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Illinois Census Notes:
Between 1680-1763, Illinois was under the control of France.
Between 1763-1783, Illinois was controlled by Great Britain.
Between 1800 and 1809, Illinois was considered part of Indiana Territory.
On 3 March, 1809, Illinois became it's own territory.
Federal Illinois census records begin in 1820 and were enumerated every ten years. Census years available to the public are: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930.
Soundex code indexes for Federal Illinois census records are available on microfilm for census years: 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920.
1890 Federal census schedules (including the Veterans and Widows census) were completely destroyed by fire with the exception of a small fragment of McDonough County ED 174.
Illinois state census records were enumerated in 1810, 1820, 1830, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1855 & 1865. See IL State Census for more info.
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