Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 – 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
Minnesota Census Records online at the state level
Minnesota – 1836 – The first census of the original counties of Dubuque and Demoine (Iowa): taken in July 1836, at FS
Minnesota – 1850 – Minnesota, 1850 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1850 – The 1850 census records of Itasco, Wahnahta, Mankahta counties, Minnesota Territory, at FS
Minnesota – 1857 – Minnesota Territorial Census, 1857, index & images, at FS
Minnesota – 1857 – Schedules of the Minnesota census of 1857, at FS
Minnesota – 1860 – 1860 census Minnesota-Lewis County, Missouri marriages, at FS
Minnesota – 1860 – Minnesota, 1860 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1860 – Mortality census schedules, Minnesota, 1860-1880, at FS
Minnesota – 1865 – Minnesota State Census, 1865, index & images, at FS
Minnesota – 1865 – State census, 1865, at FS
Minnesota – 1870 – Minnesota, 1870 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1870 – Mortality census schedules, Minnesota, 1860-1880, at FS
Minnesota – 1875 – Index to the 1875 Minnesota state census for Meeker County, at FS
Minnesota – 1875 – Minnesota State Census, 1875, index & images, at FS
Minnesota – 1875 – State census, 1875, at FS
Minnesota – 1876-1953 – Agency records, 1876-1953, at FS
Minnesota – 1880 – Minnesota, 1880 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1880 – Minnesota, 1880 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1880 – Mortality census schedules, Minnesota, 1860-1880, at FS
Minnesota – 1885 – Minnesota State Census, 1885, index & images, at FS
Minnesota – 1885 – State census, 1885, at FS
Minnesota – 1891-1893 and 1895-1898 – Indian census rolls, Birch Cooley Agency, 1891-1893 and 1895-1898, at FS
Minnesota – 1892-1939 – Indian census rolls, Flandreau, 1892-1939, at FS
Minnesota – 1892-1939 – Indian census rolls, Flandreau, 1892-1939, at FS
Minnesota – 1895 – Fourth decennial census of the state of Minnesota : by counties, towns, cities, and wards : as taken by authority of the state, June 1, 1895, at FS
Minnesota – 1895 – Minnesota State Census, 1895, index & images, at FS
Minnesota – 1895 – State census, 1895, at FS
Minnesota – 1899-1902 – Census of Cass & Winnebago Lake Pillagers of Chippewa Indians in Leech Lake Agency, Minnesota, 1899-1902, at FS
Minnesota – 1899-1902 – Census of Leech Lake Pillagers Band of Chippewa Indians in Leech Lake Agency, Minnesota, 1899-1902, at FS
Minnesota – 1899-1902 – Census of Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Leech Lake Agency, Minnesota, 1899-1902, at FS
Minnesota – 1899-1902 – Census of Sandy Lake & White Oak Band of Chippewa Indians in Leech Lake Agency, Minnesota, 1899-1902, at FS
Minnesota – 1899-1902 – Census of White Oak Pointe Mississippi Band of Chippewa Indians in Leech Lake Agency, Minnesota, 1899-1902, at FS
Minnesota – 1899-1906 – Census of Red Cliff Band of Chippewa Indians in Leech Lake Agency, Minnesota, 1899-1906, at FS
Minnesota – 1900 – Minnesota, 1900 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1900 – Minnesota, 1900 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1905 – Fifth decennial census of the State of Minnesota by major and minor civil division : taken by authority of the state as of June 1, 1905, at FS
Minnesota – 1905 – Minnesota State Census, 1905, index & images, at FS
Minnesota – 1905 – Population schedules, 1905, at FS
Minnesota – 1909-1962 – Minnesota, Clay County, School Census Records, 1909-1962, index & images, at FS
Minnesota – 1910 – Minnesota, 1910 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1910 – Population of Minnesota 1910, at FS
Minnesota – 1910 – Population of Minnesota 1910 : according to the U.S. government cenusus returns, at FS
Minnesota – 1910-1920 – Indian census rolls, Fond du Lac, 1910-1920, at FS
Minnesota – 1912-1921 – Indian census rolls, Grand Portage, 1912-1921, at FS
Minnesota – 1920 – Minnesota, 1920 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1925-1938 – Census of the Chippewa Indians, 1925-1938, at FS
Minnesota – 1930 – Minnesota, 1930 federal census, at FS
