Last revised: August, 2008
U.S. Census Population Schedules: Maryland Overview
- This listing is a summary of the U.S. Census population schedules for Maryland available in the Maryland Room at Hornbake Library. The Census Population Schedules (also called the enumeration schedules or federal manuscript census) list the information collected by the census about individuals, including their names, occupations, etc. It is released 72 years after each census. For more detail, consult the detailed guide available at the Maryland Room Reference Desk. The Maryland Room does not have population schedules for other states.
- For aggregate information from the census (population of towns, number of farmers in a county, etc.) see the Census/Demographic Information Maryland Statistics Guide Web links or consult the Finding Federal Statistics guide.
- Email the subject area specialist at Marylandia & Rare Books Dept. or call 301-405-9210 for more information.
Maryland Census Schedules
1790: Printed version of the entire schedule available in MD REF.
1800: Printed name index in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1800)
1810: Printed name index in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1810)
1820: Printed name index in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1820)
1830: Printed name index in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1830)
1840: Printed name index in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1840)
1850: Printed name index in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1850)
1860: Printed name index (2 vols.) in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1860)
1870: Printed name index (2 vols.) in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1870)
1880: Soundex index (MD MFILM HA421.5 1880.C472); schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1880)
1890: Maryland schedules destroyed; only Civil War veterans and widows listing remains; index available in MD REF
1900: Soundex index (MD MFILM HA421.5 1900.C472), schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA422.A4 1900)
1910: Printed name index (3 vols.) in MD REF; schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA421.5 1910 U54)
1920: Soundex index available (MD MFILM HA421.5 1920 .C471), schedules available on microfilm (MD MFILM HA421.5.C47 1920)
1930: No index available; use National Archives website 1930 Census Microfilm Locator to determine which reel of the population schedules to search (MD MFILM HA421.5 1930.T626)
