Statehood: Dec. 3, 1818 Living in IL 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 Illinois 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 12,282 1820 55,211 1830 157,445 1840 476,183 1850 851,470 1860 1,711,951
1870 2,539,891 1880 3,077,871 1890 3,826,352 1900 4,821,550 1910 5,638,591 1920 6,485,280 1930 7,630,654 1940 7,897,241


Helpful Links
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Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916-1947 LDS Searchable Database
Illinois Probate Records 1819-1970 LDS Searchable Database
Illinois State Archives Databases Searchable Marriage, Death and Other Records
State of Illinois Vital Records Official State of Illinois 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 Illinois today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Aurora, Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Peoria, Rockford or Springfield. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Ireland, Poland, England or Italy. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Illinois, like Archer Daniels Midland, Boeing, Caterpillar, State Farm Insurance or Walgreen. Some of them may enjoy eating an Italian beef sandwich or deep dish pizza. They probably root for the Chicago Cubs or Bears, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls or the Fighting Illini.
You might find them sailing on Lake Michigan or visiting Lincolns' Home.

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