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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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605 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
Phone: (217) 782-6553

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Margaret Cross Norton Building

Capitol Complex

Springfield, IL 62756

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Illinois

(American Territory: 1787.  Territory: 1809.  Statehood: 1818)


Statewide Illinois Census Records Online:

Early Illinois Settlers

1787 Census of Kaskaskia

1807 Indiana Territory Census.  Covers all of Southern Illinois.  Page:
[1]    [2]    [3]    [4]    [5]    [6]    [7]    [8]    [9 & 10

1807 Voters List

1810-1890 Federal Census Records at Ancestry

1840 Federal Census Revolutionary War Pensioners - Statewide

1880 Federal Census Search at Family Search

1880 Federal Census Extraction of Southern Illinois Penitentiary

Illinois State Databases of Census & Genealogy Records


Cook County (formed 1831 from Putnam)

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1850 Census - Products of Industry

1850 Federal Census - Agricultural Schedule for Niles Twp

1860 Federal Census of Chicago Ward 1 (part 1)

1860 Federal Census of Chicago Ward 1 (part 2)

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule (partial)

1880 Federal Census of Patients at the Illinois Northern Hospital for the Insane

1880 Federal Census of the Norwood Poor House

1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1910 Federal Census of the Angel Guardian Orphan Asylum

Other Records

Church Records

Civil War Soldiers

Original Land Owners - Files arranged by township

1839 Business Directory

1844 Chicago Directory  (located at Illinois Trails).

1844 City Directory for Chicago located here.

1855-56 City Directory for Chicago located here.

1870-1871 Baptisms at St. Michael's Church - Part 1

1870-1871 Baptisms at St. Michael's Church - Part 2

1887-1916 Soldiers and Sailors Home Residents

1900 City Directory of Chicago Extracts (partial - small)

1900 City Directory of Chicago (page 1875 only)

1901 City Directory of Chicago (pages 1928 & 1929 only)

1949 Lagrange Telephone Directory - Surnames A, B, C

1949 Lagrange Telephone Directory - Surnames D, E, F


Crawford County (formed 1816 from Edwards)

1818 Census

1820 Federal Census Index

1820 Federal Census

1826 Residents of Palestine

1850 Federal Census Index.  Surnames starting with:
[A-B]    [C-E]    [F-H]    [I-L]    [M-N]    [O-S]    [T-Z]    
1850 Federal Census Pages:
[166A-176A]    [176B-186B]    [187A-197A]    [197B-208A]    
[208B-219A]    [219B-229B]    [230A-240B]    [241A-250B]    

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1860 Federal Census Images

Other Records

1722-1863 Servitude and Emancipation Records (slave records)

1883 Pensioners

1887-1916 Soldiers and Sailors Home Residents

1900-2004 Wabash Valley Obituary Index

WWII Casualties


Cumberland County (formed 1843 from Coles)

1850, 1860, 1870 Federal Census Records and Various Other Censuses

1850-1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedules

1855 State Census Records (partial)

1855 State Census of Union Township

1862-1863 Military Census

Other Records

1844/45 Delinquent Taxpayers List

1852 Delinquent Tax List

1853/1854 Delinquent Taxpayers List

1857/1858 Delinquent Taxpayers List

1870 Delinquent Tax List

1914 Business Directory

Military Records


Dane County (Formed 1839.  Renamed Christian County in 1840)


Dekalb County (formed 1837 from Kane)

1840 Federal Census

Other Records

War Veterans

1840 School Land Sales

1854-55 County Directory


DeWitt County (Formed 1839 from Macon & McLean)

1840 Federal Census Records Transcription

1850 Federal Census Index

1850 Federal Census Images

1860 Federal Census Index to Transcription

1860 Federal Census Records Transcription

1860 Federal Census Index to Images

1860 Federal Census Images

1870 Federal Census Index

1880 Federal Census Index

1880 Federal Census Image Index

1880 Federal Census Images

1883 Pensioners Census

1900 Federal Census Index and Images

1900 Federal Census Transcription

1910 Federal Census Images

1920 Federal Census Images

Other Records

Early Settlers

Original Land Owners

1875 Land Owners

1878-1917 Death Records Index

1891 Biographical Index


Douglas County (formed 1859 from Coles)

1860 Federal Census of Tuscola PO

Other Records

Civil War Soldiers

1868-1925 Birth Certificate Index for Arthur Twp

1878 Arcola Mercantile Association Summons with signers


DuPage County (formed 1839 from Cook)

1880 Federal Census Images

1900 Federal Census Images

Other Records

1883 Pensioners

1943-1951 Hultgen Funeral Home Index

Naturalizations Index


Edgar County (formed 1823 from Clark)

1830 Federal Census Images

1840 Federal Census Images

1900 Federal Census Images

1900 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 61

1900 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 62

1900 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 67

1910 Federal Census Images

1920 Federal Census Images

Other Records

Public Land Sales

1844, 1845, & 1846 Delinquent Tax Lists

Civil War Records

1878 Tax Records

1879 Business Directory of Crisman

1879 Business Directory of Dudley

1879 Business Directory of Grandview

1879 Business Directory of Huffmansville

1879 Business Directory of Kansas

1879 Business Directory of Paris

1879 Business Directory of Sandford

1879 Business Directory of Scotland

1879 Business Directory of Vermilion

1879 Business Directory - Miscellaneous Listings

1883 Pensioners

1894 Historical Directory

1900-2004 Wabash Valley Obituary Index

WWI Draft Registration

WWII Casualties

 

 

 

Illinois Census Finder Counties

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Champaign-Coles McDonough-Morgan
Cook-Edgar Moultrie-Pope
Edwards-Greene Pulaski-Sangamon
Grundy-Jackson Schuyler-Tazewell
Jasper-Jo Daviess Union-Washington
Johnson-Lee Wayne-Woodford

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