In a message dated 2/6/03 3:42:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > We have never seen an 1865 census before. We thought they were taken > every > ten years. Can you straighten me out on this? Federal Censuses are taken every ten years; however, from time to time various states have authorized mid-decade State Censuses. This is what the 1865 is. Laura