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

Microfilm images

 * 1890 Veterans United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1948. (Family History Library films for Maine 338165-6)
 * 1880 Mortality (Family History Library film 1841575)
 * 1870 Mortality (Family History Library film 009741)
 * 1860 Mortality (Family History Library film 009740)
 * 1850 Mortality (Family History Library film 009739)

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

State, territorial, and colonial censuses

 * 1905 Scarboro only, in Cumberland County
 * 1904 Kennebunkport only, in York County
 * 1837 State Census--A state census was taken in 1837, but only the schedules for Portland, Bangor, Eliot, and unincorporated areas still exist. The census names the head of each household and lists the ages of other persons in the household. It excludes unnaturalized foreigners who were not living in Maine before 1833 and untaxed indians. This census is not at the Family History Library. The schedules for Portland, Bangor, and unincorporated areas are at the Maine State Archives. The Maine Historical Society has the Eliot section. This census is also known as the Maine Special 1837 Census and it is online.

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