Federal census were taken every decade however, some state took additional census. You will need to check each state AND county to see if there was a census taken. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: Sara Patton <sarap@widomaker.com> To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 9:43 AM Subject: 1855 Census > How come NY had an 1855 census? Do other states? Thought they were only > on the decade. > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > Looking for a dead-end Niagara County ancestor? Check the WorldConnect > Project, <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>, to see if an unknown > cousin may be able to help! > >