Louisiana Census Records Online includes Federal and State censuses. Census records (especially when indexed) are one of the easiest ways to find family members and track individuals over their lifetime.
US Census Records
In the United States, federal censuses are taken every 10 years and these records are made public 72 after the census is taken. US Censuses began in 1790 and the most recent census available is the 1950 census. Most of the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, but parts remain and you can use other records as census substitutes.
HINT: You can look at federal (1870-1920) census records to see if your ancestor was naturalized and if they were, visit Louisiana Naturalization Records online.
HINT: Between 1790 and 1840, only the head of household is named in the census.
HINT: Between 1850 and present, all people living in a household are named in the census.
HINT: Between 1850 and 1880 there are census mortality schedules listing who died in the year before the census was taken.
TIP – Login with your free FamilySearch account to unlock some collections — see other tips for opening FS resources.
US level Census Records
US – 1810 – United States Census, 1810, index & images, at FS
US – 1820 – United States Census, 1820, at FS, index & images
US – 1820 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1830 – United States Census, 1830, at FS, index & images
US – 1830 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1840 – United States Census, 1840, at FS, index & images
US – 1840 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1848-1970 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970, index & images, at FS
US – 1850 – United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – United States Census, 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – United States census, Alabama, 1850: Autauga thru Wilcox counties, at FS
US – 1850 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1850 United States Federal Census (Slave Schedule), at MH
US – 1850 United States Federal Census (Mortality Schedule), at MH
US – 1860 – United States Census, 1860, at FS, index & images
US – 1860 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860, index & images
US – 1860 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1870 – United States Census, 1870, at FS, index & images
US – 1870 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1880 – United States Census, 1880, at FS, index & images
US – 1880 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1885-1940 – United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940, at FS
US – 1890 – United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890, at FS, index & images
US – 1890 – United States Census, 1890, at FS, index & images
US – 1890 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1900 – United States Census, 1900, at FS, index & images
US – 1900-1940 – United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940, at FS
US – 1900 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1908-1910 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records, 1908-1910, index links to images, at FS
US – 1910 – United States Census, 1910, at FS, index & images
US – 1910 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1920 – United States Census, 1920, at FS, index & images
US – 1920 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1930 – United States Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930, at FS, index
US – 1930 – United States Census, 1930, at FS, index & images
US – 1930 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1930 United States Census of Merchant Seamen, at MH
US – 1940 – United States Census, 1940, at FS, index & images
US – 1940 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1950 – United States Census, 1950, at FS, index & images
Louisiana Census Records online at the state level
1758-1796 – Some late eighteenth-century Louisianians : census records, 1758-1796, at FS
1810 – Federal census of 1810, Territory of Orleans, excluding the Parish of Orleans, at FS
1810 – Louisiana’s households of free people of color: residing outside of Orleans Parish & the city of New Orleans in 1810 & 1820, at FS
1810-1840 – Louisiana, 1810 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS
1820 – Louisiana’s households of free people of color: residing outside of Orleans Parish & the city of New Orleans in 1810 & 1820, at FS
1850 – Federal mortality census schedules and related indexes : Louisiana; 1850; 1860; 1870; 1880, at FS
1850 – Louisiana, 1850 federal census, at FS
1850 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Louisiana, 1850-1880, at FS
1850-1890 – Zur Geschichte der Deutschen Kirchengemeinden im Staate Louisiana, at FS
1860 – Federal mortality census schedules and related indexes : Louisiana; 1850; 1860; 1870; 1880, at FS
1860 – Louisiana, 1860 federal census, at FS
1860 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Louisiana, 1850-1880, at FS
1870 – Federal mortality census schedules and related indexes : Louisiana; 1850; 1860; 1870; 1880, at FS
1870 – Louisiana, 1870 federal census, at FS
1870 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Louisiana, 1850-1880, at FS
1880 – Federal mortality census schedules and related indexes : Louisiana; 1850; 1860; 1870; 1880, at FS
1880 – Louisiana, 1880 federal census, at FS
1880 – Louisiana, 1880 federal censusNonpopulation census schedules for Louisiana, 1850-1880, at FS
1900 – Louisiana, 1900 federal census, at FS
1900 – Louisiana, 1900 federal census, at FS
1910 – Louisiana, 1910 federal census, at FS
1911 – Enumeration of ex-Confederate soldiers and widows of deceased soldiers of Louisiana, made in 1911, at FS
1920 – Louisiana, 1920 federal census, at FS
1930 – Louisiana, 1930 federal census, at FS
1930 – Louisiana, 1930 federal census, at FS
1940 – Louisiana, 1940 population census, at FS
Family history, Sunday Sun (and) The Sun, Hammond, La., at FS
The Jacobs collection, at FS
Louisiana Census Records online at the parish level
East Feliciana Parish – Census – 1915 – East Feliciana, Louisiana List of Educable Children Between the Ages of Six and Eighteen Years, 1915 : by Ward
East Feliciana Parish – Census – East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Assessment Rolls, 1863-1916
East Feliciana Parish – Census – Le Baton Rouge
Plaquemines Parish – Census – 1810 – 1810 Federal Census, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Terrebonne Parish – Census – Educable Children, 1911-1915
Union Parish – Census – 1850 – Union Parish, Louisiana, United States Census of 1850
Washington Parish – Schools – Louisiana Washington Parish School Census Records, 1912-1919, at FS
Louisiana Census Records online at the city level
Carrollton – Census – Census of Carrollton, 1856-1857
Galveztown – Census – 1804 – 1804 Galveztown Census
New Orleans – Directories – New Orleans in 1805 : a Directory and a Census Together with Resolutions Authorizing Same, Now Printed for the First Time from the Original Manuscript ; Facsimile, at FS
New Orleans – Occupations – Census of Persons Following Professions Requiring Licenses, 1855-1856, at FS
New Orleans – Slavery and Bondage – Assessment of Property and Census of Slaves and Their Owners, 1837
New Orleans – Census – 1920 – Maps – 1920 City Map, New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans – Census – 1804 – Census of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1804
New Orleans – Census – 1805 – New Orleans in 1805 : a Directory and a Census Together with Resolutions Authorizing Same, Now Printed for the First Time from the Original Manuscript ; Facsimile
New Orleans – Census – 1837 – Assessment of Property and Census of Slaves and Their Owners, 1837
New Orleans – Public Records – Census of Licensed Merchants, 1844-1846, at FS
Shreveport – Census – 1900 – 1900 Census Records for Genevieve Orphanage
Comments