Texas 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 Texas 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 – 1800 – United States Census, 1800, at FS, index & images
US – 1800 – 1800 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1810 – United States Census, 1810, at FS, index & images
US – 1810 – 1810 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1820 – United States Census, 1820, at FS, index & images
US – 1820 – 1820 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1830 – United States Census, 1830, at FS, index & images
US – 1830 – 1830 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1840 – United States Census, 1840, at FS, index & images
US – 1840 – 1840 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1848 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – United States Census, 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1850 – United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census (Mortality Schedule), at MH-$
US – 1850 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census (Slave Schedule), at MH-$
US – 1860 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860, at FS, index & images
US – 1860 – United States Census, 1860, at FS, index & images
US – 1860 – 1860 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1865-1872 – United States Freedmen’s Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872, index & images (census, labor, immigration, slavery, birth, death, military, African American)
US – 1870 – United States Census, 1870, at FS, index & images
US – 1870 – 1870 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1880 – United States Census, 1880, at FS, index & images
US – 1880 – 1880 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1885 – United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940, at FS, index & links to images
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 – 1890 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1900 – United States Census, 1900, at FS, index & images
US – 1900 – 1900 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1908 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records, 1908-1910, at FS, index & links to images
US – 1910 – United States Census, 1910, at FS, index & images
US – 1910 – 1910 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1920 – United States Census, 1920, at FS, index & images
US – 1920 – 1920 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1930 – United States Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930, at FS, index & images
US – 1930 – 1930 United States Census of Merchant Seamen, at MH-$
US – 1930 – United States Census, 1930, at FS, index & images
US – 1930 – 1930 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1940 – United States Census, 1940, at FS, index & images
US – 1940 – 1940 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1950 – United States Census, 1950, at FS, index & images
Texas Census Records online at the state level
Texas – 1821-1845 – Index : the first census of Texas, 1829-1836 : Texas citizenship lists, 1821-1845, at FS
Texas – 1826 – The Atascosito census of 1826, at FS
Texas – 1829-1836 – The first census of Texas, 1829-1836 : to which are added Texas citizenship lists, 1821-1845 and other early records of the Republic of Texas, at FS
Texas – 1840 – 1840 republic of Texas census, at FS
Texas – 1850 – Index to 1850 Federal Census for Texas, at FS
Texas – 1850 – Mortality schedules of Texas (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880); mortality schedules of Utah (1870), at FS
Texas – 1850 – Texas 1850 census index, at FS
Texas – 1850 – Texas, 1850 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1850 – The state of Texas federal population schedules, seventh census of the United States, 1850, at FS
Texas – 1860 – 1860 Census of Young county Texas, at FS
Texas – 1860 – Bakers of Texas : 1860 U.S. Census for Bexar County, Texas, at FS
Texas – 1860 – Mortality schedules of Texas (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880); mortality schedules of Utah (1870), at FS
Texas – 1860 – Texas, 1860 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1870 – Davis County [Texas] : 1870 census, at FS
Texas – 1870 – Mortality schedules of Texas (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880); mortality schedules of Utah (1870), at FS
Texas – 1870 – Texas, 1870 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1880 – Mortality schedules of Texas (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880); mortality schedules of Utah (1870), at FS
Texas – 1880 – Population of the state of Texas, by counties, at all censuses. From advanced sheets of certain population tables of the U.S. Census report of 1880, at FS
Texas – 1880 – Texas, 1880 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1880 – Texas, 1880 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1900 – Texas, 1900 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1900 – Texas, 1900 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1910 – Texas, 1910 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1920 – Texas, 1920 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1920 – Texas, 1920 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Texas – 1930 – Texas, 1930 federal census : population schedules ; NARA microfilm publication T626, at FS
Texas – 1940 – Texas, 1940 population census : population schedules, at FS
Texas – Genealogical collection [Texas](genealogy, cemetery, marriage, colonial, census, wills)
