California Census Notes
Previous to 1821 California was under the rule of Spain.
There are some censuses of the California Spanish Missions from the
1700s. See
1796-1798 California Spanish Mission Censuses at Ancestry
1821-1848 California was under the rule of Mexico.
1848 California became part of the United States.
Federal
California census records begin in 1850 and are available for census
years: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. See 1790-1930
US Census Records at Ancestry.
California State Census Records:
California did take a state census in 1852. The reason for this
census is the 1850 Federal census missed the counties of Contra Costa,
San Francisco and Santa Clara.
See
1852 State Census of California at Ancestry
1890 California Federal census records were completely destroyed in a 1921 warehouse fire.
See A Fire Destroyed the 1890 Census
1890 California Great Register: This register of voters was published in many California counties. It is now used a census substitute for the missing 1890 California census records.
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Vital Records
Office of Vital Records - MS 5103
PO Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
Phone: (916) 445-2684
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Birth Records & Death
Records 1905 - Present are on file at the above office.
Marriage Records 1905 - 1986
are available in the above office.
Marriage Records 1987 - 1995
must be requested from county clerks in the individual counties.
Divorce Records 1962-1984
are on file at the county level, however they are indexed at the above
office.
Records prior to 1905 are
available from the offices of the County Clerks and County Recorders in
each respective county.
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