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1900 Census - 1900 U.S. Census for Genealogy Research - 1900 US Census

The 1900 Census is one of the most data-rich of all the U.S. Federal Census. This site helps you understand all the clues hidden in the 1900 Census. Great for novice researchers.

1900 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version

From the National Archives & Records Administration.

1910 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm

From the National Archives & Records Administration.

Ancestry.com - 1900 United States Federal Census $

Includes research tips and information about the questions asked in each census. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com Support - The 1900 U.S. Census

Ancestry.com Wiki - 1900 U.S. Census

This article originally appeared in "Census Records" by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Matthew Wright in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy. This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com.

Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930

From the National Archives & Records Administration.

FamilySearch - FHL Catalog - United States - Census - 1900

FamilySearch - United States Census, 1900 ^FREE

Name index and images of population schedules listing inhabitants of the United States in 1900. This was the twelfth census conducted since 1790. The searchable index covers all states including the Armed Forces (foreign country where census occurred) and the Indian Territory. Images can also be viewed using the browse option and includes all states including the Armed Forces (foreign country where census occurred) and the Indian Territory.

FamilySearch - United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940

Digital images of National Archives microfilm publication A3378, reproductions of enumeration district maps for the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses.

FamilySearch - United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940 ^FREE

Digital images of National Archives microfilm publication A3378, reproductions of enumeration district maps for the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses. Each census year, the nation was divided into enumeration districts. An enumeration district was an area that could be covered by a single census taker in one census period. Enumeration districts varied in size from one city block in urban areas to an entire county in rural areas.

FamilySearch Wiki - United States Census 1900

Findmypast - 1900 U.S. Federal Population Census $

Fold3 - The Interactive Census Project $

1860, 1900, 1910, 1920 and the 1930 US Census. Leave notations, use maps & timelines, add stories and photos.

IPUMS USA | 1900 Enumeration Form

Sample picture of the form.

IPUMS USA | 1900 Enumerator Instructions

IPUMS USA | Census Questions (1900)

MyHeritage - 1900 United States Federal Census $

MyHeritage has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. The United States Census of 1900, conducted on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168 - an increase of 21 percent over the 1890 Census.

United States Census Bureau - Decennial Census by Decades - 1900

US Census Headings 1870-1930 ^FREE

A chart by FamilySearch.