South Carolina Census

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

Microfilm images
1790-1880, 1900-1930 Copies of these censuses can be found at the National Archives, the Family History Library, and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.


 * 1880 (Family History Library film 1294289)
 * 1870 (Family History Library film 1294288)
 * 1850-1860 (Family History Library film 1294287)

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

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing South Carolina 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