Search the 1850 US Census

US Census schedules are among the most useful resources available to family historians. They contain valuable information about occupants of each household on a specific date.

The official enumeration day of the 1850 US Census was 1 June 1850. All questions asked were supposed to refer to that date. By 1850, there were a total of thirty-one states in the Union, with Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, and California being the latest additions.