Maine 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 Maine 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.
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US level Census Records
US – 1790 – United States Census 1790, index & images, at FS
US – 1800 – United States Census, 1800, index & images, at FS
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 – 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 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 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
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
Maine Census Records online at the state level
Maine – Census Records – Maine census indexes, 1850-1870, at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – Census schedules, 1790, at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – First Census of the United States 1790 : Maine, at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Maine, at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Maine, at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – Maine, 1790 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – Maine, surplus revenue census, 1837, at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – On the cover – Maine : [1950 census], at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – Persons who died during the year ending June 30, 1850, at FS, images
Maine – Census Records – 1880 mortality schedule, Maine, at FS, images
Maine Census Records online at the county level
Androscoggin County – Census – 1880 – List of Persons, Androscoggin County, 1880 Federal Census, at FS
Washington County – Census – Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1785-1950, at FS
Washington County – Census – Maine, Washington County, Baring, Census Records, at FS
Washington County – Census – Maine, Washington County, Census Records, at FS
Washington County – Census – Maine, Washington County, Census, 1850-1870, at FS
Washington County – Census – Maine, Washington County, Meddybemps, Census Records, at FS
Maine Census Records online at the city level
Alexander – Census – Maine, Washington County, Alexander, Census Records, 1800-1930, at FS
Appleton – Census – Appleton Register, 1972 : Containing History, Directory of Organizations, Business Directory, Lists of Residents and Date of Birth, List of Deaths and Memorials, at FS
Baileyville – Census – Maine, Washington County, Baileyville, Census Records, at FS
Bridgton – Census – Town of Bridgton Settlement Papers and Early History, 1736-1859, at FS
Brunswick – Genealogy – Census Records of the Fogg, Mountford, and Smith Families of Brunswick and Freeport, Maine : Extracted from the 1800, 1810, 1840 and 1850 Federal Census, at FS
Canton – Census – The Canton and Dixfield Register, 1905, at FS
Charlotte – Census – Maine, Washington County, Charlotte, Census Records, at FS
Cooper – Census – Maine, Washington County, Cooper, Census Records, at FS
Crawford – Census – Maine, Washington County, Crawford, Census Records, at FS
Edgecomb – Census – 1850 – Edgecomb, Maine, Records, at FS
Freeport – Genealogy – Census Records of the Fogg, Mountford, and Smith Families of Brunswick and Freeport, Maine : Extracted from the 1800, 1810, 1840 and 1850 Federal Census, at FS
Harmony – Census – Harmony, Maine, Census 1800-1930, at FS
Harrison – Census – 1906 – The Town Register : Otisfield, Harrison, Naples and Sebago, 1906, at FS
Naples – Census – 1906 – The Town Register : Otisfield, Harrison, Naples and Sebago, 1906, at FS
North Yarmouth – Census – 1790 – North Yarmouth Families and Inhabitants After 1720, at FS
Otisfield – Census – 1906 – The Town Register : Otisfield, Harrison, Naples and Sebago, 1906, at FS
Portland – Census – Maps – Map of the City of Portland and Vicinity, at FS
Princeton – Census – Maine, Washington County, Princeton, Census Records, at FS
Sebago – Census – 1906 – The Town Register : Otisfield, Harrison, Naples and Sebago, 1906, at FS
Sebago – Genealogy – Sebago Families As Mentioned in the 1850 Census, at FS
Sherman – Census – 1880 – Town and Vital Records, 1855-1924, at FS
Smithfield – Vital Records – Smithfield Vital Records, Book I (with Additions from 1850 Census), at FS
Sullivan – Census – Town and Vital Records 1789-1917, at FS
Union – Census – 1916 – Brief History and Census of the Town of Union, 1916, at FS
Waldoboro – Census – 1790 – Broad Bay (Waldoboro, Maine) Historical Research and Documents, at FS
Warren – History – Warren History : Census, History, Statistics, Business Directory, Etc., Etc.,, at FS
Wesley – Census – Maine, Washington County, Wesley, Census Records, at FS
Westport – Census – 1850 – Records of Westport, Maine, at FS
Winslow – Census – 1904 – The Winslow Register, 1904, at FS
Winthrop – Census – The Winthrop Register, 1903-1904, at FS
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