New York, State Census, 1905
Index and Images of the population schedule of the census of New York taken by that state in 1905. This census is an every-name index to the state's inhabitants as of June 1, 1905. The counties included in this digital collection are: Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Brooklyn, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Madison, Manhattan, Monroe, Montgomery, New York, Niagara, Onondaga, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, and Yates. Population schedules no longer exist for the following counties: Dutchess, Livingston, Nassau, Oneida, Orange, Oswego, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Schuyler, Suffolk, Sullivan, and Wyoming. Population schedules for Ontario County are only available as textual records.
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New York, State Census, 1905
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What is in This Collection?
State censuses were created by the state of New York and were taken about every ten years beginning in 1795. These records do not cover the entire population of New York. The census was compiled to obtain a count and description of the population of the state of New York. Use the information with caution, since the information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified.
The record is a printed form that was filled in by hand by the enumerator. The schedules are usually arranged by county and political subdivisions. Information from the following thirteen counties is missing:
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1905 State Census
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Location of Original Records
Multiple county clerk offices, New York
"New York, State Census, 1905." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 28 April 2026. Citing multiple county clerk offices, New York.