Texas – The Jacobs collection (cemetery, census, church, Parish, marriage, birth, deah, land)
Texas – Census Records – The Jacobs collection, at FS
Texas – Colonization – Kentucky colonization in Texas : a history of Peters colony, at FS
Texas – Colonization – Kentucky colonization in Texas : a history of the Peters colony, at FS
Texas – Colonization – Kentucky colonization in Texas : a history of the Peters colony, at FS
Texas – Colonization – The Old Three Hundred : [Austin’s original colony], at FS
Texas – Colonization – Register of the families introduced by Green De Witt Empresario of De Witt’s colony : [Under the colonization law of the state of Coahuila and Texas – dated the 24th of March 1825], at FS
Texas – Colonization – The wild ram of the mountain : the story of Lyman Wight, at FS
Texas – Colonization – Papers concerning Robertson’s Colony in Texas, at FS
Texas Census Records online at the county level
Austin County – Census – 1850 – 1850 Census of Austin County, Texas : Copied Under the Supervision of the Littlefield Fund and Assisted by Project No. 43 of the Bureau of Resarch in the Social Sciences at the University of Texas from Original Manuscripts Located in the Courthouse at Bellville, Texas, at FS
Austin County – Census – 1858 – 1858 State Census of Austin County, Texas : Copied Under the Supervision of the Littlefield Fund and Assisted by Project No. 43 of the Bureau of Research in the Social Sciences at the University of Texas from Original Manuscripts Located in the Courthouse at Bellville, Texas, at FS
Bastrop County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, Bastrop County, Texas : 1918-1950, at FS
Bell County – Census – 1870 – 1870 Bell County, Texas Census, at FS
Bell County – Schools – Scholastic Census, 1928-1946, at FS
Bexar County – Census – 1850 – 1850 Census of Bexar County, Texas, at FS
Bexar County – Census – 1850 – Texas : 1850 Census Index of Texas [Bexar and Washington County], at FS
Bexar County – Census – 1790 Census of the Civilians of San Antonio Texas, at FS
Bexar County – Census – Censuses of San Antonio and the Missions, Etc., 1782-1804, at FS
Bowie County – Schools – School Family Census, 1931-1946, at FS
Brazos County – Census – 1841- Texas Marriage Records, Brazos County, 1844-1878, at FS
Brooks County – Census – Family Census Records, 1924-1946, at FS
Brown County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, Brown County, Texas, at FS
Caldwell County – Schools – Scholastic Census, 1928-1935, at FS
Callahan County – Schools – Texas, Callahan County, Scholastic Census, 1939-1946, at FS
Cameron County – Schools – Census – Willacy County, Texas, Scholastic Census, 1931-1946, at FS
Chambers County – Census – 1870 – Chambers County, Texas, 1870 Census, at FS
Cherokee County – Census – 1870 – 1870 Federal Census of Cherokee County, Texas, at FS
Collin County – Schools – Collin County, Texas Family Census, 1923-1969, at FS
Colorado County – Schools – Family Census, 1925-1947, at FS
Comanche County – Schools – Texas, Comanche County, Scholastic Census Cards, 1942-1946, at FS
Concho County – Census – Texas Record, Concho County, Texas, Vol. 1, at FS
Concho County – Schools – Census – Texas, Concho County, Scholastic Census, 1929-1944, at FS
Concho County – Schools – Census – Texas, Concho County, Scholastic Census, 1929-1944, at FS
Cooke County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, Cooke County, Texas, at FS
Coryell County – Schools – Family (scholastic) Census, at FS
Dallas – Census – 1920 – Dallas, Texas, at FS
De Witt County – Schools – Texas, De Witt County, School Census, at FS
Eastland County – Schools – Census – Texas, Eastland County, School Census, 1928-1967, at FS
Eliasville – Schools – School Census Records, 1912-1946, Young County, Texas, at FS
Ellis County – Census – 1890 – Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, at FS
Ellis County – Schools – School Census Records (births 1915-1940, Census Filed 1933-1946), at FS
Falls County – Census – 1860 – 1860 U.S. Census of Falls County, Texas
Falls County – Schools – Family Census, 1929-1946, at FS
Fayette County – Schools – Scholastic Census of Fayette County, 1876-1877, 1897-1904, at FS
Franklin County – Census – 1880 – 1880 Federal Census of Franklin County, Texas, at FS
Galveston County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, Galveston County, Texas, at FS
Gillespie County – Schools – Scholastic Family Census, 1940-1946, at FS
Gonzales County – Schools – Scholastic Census, 1876-1932, at FS
Gonzales County – Schools – Texas, Gonzales County, School Census and Register, 1898-1970, at FS
Graham – Schools – School Census Records, 1912-1946, Young County, Texas, at FS
Grimes County – Schools – Texas, Grimes County, School Census Records, 1880-1960, at FS
Guadalupe County – Schools – Family Census, 1908-1937, at FS
Harris County – Census – 1850 – 1850 Census Harris County, Texas, at FS
Harris County – Census – 1850 – Seventh Census of the United States : 1850 Census Harris County, TX : Free Schedules, at FS
Haskell County – Schools – School Census Records, 1936-39, 1941-43, 1944-46, Haskell County, Texas, at FS
Henderson County – Schools – Scholastic Census, 1921-1947, at FS
Hill County – Census – 1880 – 1880 Hill Co., Texas : Census, at FS
Hood County – Census – 1880 – Hood County, Texas, United States Census of 1880 and Marriage Records, 1875-1885, at FS
Hood County – Census – 1880 – Hood County, Texas, United States Census of 1880 and Marriage Records, 1875-1885, at FS
Hood County – Census – 1890 – Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, at FS
