> Could someone please explain the difference in State and Federal Census > to me. Was the State census taken in every state and how often. I seem > to only find Fedral Census when I go to the Library. > > iriscrall@att.net It depends on the state - some never took any, some took a few, some took a lot. Censuses on the half-decade years were common but not universal. There's a list here: http://www.clanboyd.info/research/stcensus/ (NY State conducted censuses on the half-decade years 1825-1875, then 1892, then finally 1905, 1915, 1925. Unfortunately most of early ones have not survived. Those that do are generally in custody of the County Clerks but a lot, if not most, have been microfilmed by the Family History Library.) Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@triad.rr.com>