New York, State Census, 1875
Images of the 1875 New York State Census as of 1 June 1875. The following counties are not included: Chemung, Clinton, Hamilton, New York (Manhattan), Niagara, Putnam, Queens, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Wayne, and Westchester.
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New York, State Census, 1875
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What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images of the 1875 New York State Census as of 1 June 1875. The following counties are not included:
- Chemung
- Clinton
- Hamilton
- New York (Manhattan)
- Putnam
- Queens
- Seneca
- St. Lawrence
- Suffolk
- Wayne
- Westchester
This census includes several other sections, beyond the population schedules, that contain useful information. It includes two schedules with information of officers and enlisted men currently in the military and officers and enlisted men who had served in the military. This census contains information on when and where the individual first entered the military, their rank, how long they were in the service, their present health, as well as several other items.
The census also includes tables on marriages and deaths occurring during the year ending June 1, 1875. These tables contain typical marriage and death information. One other table that contains valuable information is entitled deaths of officers and enlisted men. This table contains deaths of individuals which had occurred while in the military or naval service of the United States, or from wounds or disease acquired in said service since April, 1861, reported by the families to which the deceased belonged when at home. It includes the name of the deceased, age at death, if married or single, if a citizen, several items relating to military information, date of death, place of death, manner of death, survivors of the deceased, place of burial and any remarks.
State censuses were created by the state of New York and were taken about every ten years beginning in 1795. This census does not cover the entire population of the state of New York because the counties of Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, New York, Putnam, Queens, Seneca, and Westchester are missing.
The census was compiled to obtain a count and description of the population of the state of New York. 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.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Those persons whose usual place of abode was with this family on 1 June 1875
- Head of household
- Full name of each person in household
- Age, gender, and race of each person
- Marital status and occupation of each person
- Relationship to head of household
- In what county of New York, or in what state or country born
- Parent of how many children
- Number of times married
- Citizenship (native, naturalized, or alien)
- If owner of land
- If handicapped
Collection Content
Sample Image
1875 State Census
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Secretary of State. State Library, Albany
"New York, State Census, 1875." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 September 2025. Citing Secretary of State. State Library, Albany.
