California Censuses
California
Census Records:
California Censuses, 1790-1890 Ancestry.com
Search
1790-1930 Federal Censuses Ancestry.com.
US GenWeb Census
Project - California Censuses a second database of
censuses from US GenWeb
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California Census Aids and
Tutorials
About
U.S. Census Population Schedules
includes helpful
tips for specific census years
CensusFinder.com
- California has free census resources for this state,
including census records by county, census notes, census cd info..
The
Basics of Using Federal Census Records
useful introduction to using census records by George
G Morgan
Interpreting the Tick Marks on Federal Censuses

download and print out these free handy census forms to keep a record
of ancestors that you discover in US censuses (courtesy Ancestry.com)
1790 census form
1800 census form
1810 census form
1820 census form
1830 census form
1840 census form
1850 census form
1860 census form
1870 census form
1880 census form
1890 census form
1900 census form
1910 census form
1920 census form
1930 census form
(requires Adobe Acrobat- if you don't have it get it
free here)
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Additional Resources
California
Cemetery Inscription Sources 
California Censuses, 1790-1890 
California Pioneers, 1542-1848
California
State Databases
over 300 databases for California here,
including military rosters, censuses, marriage and birth records
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
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