Statehood: March 11, 1858 Living in MN 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 Minnesota 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.
If the population figure below is underlined click on it to be taken to a free online version of the census
1790 NO 1800 NO 1810 NO 1820 NO 1830 NO 1840 NO 1850 6,077 1860 172,023
1870 439,706 1880 780,773 1890 1,310,283 1900 1,751,394 1910 2,075,708 1920 2,387,125 1930 2,563,953 1940 2,792,300


Helpful Links
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DON'T FORGET TO USE THE LINKS TO FREE CENSUS RECORDS IN THE POPULATION TABLES ABOVE
Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1865 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1875 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1885 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1895 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1905 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Territorial Census, 1857 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Will Records, 1849-1985 LDS Searchable Database
State of Minnesota Vital Statistics Official State of Minnesota 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 Minnesota today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Duluth, Minneapolis, Plymouth, Rochester or St. Paul. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Norway, Ireland, Sweden or England. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Minnesota, like Best Buy, CHS, SuperValu, Target or UnitedHealth Group. Some of them may enjoy eating an aebleskiver or spaghetti & meatballs on a stick. They probably root for the Minnesota Twins or Vikings, Univ. of Minnesota Golden Gophers, Minnesota Wild or the Univ. of MN-Duluth Bulldogs. You'll probably find them near a lake or visiting Gooseberry Falls State Park.

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