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Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000

PDF booklet from the U.S. Census Bureau. Details the instructions given to census enumerators for recording information in the census.

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

A free PDF version of the book by William Dollarhide.

The Federal Census: An Historical Overview - Free Tutorial

The National Genealogical Society's online course.

U.S. Census Records 1790-1940 | Online Records | Census Clues

U.S. National Archives - Search Census Records Online and Other Resources

Using the Federal Census in Georgia

From the Georgia Archives.

Using the Manuscript Agricultural Census

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.