2025-10-13 Getting to Know State Census Records: In between the regular 10-year federal censuses, many states also conducted state censuses of their residents. Ancestry Academy has a helpful overview video to get you started with state census records. The video also includes census record examples and how they tie into other records for research clues. For more about U.S. state censuses, see Goal C1 of the United States page. (See all tips.)
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