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New York State Census

New York State conducted population censuses in 1808, 1814, and 1822, although not all counties completed the census. From 1825 to 1925 censuses were usually taken at ten year intervals. Results for these censuses were not always published, so the information may still reside in the individual county clerks' offices.

This guide will provide location information for those New York State census publications at Columbia University Libraries and links to the full text of censuses, either from the Library of Michigan or from the New York State Library Digital Collections.

New York State Census Records, 1790-1925
This publication, compiled in 1981 by New York State Library staff members Marilyn Douglas and Melinda Yates, contains an inventory of federal and state census manuscripts and microfilm holdings in repositories throughout New York State. A list of the questions asked on state population schedules (1825-1925) is included on pages 48-49. A survey of the data included on the federal census special schedules is also included. This publication contains additional information about statistical census records, a "Genealogy of New York State Counties" chart that shows when and how counties were formed, etc. Although some of the information in this publication is a bit outdated, such as the inventory of New York State Library federal and state census holdings, it is still a good reference source.

Censuses are listed in chronological order:

New York (State). Journal of the Senate of the State of New York, 31st session.
Census of the State of New York, for 1808 ...
Fx3 3395 - Butler Microforms, 401 Butler
New York (State). Journal of the Senate of the State of New York, 38th session.
Census of the State of New York, for 1814 ...
Fx3 3395 - Butler Microforms, 401 Butler
New York (State). Journal of the Senate of the State of New York, 45th session.
Communication from the Secretary of State, Transmitting the Census of This State [for 1822]
Fx3 3395 - Butler Microforms, 401 Butler
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Communication from the Secretary of State, Transmitting the Census of the State of New-York, for the Year 1825.
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Census of the State of New-York, for 1835.
Albany : Printed by Croswell, Van Benthuysen & Burt, 1836.
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Census of the State of New-York, for 1845.
Albany : Carroll & Cook, Printers to the Legislature, 1846.
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Communication from the Secretary of State, Transmitting a General Account of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants of This State, &c. &c [for 1845]
Albany, 1846.
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Census of the State of New York, for 1855 ...
Albany : Printed by C. Van Benthuysen, 1857.
ML47.1 N56 1855 - Burke [UTS] Union Rare Folio (Non-Circulating)
- Instructions for Taking the Census of the State of New York in the Year 1855; issued by the Secretary of State...
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Preliminary Report of the Census of the State of New York, for the year 1865 ...
Albany : Weed, Parsons and Co., Printers, 1866.
696 G7 - Burke [UTS] Gillett (Non-Circulating)
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Census of the State of New York, for 1865 ...
Albany : Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons, 1867.
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Statistics of Population of the City and County of New York as Shown by the State Census of 1865, with the Comparative Results of This and Previous Enumerations, and Other Statistics Given by the State and Federal Census, from the Earliest Period.
New York [NY] : The New York Printing Company, 1866.
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Census of the State of New York for 1875 ...
Albany : Weed, Parsons and Co. Printers, 1877.
ML47.1 N56 1875 - Burke [UTS] Union Stacks Folio (Non-Circulating)
MICROFLM F a4817 - Butler Microforms, 401 Butler
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Exhibits Showing the Enumeration of the State by Counties, Cities, Towns and Election Districts for the Year 1892.
Albany, James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1892.
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Report of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the State of New York, June 1, 1905.
Albany, Brandow Printing Company, State Legislative Printer, 1906.
- Part 1, Part 2
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Report of the Secretary of State of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants, 1915.
Albany, J. B. Lyon Company, printers, 1916.
317.8 N4882 - Offsite
- Part 1, Part 2
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Enumeration of Inhabitants, 1925. Report Presented to the Legislature January 15, 1926 ...
Albany, J. B. Lyon Co., 1926.
317.8 N4895 - Offsite
HA 542 .N481 1926 Q - Health Sciences Oversize
- Part 1, Part 2
New York (State). Dept. of State.
Supplementary Report on the Enumeration-tabulation of the Inhabitants of the State as of June 1, 1925, with Advance Information Tables for Cattaraugus and Richmond Counties and Some State Census Centennial Tables and Charts.
Albany, J.B. Lyon company, printers, 1927.
HA 542 .N48 1925 - Health Sciences Stacks
New York (State). Dept. of State.
Population Figures for the Cities, Incorporated Villages, Towns, and Counties of New York State... Census of June 1, 1925.
Albany, J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1927.
New York (State). Secretary’s Office.
Investigation of the Department of State in Relation to the State Enumeration of 1925.
Albany, J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1928.
- Part 1, Part 2