FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject South Dakota Additional Census Info

Purpose
Add additional databases and fix a heading for the South Dakota Census section

Task List
Task List

Instructions
1. Go to the Task List and sign out a section of counties to work on.

2. Go do the Census heading on the first county.

Step 1 - take out previous content
3. Take out the following information:

====State Census Records==== *1885 South Dakota, Territorial Census, 1885 at Ancestry ($) *1895 South Dakota, State Census, 1895 at Ancestry ($)

Step 2 - add new content
4. Add the following wikitext in place of what you just deleted directly before the Federal Census heading

==== Territory and State Census Records ==== *1836 - 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census – index only; South Dakota was included in the 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census *1840 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1840 Iowa Territory Census *1850 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1850 Minnesota Territory Census *1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1860 Dakota Territory Census *1870 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1870 Dakota Territory Census *1880 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1880 Dakota Territory Census *1885 - South Dakota, Territorial Census, 1885 at Ancestry — ($); index and images *1895 - South Dakota, State Census, 1895 at Ancestry — ($); index and images *1905 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images *1915 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images *1925 - at FamilySearch Historical Records  — index and images *1935 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images *1945 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images

5. Preview the page to make sure the links and information look correct.

6. Add to the Summary field, "added census databases" and save the page.

7. Once you are finished with your counties, go back to the Task List and add the date you completed your section of counties.

Census Records
Before South Dakota was a state in 1889, parts of South Dakota were included in the 1836 Wisconsin Territory census, 1840 Iowa Territory census, 1850 Minnesota Territory census, and the 1860-1880 Dakota Territory censuses.[6] See links listed below.

Territory and State Census Records

 * 1836 - 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census – index only; South Dakota was included in the 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census
 * 1840 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1840 Iowa Territory Census
 * 1850 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1850 Minnesota Territory Census
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1860 Dakota Territory Censuses
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1870 Dakota Territory Censuses
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; South Dakota was included in the 1880 Dakota Territory Censuses
 * 1885 - South Dakota, Territorial Census, 1885 at Ancestry — ($); index and images
 * 1895 - South Dakota, State Census, 1895 at Ancestry — ($); index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1935 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1945 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of South Dakota starting in 1890, although only one page survived. The 1900 is the next Federal Census available. For links to Federal census indexes, see South Dakota Census.