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Alabama, State Census, 1855
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Alabama,_State_Census,_1855_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This is an index to the census taken in Alabama in 1855. The State of Alabama conducted state censuses in the following years: 1818 (partial), 1820 (partial), 1821 (partial), 1823, 1850, 1855, 1866, and 1907. The information is generally reliable. However, use the information with some 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 census was compiled to obtain a count of the population of the state to determine how many representatives the state would send to Congress. The counties included in this collection are:
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Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Census
- Names of individuals or heads of families
- Number of white males under 21 in the family
- Number of white males over 21 in the family
- Number of white females under 21 in the family
- Number of white females over 21 in the family
- Total whites in the family
- Insane within each county
- Insane sent abroad
- Slaves
- Free persons of color
- Total inhabitants
Index
- Names of individuals or heads of families
- Residence
- Film number
- Digital folder number
- Page number
- Image number
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Department of Archives and History, Montgomery
"Alabama, State Census, 1855." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Department of Archives and History, Montgomery.
