Statehood: July 26, 1788 Living in NY 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 New York 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 340,120 1800 589,051 1810 959,049 1820 1,372,812 1830 1,918,608 1840 2,428,921 1850 3,097,394 1860 3,880,735
1870 4,382,759 1880 5,082,871 1890 6,003,174 1900 7,268,894 1910 9,113,614 1920 10,385,227 1930 12,588,066 1940 13,479,142


Helpful Links
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New York Birth and Christenings 1640-1962 LDS Searchable Database
New York Deaths and Burials 1795-1952 LDS Searchable Database
New York Marriages 1686-1980 LDS Searchable Database
New York Naturalization Index, Southern Dist. 1917-1950 LDS Searchable Database
New York Naturalization Index, Western Dist. 1907-1966 LDS Searchable Database
New York Naturalization Petitions, Eastern Dist. 1865-1957 LDS Searchable Database
New York Naturalization Petitions, Southern Dist. 1824-1941 LDS Searchable Database
New York State Census 1865 LDS Searchable Database
New York State Census 1892 LDS Searchable Database
New York State Census 1905 LDS Searchable Database
State of New York Vital Records Official State of New York 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 New York today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Brookhaven, Buffalo, Hempstead, Islip, New York, North Hempstead or Oyster Bay. Chances are their ancestors came from Africa, Italy, Ireland, Germany or England. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in New York, like Citigroup, IBM, J.P. Morgan Chase, Verizon or Worldwide Travel Staffing. Some of them may enjoy eating a Beef on Weck sandwich or Manhattan Clam Chowder. They probably root for the New York Yankees or Mets, Buffalo Bills, New York Knicks or the Syracuse Orangemen. You might find them sailing on Long Island Sound or visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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