Minnesota – 1940 – Minnesota, 1940 population census, at FS
Minnesota Census Records online at the county level
Aitkin County – Census – 1860 – The 1860 Census Records of Aitkin, Itasca, Mille Lacs Murray, Buchanan, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kanabec Counties, Minnesota, at FS
Chippewa County – Census – 1875 – Indexes – Index to the 1875 Minnesota State Census for Chippewa County, at FS
Chisago County – Census – 1875 – Indexes – Index to the 1875 Minnesota State Census for Chisago County, at FS
Clay County – Schools – Census – Minnesota, Clay County, School Census Records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1909-1962, at FS
Clay County – Schools – Census – Minnesota, Clay County, School Census Records, 1909-1962, at FS
Clay County – Schools – Census – Minnesota, Clay County, School Census Records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1909-1962, at FS
Clay County – Schools – Census – Minnesota, Clay County, School Census Records, 1909-1962, at FS
Cottonwood County – Census – 1860 – The 1860 Census Records of Aitkin, Itasca, Mille Lacs Murray, Buchanan, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kanabec Counties, Minnesota, at FS
Douglas County – Census – 1885 – Minnesota, Douglas County, Census, 1885, at FS
Itasca County – Census – 1905 – Pines, Mines and Lakes : the Story of Itasca County, Minnesota, at FS
Itasca County – Census – 1860 – The 1860 Census Records of Aitkin, Itasca, Mille Lacs Murray, Buchanan, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kanabec Counties, Minnesota, at FS
Jackson County – Census – 1857 – The 1857 Census Records of Jackson County, Minnesota, at FS
Jackson County – Census – 1860 – The 1860 Census Records of Aitkin, Itasca, Mille Lacs Murray, Buchanan, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kanabec Counties, Minnesota, at FS
Kanabec County – Census – 1860 – The 1860 Census Records of Aitkin, Itasca, Mille Lacs Murray, Buchanan, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kanabec Counties, Minnesota, at FS
Kandiyohi County – Census – 1895 – Indexes – Index to the 1895 Minnesota State Census for Kandiyohi County, at FS
McLeod County – Census – 1860 – History of McLeod County, Minnesota, at FS
McLeod County – Census – 1860 – History of McLeod County, Minnesota, at FS
Meeker County – Census – 1895 – Indexes – Index to the 1895 Minnesota State Census for Meeker County, at FS
Mille Lacs County – Census – 1860 – The 1860 Census Records of Aitkin, Itasca, Mille Lacs Murray, Buchanan, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kanabec Counties, Minnesota, at FS
Mille Lacs County – Census – The 1875 Census Records of Greenbush, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. [19–], at FS
Murray County – Census – 1860 – The 1860 Census Records of Aitkin, Itasca, Mille Lacs Murray, Buchanan, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kanabec Counties, Minnesota, at FS
Pine County – Census – 1860 – The 1860 Census Records of Aitkin, Itasca, Mille Lacs Murray, Buchanan, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kanabec Counties, Minnesota, at FS
Stevens County – Schools – Census – Minnesota, Stevens County, School Census, 1911-1947, at FS
Todd County – Census – 1940 – Plat Book, Todd County, Minnesota, at FS
Waseca County – Census – 1865 – Indexes – Minnesota, Waseca County, Index to 1865 Census, at FS
Waseca County – Census – 1875 – Second Decennial Census of the State of Minnesota, Waseca County by Township, 1875, at FS
Waseca County – Census – 1910 – Indexes – Minnesota, Waseca County, Index to 1910 Census, at FS
Wright County – Census – 1890 – Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, at FS
Minnesota Census Records online at the city level
Minneapolis – Census – 1920 – Maps – Hudson’s Map of Minneapolis : Compiled from Official Sources, at FS
Minneapolis – Census – 1930 – City of Minneapolis Official Map, 1930, at FS
St. Cloud – Census – 1930 – Official Map 1930 [of] City of St. Cloud, Minn., Benton Co., at FS
St. Paul – Census – 1920 – Maps – Election Districts, City of St. Paul, 1918, at FS
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