Statehood: Sep. 19, 1850 Living in CA Today Population
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Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how California has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1930 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1940 census will be available on April 1, 2012. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
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1790 NO 1800 NO 1810 NO 1820 NO 1830 NO 1840 NO 1850 92,597 1860 379,994
1870 560,247 1880 864,694 1890 1,213,398 1900 1,485,053 1910 2,377,549 1920 3,426,861 1930 5,677,251 1940 6,907,387


Helpful Links
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BYU Idaho - Western States Marriages Searchable Database
California Office of Vital Records Official State of California Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
Find a Grave Grave Registration and Search Website
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Today
If you still have family living in California today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Fresno, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco or San Jose. Chances are their ancestors came from Mexico, Germany, Ireland, England or the Phillipines. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in California, like Chevron, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Safeway or Wells Fargo. Some of them may enjoy eating fish tacos or dungeness crab. They probably root for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Padres, the Bruins or the Trojans. You might find them surfing or visiting Disneyworld.

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