Adams County Wisconsin Census Descriptions and Information


Last updated January 2003









Adams County census indexes and transcriptions are intended
only as a guide and:

--will not usually state every detail of information available on the original
record due to time and space limitations. 
--POB = Place of Birth.
--State Names and Foreign Countries are usually spelled out, or are the 
U.S. Postal Service's 2-letter state name abbreviations.
--may not be 100% correct, as the census takers's handwriting and spelling
were hard to interpret at times, and the transcribers could have made an
occasional error, too. Transcribers were asked to not correct spellings of
given and surnames from what was found on the census microfilm.
--will not state race unless non-white. If race is stated it will follow the 
person's age, such as 28m would mean the person was 28 yrs old and was
mulatto, or 28b would be the same age except they were black. Race was 
often only stated on the original census when the person was non-white.
--Surnames are listed for head of households or if the person's surname is 
different from that of head of household. Surnames are not listed if the 
surname of the person was the same as the person preceding them. 
--If the placename you are looking for is not found, check this link for 
your placename of interest: Adams Co Messageboard for clues and the search 
engine on the home page of this Adams Co. website.

Please check the original source (microfilm)and use these transcriptions only as a guide.






Federal and State Census Information for Wisconsin





  Census Year
  Comments
  Census Questions
  Census Date




  1930 Federal Census
  Released April 2002
  Census Questions
  April 1




  1920 Federal Census
  Soundex Index
  Census Questions
  Date




  1910 Federal Census
  No Index/Wisc. State Gen Society is beginning work on a statewide index
  Census Questions
  April 15




  1905 Wisconsin State Census
  Last State Census Taken and the Only WI State census that lists all household members by name/indexed alpha. by county
  Census Questions
  June 1 1905




  1900 Federal Census
  Soundex Index
  Census Questions
  June 1




  1895 Wisconsin State Census*
  Lists heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories and country of birth/no index
  Census Questions
  June 20




  1890 Special Veterans Census
  Surviving Soldiers, Sailors and Widows of Veterans Census is Available 
What Happenned to the Rest of the 1890 Census		
  1890 Union Veterans Census Questions
  June 1




  1885 Wisconsin State Census*
  Lists heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories and country of birth/no index
  Census Questions
  June 1




  1880 Federal Census
  Soundex Index
  Census Questions
  June 1




  1880 Mortality Schedule
  Deaths from the 12 months preceding the census date/schedules available from LDS FHL (1032684 - 1032686) and Wisc. Historical Society
  Mortality Schedule Questions
  June 1




  1875 Wisconsin State Census
  Lists heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories and country of birth/no index
  Census Questions
  June 1




  1870 Federal Census
  Surname card-file Index at the LDS FHL & State Historical Society of Wisconsin
  Census Questions
  June 1




  1870 Mortality Schedule
  Deaths from the 12 months preceding the census date/schedules available from LDS FHL and state Historical Society of Wisconsin
  1870 Mortality Schedule Questions
  June 1




  1865 Wisconsin State Census
  Lists heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories/destroyed except Dunn-Green-Jackson-Kewaunee-Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties
  Census Questions

  June 1




  1860 Federal Census
  Surname card-file Index at the LDS FHL & State Historical Society of Wisconsin
  Census Questions
  June 1




  1860 Mortality Schedule
  Deaths from the 12 months preceding the census date/schedules available from LDS FHL and state Historical Society of Wisconsin
  1860 Mortality Schedule Questions
  June 1




  1855 Wisconsin State Census
  Lists heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories/no index/lacks Kewaunee Co.
  Census Questions
  June 1




  1850 Federal Census
  Adams Co. was part of District 3/Surname card-file Index at the LDS FHL & State Historical Society of Wisconsin and AIS Index available
  Census Questions
  June 1




  1850 Mortality Schedules
  Deaths from the 12 months preceding the census date/schedules available from LDS FHL and state Historical Society of Wisconsin
  1850 Mortality Schedule Questions
  June 1




  1847 Wisconsin Territorial Census
  Lists only heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories/Special Census taken by the Wisconsin Territory
  Census Questions

  -




  1846 Wisconsin Territorial Census
  Lists only heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories/Special Census taken by the Wisconsin Territory
  -
  -




  1842 Wisconsin Territorial Census
  Lists only heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories/Special Census taken by the Wisconsin Territory
  Census Questions
  -




  1840 Federal Wisconsin Territorial Census
  Lists only heads of households
  -
  June 1




  1838 Wisconsin Territorial Census
  Lists only heads of households and number of males/females in racial categories/Special Census taken by the Wisconsin Territory
  Census Questions
  -




  1836 Wisconsin Territorial Census
  Lists only heads of households and number of males/females over 21 and under 21/Special Census taken by the Wisconsin Territory
  Census Questions
  -




  1830 Federal Michigan Territorial Census
  Wisconsin was included in the census of the Michigan Territory
  -
  June 1






*There was a special census in 1885 and 1895 of soldiers and sailors 
of the Civil War, giving name of veteran or widow, rank, company and 
regiment, state served and current post office address.