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State censuses in the United States - Wikipedia

The Census Book: A Genealogists Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes

A free PDF version of the book by William Dollarhide.

The Forgotten Federal Census of 1885

An article by Rebecca Crawford for Prologue Magazine, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

The USGenWeb Census Project

One of two different projects from USGenWeb. Transcriptions of census records. See the list of states below.

The USGenWeb Census Project

This USGenWeb Census Project supplies both transcriptions & images.

Tom Nunamaker's Census Age Calculator

U.S. Census Bureau - Census Dates for Countries and Areas of the World: 1945 to 2014 (Wayback Machine)

Shows the dates of census enumerations over the past half century, as well as projected or scheduled enumerations in the near future. for countries around the world.

U.S. Census Bureau - The 72-Year Rule

US Census Headings 1790-1860 ^FREE

A chart by FamilySearch.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - U.S. Census

Colloborative encyclopedia article on the census. Could use the expertise and input from genealogists.

Your Guide to Finding and Using U.S. Census Records

A guide to print and web resources to help you make effective use of U.S. census records for your genealogial research.