South Carolina Census

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Availability
1790-1880, 1900-1930

Copies of these censuses can be found in the following repositories: the National Archives, the Family History Library, and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

The United States Census article provided detailed information about these records.

Historical Background
1713-1719-- South Carolina region was separated from North Carolina and became a royal colony. Records were kept in Charleston. 1788-- South Carolina became a state. 1860--South Carolina was the first state to suceed from the Union. 1868--South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. Districts were now called counties.

Indexes
1790-1930 Online Index--All federal census records for Maine are indexed online at www.ancestry.com.

The Family History Library has:

1790-1870 Indexes--Indexes are available for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses in book format.

1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 Indexes--Microfilm soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses.

Colonial Censuses
No colonial censuses have been preserved. See the “Taxation” section of the Research Outline for South Carolina for similar lists of names for this time period.

Mortality Schedules
1850-1880--Mortality schedules (lists of deaths in the year preceding the census) exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Indexes have been published for 1850 and 1860. The originals are at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The Family History Library film numbers are listed below:


 * 1850-1860 (FHL film 1294287)
 * 1870 (FHL film 1294288)
 * 1880 (FHL film 1294289)

Veteran's Censuses
The 1890 schedules were destroyed, except those for Civil War veterans and widows, which are at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, the National Archives, and the Family History Library.

State Censuses
An 1848 census for the city of Charleston is available at the Family History Library (FHL film 823835 item 2).

Although not available at the Family History Library, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History has the following state censuses:


 * 1829 state census (Fairfield and Laurens Districts)
 * 1839 state census (Kershaw District)
 * 1869 population returns 1875 agricultural and population returns

Territorial Censuses
South Carolina does not have a Territorial Census.

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

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

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

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

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

South Carolina Department of Archives and History: http://archives.sc.gov/genealogy/federalcensus.htm

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