State Census Returns, 1818-1880; n.d. Series 0100
From the creation of the state in 1817, up until the year 1880, the Mississippi legislature, through statutes and constitutional requirement, provided for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the state. The series consists of county population enumeration compiled by the county sheriff and tax assessor. The returns vary considerably in the type and completeness of data collected. A twelve-page Historical Note provides additional background information for the series. Images of the census returns were created by FamilySearch onsite at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 2011 and are arranged by description, date, and page number.
read more...From the creation of the state in 1817, up until the year 1880, the Mississippi legislature, through statutes and constitutional requirement, provided for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the state. The series consists of county population enumeration compiled by the county sheriff and tax assessor. The returns vary considerably in the type and completeness of data collected. A twelve-page Historical Note provides additional background information for the series. Images of the census returns were created by FamilySearch onsite at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 2011 and are arranged by description, date, and page number.
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Adams County
1 Series Series 0100
Alcorn County
6 Series Series 0100
Amite County
4 Series Series 0100
Attala County
1 Series Series 0100
Bainbridge County (Covington County)
5 Series Series 0100
Bolivar County
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Calhoun County
2 Series Series 0100
Carroll County
5 Series Series 0100
Chickasaw County
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Choctaw County
6 Series Series 0100
Claiborne County
4 Series Series 0100
Clarke County
1 Series Series 0100
Clay County
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Coahoma County
7 Series Series 0100
Copiah County
4 Series Series 0100
Covington County
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DeSoto County
6 Series Series 0100
Franklin County
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Greene County
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Grenada County
8 Series Series 0100
Hancock County
2 Series Series 0100
Harrison County
6 Series Series 0100
Hinds County
1 Series Series 0100
Historical Note Regarding Survey of Mississippi State Census Returns, 1818-1880
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Holmes County
1 Series Series 0100
Holmes County, book 1
1 Series Series 0100
Holmes County, book 2
4 Series Series 0100
Issaquena County
6 Series Series 0100
Itawamba County
4 Series Series 0100
Jackson County
3 Series Series 0100
Jasper County
7 Series Series 0100
Jefferson County
5 Series Series 0100
Jones County
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Kemper County
1 Series Series 0100
Lafayette County
3 Series Series 0100
Lauderdale County
9 Series Series 0100
Lawrence County
1 Series Series 0100
Lawrence County?
4 Series Series 0100
Leake County
1 Series Series 0100
Lee County
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Leflore County
3 Series Series 0100
Lowndes County
4 Series Series 0100
Madison County
9 Series Series 0100
Marion County
4 Series Series 0100
Marshall County
2 Series Series 0100
Monroe County
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Neshoba County
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Newton County
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Noxubee County
4 Series Series 0100
Oktibbeha County
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Panola County
8 Series Series 0100
Perry County
6 Series Series 0100
Pike County
3 Series Series 0100
Pontotoc County
2 Series Series 0100
Prentiss County
1 Series Series 0100
Quitman County
5 Series Series 0100
Rankin County
2 Series Series 0100
Scott County
1 Series Series 0100
Sharkey County
7 Series Series 0100
Simpson County
5 Series Series 0100
Smith County
1 Series Series 0100
Sumner County (Webster County)
4 Series Series 0100
Sunflower County
5 Series Series 0100
Tallahatchie County
1 Series Series 0100
Tate County
5 Series Series 0100
Tippah County
3 Series Series 0100
Tishomingo County
4 Series Series 0100
Tunica County
1 Series Series 0100
Unidentified pages
1 Series Series 0100
Union County
5 Series Series 0100
Warren County
3 Series Series 0100
Washington County
5 Series Series 0100
Wayne County
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Wilkinson County
4 Series Series 0100
Winston County
1 Series Series 0100
Yalobusha County
5 Series Series 0100