Minnesota
Federal, State and Military Census Records
Minnesota Census Information:
Minnesota Federal Census records begin with the 1850 Territorial Census, and conducted every 10 years thereafter and are available for census years: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930.
The Minnesota State census was conducted 1849, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1865 (all partial), 1875, 1885, 1895, and 1905.
Original and microfilm copies of the Minnesota territorial and state census records are located at:
Minnesota Historical SocietyMinnesota History Center
345 Kellogg Boulevard West
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1906 The original copies of these censuses are closed to public use.
The earliest Minnesota Census listings for the area that later became Minnesota are found in the 1820 Michigan territorial census.
A 1857 Minnesota Territorial Census was enumerated just prior to statehood.
Statewide Minnesota Census Records Online
- 1857 Minnesota Territorial Census Images
- 1865 Minnesota State Census
- 1875 Minnesota State Census
- 1880 Federal Census Search at Family Search
- 1885 Minnesota State Census
- 1895 Minnesota State Census
- 1905 Minnesota State Census
- Minnesota Mortality Schedules
Aitkin County Census
Aitkin County, MN Federal Census- 1860 Aitken, MN Federal Census
- 1920 Aitkin, MN Federal Census
- 1920 Ball Bluff Census
- 1920 Bain Census
- 1930 Aitkin, MN Federal Census
Becker County Census
Becker County, MN Federal Census- 1860 Becker, MN Federal Census Index
- 1860 Becker, MN Federal Census
- 1870 Becker, MN Federal Census Index
- 1870 Becker, MN Federal Census
- 1890 Becker, MN (Veteran's) Special Schedule Index
- 1890 Becker, MN (Veteran's) Special Schedule Notes
- 1890 Becker, MN (Veteran's) Special Schedule
Beltrami County Census
Beltrami County, MN Federal CensusBenton County Census
Benton County, MN Federal CensusBreckenridge County Census
Breckenridge County, MN Federal CensusBuchanan County Census
Buchanan County, MN Federal CensusCarlton County Census
Carlton County, MN Federal Census Carlton County, MN State CensusCarver County Census
Carver County, MN Federal Census Carver County, MN State CensusCass County Census
Cass County, MN Federal Census- 1860 Cass County, MN Census Index
- 1860 Cass County, MN Census Index
- 1860 Cass County, MN Census Records
- 1860 Cass County, MN Census Records - partial
Chisago County Census
Clay County Census
Cook County Census
Crow Wing County Census
Dakota County Census
Dakota County, MN Federal CensusDouglas County Census
Douglas County, MN Federal CensusFaribault County Census
Faribault County, MN Federal Census- 1920 Faribault County, MN Census Records - partial
Goodhue County Census
Goodhue County, MN Federal Census- 1900 Goodhue County, MN Census Records - partial
Hennepin County Census
Hennepin County, MN Federal Census- 1930 Hennepin County, MN Census Records - partial
Houston County Census
Houston County, MN Federal Census Houston County, MN State Census- 1865 Caledonia Census, Houston County, MN - partial
- 1865 Winnebago Census, Houston County, MN
- 1885 Black Hammer Census, Houston County, MN - partial
- 1895 Black Hammer Census, Houston County, MN - partial
Hubbard County Census
Itasca County Census
Itasca County, MN Federal Census- 1850 Itasca County, MN Census Records
- 1860 Itasca County, MN Census Records
- 1870 Itasca County, MN Census Records
Jackson County Census
Jackson County, MN Federal Census- 1860 Jackson County MN Census
- 1860 Jackson County MN Census - another transcription
Kanabec County Census
Kanabeck County, MN Federal Census Kanabeck County, MN State CensusKandiyohi County Census
Kandiyohi County, MN Federal CensusKittson County Census
Kittson County, MN Federal CensusKoochiching County Census
Koochiching County, MN Federal CensusLake of the Woods County Census
Lake of the Woods County, MN Federal Census- 1930 Lake of the Woods County MN Census - partial
LeSueur County Census
- 1857 LeSueur County, Minnesota Territorial Census
- 1865 LeSueur County, Minnesota Census
- 1875 LeSueur County, Minnesota State Census - partial
Mahnomen County Census
Mahnomen County, MN Federal CensusMankahta County Census
Mankahta County, MN Federal CensusMcLeod County Census
- 1857 Hutchinson Census, McLeod County, Minnesota Territory - Partial
- 1865 MN State Census of Civil War Veterans, McLeod County, MN
- 1885 Veterans Schedule Census, McLeod County, MN
- 1895 Veterans Census, McLeod County, MN
- 1905 Veterans Census, McLeod County, MN
Meeker County Census
Meeker County, MN Federal Census Meeker County, MN State CensusMillelacs County Census
Millelacs County, MN Federal CensusMurray County Census
Murray County, MN Federal CensusNicollet County Census
Nicollet County, MN Federal Census Nicollet County, MN State Census- 1857 Nicollet County, Minnesota Territorial Census - Partial
- 1865 Nicollet County, Minnesota State Census
- 1875 Nicollet County, Minnesota State Census - Partial
Nobles County Census
Nobles County, MN Federal CensusOlmsted County Census
Pembina County Census
Pembina County, MN Federal CensusPipestone County Census
Pipestone County, MN Federal CensusPolk County Census
Polk County, MN Federal Census Polk County, MN State Census- 1875 McDonaldsville, MN State Census
- 1875 Shelly, MN State Census
- 1875 Wild Rice, MN State Census
- 1885 Norman County, MN State Census
Pope County Census
Pope County, MN Federal CensusPine County Census
Ramsey County Census
Ramsey County, MN Federal Census Ramsey County, MN State Census- 1885 Minnesota census, of an orphanage in St. Paul, Mn.
- 1885 Census of the Women's Christian Home, St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN
Roseau County Census
Roseau County, MN Federal CensusSherburne County Census
- 1865 Clear Lake, MN Census, Sherburne County, Minnesota
- 1875 Clear Lake, MN Census, Clear Lake, Sherburne County, MN
Sibley County Census
Sibley County, MN Federal Census Sibley County, MN State Census- 1865 Index of Veterans MN State Census, Sibley County, MN
- 1885 Arlington Census, Sibley County, MN
- 1895 Arlington Census, Sibley County, MN
Stearns County Census
Stearns County, MN Federal Census- 1860 Stearns County MN Census
- 1870 Stearns County MN Census
- 1880 Stearns County MN Census - partial
- 1900 Stearns County MN Census - partial
St. Louis County Census
Todd County Census
Todd County, MN Federal CensusToombs County Census
Toombs County, MN Federal CensusTraverse County Census
Traverse County, MN Federal CensusWabasha County Census
Wabasha County, MN Federal CensusWadena County Census
Wadena County, MN Federal Census Wadena County, MN State Census- 1885 Shell River Precinct Census, Wadena County, MN
- 1895 Blueberry Twp, Census for Wadena County, MN
- 1895 Huntersville Census, Wadena County, MN
- 1895 Menahga Precinct Census,Wadena County, MN
- 1895 Shell River Census, Wadena County, MN
Wahnahta County Census
Wahnahta County, MN Federal CensusWaseca County Census
Waseca County, MN Federal CensusWashington County Census
Washington County, MN Federal CensusWilkin County Census
Wilkin County, MN Federal CensusWright County Census
Minnesota Census Books of Interest:
- State Census Records, by Ann S. Lainhart
- The Beginner's Guide to Using Tax Lists.
- Map Guide to the U.S. State Censuses, by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide
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