexes and/or images:

Free

 * FamilySearch Record Search. Free Internet U.S. federal census indexes and images to the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (index only), 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census and except for 1880 and 1920 are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
 * GenealogyLinks. This list will link you to various free and fee-based U.S. census sites state-by-state and year-by-year.
 * Census Online: Links to Online Census Records. State-by-state year-by-year links to chiefly USGenWeb transcripts.
 * Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. The most comprehensive list of links to online indexes and images.

Free at Selected Libraries

 * Ancestry.com ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to all available U.S. federal census population schedules from 1790 to 1930. This site is available for free at selected libraries and archives.
 * HeritageQuest, ($) an Internet service available at selected libraries, or for a fee at home, has images to all available U.S. federal census population schedules from 1790 to 1930, with indexes except for 1830, 1840, 1850, and a partial 1930.
 * Footnote.com, ($) indexes and images for 1860, and the 90% indexed 1930 U.S. federal censuses.

Fee Based for Home Use

 * http://www.ancestry.com - This is a subscription based website, however the 1880 census index and images are available free of charge.


 * Ancestry has online images &amp; every name indexes for 1790-1930 population schedules, 1850 &amp; 1860 slave schedules, 1890 Veteran's Schedule, and 1930 Merchant Seamen. This is a subscription website.


 * http://www.ancestry.com - contains indexes and digital images of the original records for all census years from 1790 to 1930. Some indexes and images are free. See the Free Sites section of this article. The following census databases are free to search at the Family History Library and at family history centers.
 * Indexes and images for each of the United States Federal census for the years 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, and 1920.
 * Full name indices for the British 1841-1891 censuses (England and Wales) Many public libraries also have a subscription to Ancestry providing access to all US census years. Please contact your local library system for information.


 * Heritage Quest has online indexes for 1790-1820, 1860-1920 &amp; 1930 (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia) and images for 1790-1930.


 * http://www.heritagequestonline.com - contains indexes and digital images of the original records for all census years from 1790 to 1930. The Family History Library and a few U.S. family history centers provide free access to this to patrons. Some public libraries offer their library patrons free access to this website. Please contact your local public or academic library for additional information. Personal subscriptions to this site are not available.