Indiana Census

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

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

State, territorial, and colonial censuses

 * According to Lainhart, Indiana county assessors were supposed to take a state census every six years starting in 1853. She also quotes Ancestry's Red Book saying enumerations were made at various intervals starting in 1820. Most of these incomplete originals are apparently at county archives. The Indiana State Library at Indianapolis has a few for 1931, 1919, 1913, 1901, 1889, 1883, 1877, 1871, and 1857. Many are also published in periodicals.
 * John D. Beatty, "Indiana Census Records and Census Substitutes," Indiana Genealogist 8, no.1 (March 1997): 1–17. [FHL Book 977.2 D25ig v. 8].

1801-1820 census substitute. The Indiana parts of the 1800 and 1810 censuses are lost. A substitute is:


 * Charles H. Franklin, Indiana Territorial Pioneer Records 1801-1820, 3 vols. ([S.l.] : Heritage House, c1983-1992)[FHL Book 977.2 N4i]. Vol 1: 1810–1815; vol 2: 1801–1820; vol 3: 1802-1817.

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Indiana 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
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 * index searching tips
 * analyzing and using what you find
 * census accuracy
 * historical background
 * contents of various census years and types