Census Records

2013 Bicentennial Celebration

 

Record Series Census Records
Index Index and Images
Dates 1830-1925
1855
1865
1875
1892
1905
1915
1925
Location Warren County Records Storage & Archives
Format Bound volumes and microfilm
Arranged Chronological
Volume 5 cubic ft
Department County Clerk
Legal Restrictions None
Use Restrictions Staff will access all records and must approve all requests for copies. Note: Due to the historical significance, fading inks and heavy use by the public, we do NOT allow original census to be placed on copy machines.
Historical Background The Federal government enacted a legislation that mandated a national decennial census starting in 1790 as a means of establishing and creating districts for representation in Congress. Warren County was established in 1813. The first Federal census of Warren County dates to 1820, earlier census records for present day Warren county towns may be found in the Washington County, NY census records for 1790, 1800 and 1810. All census records are sealed for 72 years. The most recent Federal census available is the 1930 census which was made public in 2002. New York State started their own decennial census in 1815 as a means of providing a more accurate population count in the ten years between the Federal census. NYS censuses were taken in 1825, 1835, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925. The 1825, 1835 and 1845 census records of Warren County no longer exist.
Description of Record Series The Warren County Records Center and Archives has the following census records available for research:
  • Federal Census
    • Microfilms: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1890 Veteran's, 1900, 1910 and 1920 census.
    • Bound volume: 1870 census.
  • New York State Census
    • Microfilms: 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925 census.
    • Bound volumes: 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925 census.
Purpose of Record To provide an accurate population count as a means of creating congressional districts for representation in the US Congress and NYS Senate and Assembly legislative legislative districts.
Other Formats Bound volumes and microfilms.
Finding Aids various indexes are available for the 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, and 1875 census. A partial index is available for the 1905 census and 1910 census.
Related Series None