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Illinois Census Notes
Between 1680-1763, Illinois was controlled by the French.
Between 1763-1783, control of Illinois was in the hands of Great Britain.
Between 1800 and 1809, Illinois was included in Indiana Territory.
On 3 March, 1809, Illinois Territory was created.
Federal Illinois census records begin in 1820 and census enumerations were taken every ten years thereafter. Census years available to the public are: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. See 1790-1940 US Census Records at Ancestry.
Soundex code indexes for Federal Illinois census records are available on microfilm for census years: 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920.
1890 Federal census schedules (including the Veterans and Widows census) were completely destroyed by a 1921 warehouse fire with the exception of a small fragment of McDonough County ED 174. See 1890 Federal Census Fragments at Ancestry.
Illinois state census records were enumerated in 1810, 1820, 1830, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1855 & 1865. See 1825-1865 State Census Records Search at Ancestry. Also See IL State Census for more information about the Illinois State Census.
Learn what questions were asked in each census year and where to find census records online. This section of Census Finder covers each census year from 1790-1940 and will give you clues and tips to help you learn to locate your ancestors quickly in census records.
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Illinois Vital Records
Division of Vital Records
605 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
Phone: (217) 782-6553
Death records 1916-1943 are on file at the Illinois State Archives and can be obtained at no charge.
Margaret Cross Norton Building
Capitol Complex
Springfield, IL 62756
Phone: (217) 782-4682
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Illinois
(American Territory: 1787. Territory: 1809. Statehood: 1818)
Statewide Illinois Census Records Online
1732 Census of Fort De Chartres (claimed to be the beginning of Illinois)
1807 Indiana Territory Census (Covers all of Southern Illinois)
1810-1890 Federal Census Records for Illinois at Ancestry
1810 & 1818 Illinois Census Returns at Ancestry
1825-1865 State Census Records for Georgia at Ancestry
1840 Federal Census Revolutionary War Pensioners - Statewide
1850 Federal Census Index and 1850 Census Images
1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index and Images
1855 Illinois State Census Index
1865 Illinois State Census Index
1870 Federal Census Index and 1870 Census Images
1880 Federal Census - Search and View the images
1880 Federal Census Search at Family Search
1880 Federal Census Extraction of Southern Illinois Penitentiary
1900 Federal Census Index and 1900 Census Images
1930 Federal Census Index at Family Search
1940 Federal Census Index and 1940 Census Images
Illinois State Databases of Census Records & Genealogy Records
Other IL Statewide Genealogy Records Used as Census Substitutes
IL Census Records Online by County
Cook County (formed 1831 from Putnam)
1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule
1850 Census - Products of Industry
1850 Federal Census - Agricultural Schedule for Niles Twp
1860 Federal Census of Chicago Ward 1 (part 1)
1860 Federal Census of Chicago Ward 1 (part 2)
1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule (partial)
1880 Federal Census of Patients at the Illinois Northern Hospital for the Insane
1880 Federal Census of the Norwood Poor House
1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule
1910 Federal Census of the Angel Guardian Orphan Asylum
Other Records
Chicago Catholic Church Records 1833-1925
Original Land Owners - Files arranged by township
1844 Chicago Directory (located at Illinois Trails).
1844 City Directory for Chicago located here.
1855-56 City Directory for Chicago located here.
1870-1871 Baptisms at St. Michael's Church - Part 1
1870-1871 Baptisms at St. Michael's Church - Part 2
1871-1915 Cook County Birth Registers
1871-19220 Cook County Marriages
1878-1922 Cook County Birth Certificates
1885-2002 Maywood Herald Obituary Card Index
1887-1916 Soldiers and Sailors Home Residents
1900 City Directory of Chicago Extracts (partial - small)
1900 City Directory of Chicago (page 1875 only)
1901 City Directory of Chicago (pages 1928 & 1929 only)
1949 Lagrange Telephone Directory - Surnames A, B, C
1949 Lagrange Telephone Directory - Surnames D, E, F
Crawford County (formed 1816 from Edwards)
| 1850 Federal Census Index. Surnames starting with: |
| [A-B] [C-E] [F-H] [I-L] [M-N] [O-S] [T-Z] |
| 1850 Federal Census Pages: |
| [166A-176A] [176B-186B] [187A-197A] [197B-208A] |
| [208B-219A] [219B-229B] [230A-240B] [241A-250B] |
1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule
Other Records
1722-1863 Servitude and Emancipation Records (slave records)
1887-1916 Soldiers and Sailors Home Residents
1900-2004 Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Cumberland County (formed 1843 from Coles)
1850, 1860, 1870 Federal Census Records and Various Other Censuses
1850-1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedules
1855 State Census Records (partial)
1855 State Census of Union Township
Other Records
1844/45 Delinquent Taxpayers List
1853/1854 Delinquent Taxpayers List
1857/1858 Delinquent Taxpayers List
Dane County Census Records (formed 1839. Renamed Christian County in 1840)
Dekalb County Census Records (formed 1837 from Kane)
Other Records
DeWitt County Census Records (formed 1839 from Macon & McLean)
1840 Federal Census Records Transcription
1860 Federal Census Records Transcription
1860 Federal Census Images Index
1880 Federal Census Image Index
1900 Federal Census Index and Images
1900 Federal Census Transcription
Other Records
Douglas County (formed 1859 from Coles)
1860 Federal Census of Tuscola PO
Other Records
1868-1925 Birth Certificate Index for Arthur Twp
1878 Arcola Mercantile Association Summons with signers
DuPage County Census Records (formed 1839 from Cook)
Other Records
Edgar County Census Records (formed 1823 from Clark)
1883 Census of Pensioners at USGenWeb Archives
1883 Census of Pensioners on the Roll at Genealogy Trails
1900 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 61
1900 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 62
1900 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 67
Other Records
1844, 1845, & 1846 Delinquent Tax Lists
1879 Business Directory of Crisman
1879 Business Directory of Dudley
1879 Business Directory of Grandview
1879 Business Directory of Huffmansville
1879 Business Directory of Kansas
1879 Business Directory of Paris
1879 Business Directory of Sandford
1879 Business Directory of Scotland
1879 Business Directory of Vermilion
1879 Business Directory - Miscellaneous Listings
1900-2004 Wabash Valley Obituary Index
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