Texas Census Records Available at UNT

1790 - 1840

Though the federal decennial census began in 1790, there are no federal censuses available for Texas before 1850 because Texas didn't become a state until 1845. No censuses were taken under the Republic of Texas (1836-45) although tax rolls can serve as a substitute for those years. Consult Ancestry's Red Book Ref CS49 .A55 1991 for a discussion of the various censuses taken under the Spanish and Mexican governments. These volumes also serve as substitutes for these years. Much like the indexes for this time period, these volumes take names from primary and secondary sources other than actual census records.

Published records for this period

Located in Rare Books, 4th floor, Willis Library

1830 Citizens of Texas Rare Books Ref F385 .W52 1983
1840 Census of the Republic of Texas Texana F390 .W59
Stephen F. Austin's Register of Families: From the Originals in the General Land Office, Austin, Texas Rare Books Ref F385 .A895 1995

Located in General Reference, 1st floor, Willis Library

Citizens of the Republic of Texas Ref F385 .C57 1979

1850 - 1930

Available on microfilm in the Microforms department, lower level, Willis Library.

1850, Free Schedules, M432, Rolls 908 - 916
1860, Free Schedules, M653, Rolls 1287 - 1308
1870, M593
1880, T9
1900, T623; Soundex, T1073
1910, T624; Soundex, T1277
1920, T625; Soundex, M1589
1930, T626

Slave schedules

1850, M432, Rolls 917 - 918
1860, M653, Rolls 1309 - 1312

Accessible from the Electronic Resources database
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HeritageQuest Online
Currently HeritageQuest Online has the census images for the state of Texas for the years 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragments), 1910, 1920, and 1930. Not all censuses are available for searching but all are available for browsing.

Non-Population Census Schedules for Texas, 1850 - 1880

"Non-population census schedules consist of agricultural, mortality, industry/manufactures, and defective, dependent, and delinquent classes schedules as well as social statistics. The Bureau of the Census did not take all of these censuses in all years. All but social statistics include names." The UNT Library does not own any of the 1850 - 1880 mortality schedules for the state of Texas.

Agricultural

Data about farms that met certain dollar value production; includes the name of the owner, agent or tenant along with information about acreage, livestock, and produce

1850, T1134, Rolls 2 - 3 No Roll 1 exists for microfilm publication T1134
1860, T1134, Rolls 3 - 7
1870, T1134, Rolls 7 - 12
1880, T1134, Rolls 13 - 44

Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes

Data collected only in 1880 about the insane, "idiots", deaf-mutes, the blind, homeless children in institutions, prisoners, and paupers and indigents.

1880, T1134, Rolls 49 - 52 UNT does not own roll 53 which completes the series

Industry/Manufacturers

Data about various manufacturing, mining, fishers and other mercantile, commercial and trading businesses; type of institutions enumerated and information collected varied from year to year.

1850, T1134, Roll 45
1860, T1134, Rolls 45 - 46
1870, T1134, Rolls 47 - 49

Social Statistics

Generally provide data on crime, real estate, wages, churches, schools, newspapers, libraries, and public debt. No names are included.

1850, T1134, Roll 44
1860, T1134, Rolls 44 - 45
1870, T1134, Roll 45