Hopkins County – Census – 1850 – Texas Census and Marriage Records, at FS
Houston County – Census – 1850 – 1850 Census, Houston County, Texas, at FS
Houston County – Census – 1860 – 1860 Census, Houston County, Texas, at FS
Houston County – Census – 1870 – 1870 Census, Houston County, Texas, at FS
Houston County – Census – 1880 – 1880 Census, Houston County, Texas, at FS
Jackson County – Census – 1860 – 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule of Jackson County, Texas, at FS
Jasper County – Census – 1850 – Arthur’s in Tennessee/Oregon/Texas, at FS
Jim Wells County – Schools – Census – Texas, Jim Wells County, School Census, 1931-1949, at FS
Johnson County – Census – 1860 – 1860 Johnson County, Texas Federal Census : Including Statistical Profile of Residents, at FS
Kaufman County – Census – 1890 – Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, at FS
Knox County – Census – Legacy of the Knox County Prairie : a History of Gillespie-Thorp Communities, at FS
Lamar County – Census – 1870 – The 1870 Lamar County, Texas, Federal Census, at FS
Liberty County – Census – 1850 – 1850 Census, Liberty County, Texas, at FS
Liberty County – Census – 1860 – 1860 Census, Liberty County, Texas, at FS
Johnson County – Schools – Family Census (scholastic Census), at FS
Kaufman County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, 1925-1947, at FS
Leon County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, Leon County, Texas, 1935-1938, at FS
Llano County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, 1907-1942, at FS
Madison County – Census – 1860 – 1860 Madison County, Texas : Formed 1853 from Leon, Grimes, and Walker Counties, TX, at FS
Marion County – Schools – Scholastic Census, 1912-1930, at FS
Matagorda County – Census – 1880 – 1880 United States Census, Matagorda County, Texas, Surname Index, at FS
Matagorda County – Schools – Census – Texas, Matagorda County, School Census Records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1923-1946, at FS
Matagorda County – Schools – Census – Texas, Matagorda County, School Census Records, 1923-1946, at FS
Matagorda County – Schools – Census – Texas, Matagorda County, School Census Records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1923-1946, at FS
Matagorda County – Schools – Census – Texas, Matagorda County, School Census Records, 1923-1946, at FS
McLennan County – Schools – Family (Scholastic) Census, at FS
Milam County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, Milam County, Texas, 1899-1950, at FS
Mitchell County – Schools – Texas, Mitchell County, Scholastic Census Record, 1917-1946, at FS
Nacogdoches County – Census – 1847 – 1847 Census, Nacogdoches County, at FS
Navarro County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, Navarro County, Texas, 1928-1947, at FS
Nolan County – Schools – Texas, Nolan County, Scholastic Census, 1925-1946, at FS
Panola County – Census – 1860 – 1860 Census, Panola County, Texas, at FS
Parker County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, Parker County, Texas, at FS
Robertson County – Census – 1860 – Robertson County, Texas, 1860 Census, at FS
Robertson County – Schools – 1929-1937 – Scholastic Census Records, Robertson County, Texas, 1929-1937, at FS
Runnels County – Census – 1880 – Runnels County Pioneers, at FS
Rusk County – Census – 1890 – Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, at FS
San Saba County – Census – 1860 – 1860 San Saba County Texas Census, at FS
San Saba County – Census – 1870 – The 1870 Census and the 1880 Census of San Saba County, Texas, at FS
San Saba County – Census – 1880 – The 1870 Census and the 1880 Census of San Saba County, Texas, at FS
Shackelford County – Schools – Census – School Census, 1926-1939, Shackelford County, Texas, at FS
Smith County – Schools – Family Census Records, 1916-1946, at FS
Tarrant County – Census – 1850 – 1850 Census of Tarrant County, Texas : out Where the West Begins, at FS
Tom Green County – Schools – Texas, Tom Greene County, Scholastic Census, 1932-1950, Angelo State University, at FS
Travis County – Census – 1860 – Travis County, Texas, the Five Schedules of the 1860 Federal Census, at FS
Trinity County – Census – 1890 – Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, at FS
Van Zandt County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, 1861-1946, at FS
Washington County – Census – Texas : 1850 Census Index of Texas [Bexar and Washington County], at FS
Washington County – Schools – Scholastic Census, 1908-1947 : Miscellaneous Family Records, at FS
Willacy County – Schools – Census – Willacy County, Texas, Scholastic Census, 1931-1946, at FS
Wise County – Schools – Family Census (scholastic Census), (births, 1924-1940; Filed, 1940-1946), at FS
Young County – Schools – School Census Records, 1912-1946, Young County, Texas, at FS
Texas Census Records online at the city level
Fort Worth – Census – 1920 – Map of Fort Worth, Texas : Ward Boundries and Numbers Are Showing Green and Voting Precincts and Numbers Are Shown in Yellow, at FS
Galveston – Census – 1880 – List of Persons in Galveston in 1880, Wards 1-12, at FS
Newcastle – Schools – School Census Records, 1912-1946, Young County, Texas, at FS
Olney – Schools – School Census Records, 1912-1946, Young County, Texas, at FS
San Antonio – Census – Censuses of San Antonio and the Missions, Etc., 1782-1804, at FS
Sweetwater – Schools – Texas, Nolan County, Sweetwater School Census, 1929-1946, at FS
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