Census Research

Census records available through HeritageQuest Online:
http://irservices.library.unt.edu/resource.cfm?ai_id=96

All U.S. Federal Population Census records from 1790 through 1930 may be viewed on HeritageQuest Online.
Only certain years and states are available for searching on HeritageQuest Online at this time. UMI, the company that makes HeritageQuest Online, is continually adding searching capability. As of 01/04 censuses available for searching are: 1790 – 1820, 1860 – 1870, 1900 – 1910, and some states in the 1920 and 1930 censuses.

Online vs. microfilm:

• With online census records you can do some pretty sophisticated neighborhood analysis (head of household only!) with searching on place of birth, date of birth, race, gender, etc.
   
• Sometimes online census records can be or have been enhanced for ease of reading. Sometimes the microfilm copies are easier to read.
  If you are searching for certain people or families, with an online census database you may have to “guess” how the name was misspelled; with Soundex microfilm, you may be able to eliminate the guess.
• The county records for four counties -- Denton, Cooke, Wise, and Montague -- are available on microfilm at the UNT Archives.  There are also other county records on microfilm in the Microfilms Department at Willis Library. 
• Photocopies are often better from the microfilm.

Historical Publications on the Bureau of the Census website:
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html