New York, State Census, 1925

What is in This Collection?

New York began taking formal state censuses in 1825 both to determine representation in state government and to produce statistics the government might find useful. The state took a census every ten years from 1825 through 1875, another in 1892, and then every ten years again from 1905 to 1925. Unfortunately, many of the early census records have been lost. Two copies were made of both the 1915 and 1925 census. One copy was retained in the County and the other copies were sent to the New York State Archives. 1925 was the last New York State census. It added a column for naturalization date and place.

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 accidentally or deliberately falsified.

The original records are handwritten on preprinted forms. The records are arranged by county then city or town.

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

• Name of street and house number
• Name of each person living in home on 1 June 1925 (Children born after 1 June 1925 were not recorded)
• Relationship of each person to head of household
• Color or race, gender and age on last birthday
• Place (country) of birth
• Citizen or alien
• Number of years in the United States
• Occupation
• Inmates of institutions
• Address where living at time of admission and date of admission

Collection Content

This collection is a cooperative project with Ancestry.com and the New York State Archives. FamilySearch is publishing an index which links to images at Ancestry.com.