Census Records

Census Records & Tax Lists

NOTE:There is not a census, federal or state, prior to 1830 for Lauderdale County, Alabama. Census data prior to 1830 have been compiled from other sources, i.e., the WPA marriages for 1820 - 1825.

1820
There is NOT an existing 1820 census, federal or state, for Lauderdale County, AL. Those records that purport to be the 1820 have been made up using other records, i. e., the marriage records for the 1820's. If you will look at the list, you will see an abundance of women listed as heads of household. They were listed ONLY if they were widows, and Lauderdale County, AL doesn't have that many widows in any given census year.

1830
1830 Federal Census

1840
1840 Federal Census

1850

1850 Agricultural Census
1850 Industrial Census
1850 Federal Census - 1st Division (Part One)

1850 Federal Census - 1st Division (Part Two)
1850 Federal Census - 2nd Div.
1850 Slave Schedule

1860

1860 Agricultural Census
1860 Industrial Census
1860 Population Census (Federal Census Part One - District Two)

1860 Population Census (Federal Census Part Two - West)
1860 Slave Schedule

1866
1866 State Census - White
1866 State Census - Black

1870

1870 Agricultural Census
1870 Industrial Census
1870 Federal Census (Part One)

1870 Federal Census (Part Two)

1870 Federal Census (Part Three)
1870 Mortality Schedule

1900