Maine 1790 - 1930 Census Records

Maine Census online research should begin with what is available online for free. If this proves fruitful then congratulations! If not, then I would suggest signing up for the online census images (links to the right) where you can access all the available online Maine federal census information directly from your computer at home.

1790

• CD available for sale of COMPLETE Maine 1790 census

• Cumberland County Township Census Records

  • Heads of Household  (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

  • Bakerstown, comprising of Auburn, Mechanics Falls, Minot, and Poland (hosted by Waldo County USGenWeb Project)

  • Bethel (hosted by Cumberland County USGenWeb)
  • Bridgton (hosted by Poland Maine Genealogical Project)
  • Bucktown (hosted by Waldo County USGenWeb Project)
  • Butterfield (hosted by Poland Maine Genealogical Project)
  • Falmouth (hosted by Waldo County USGenWeb Project)
  • Flinstown (hosted by Poland Maine Genealogical Project)
  • Otisfield (hosted by Otisfield Maine USGenWeb Project)
  • Plantation #4 (hosted by Poland Maine Genealogical Project)
  • Raymondtown (hosted by Poland Maine Genealogical Project)
  • Rusfield Gore (hosted by Poland Maine Genealogical Project)
  • Standish (hosted by Dana Edgecomb at the Edgecomb Genealogy Page)
  • Turner (hosted by USGenWeb Archives)

• Hancock County Maine Census Transcription (hosted by Waldo County USGenWeb Project)

  • Heads of Household  (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Winslow (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Lincoln County Maine Township Census Records

  • Heads of Household  (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

  • Canaan (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

  • Great Pond (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

  • Littleborough (hosted by Leeds, Maine GenWeb Project)

  • Twenty-Five Mile Pond Town (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

• Washington County Maine Township Census Records

  • Heads of Household  (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

  • Partial Listing Machias, Bucks Harbor Neck and plantations east of Machias are completed (hosted by Waldo County USGenWeb Project)

• York County Maine Township Census Records

  • Partial Listing Sudbury, Suncook, Washington and York are completed (hosted by Waldo County USGenWeb Project)

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1800

• Cumberland County Township Census Records

  • Otisfield (hosted by Otisfield Maine USGenWeb Project)

• Hancock County Maine Census Transcription (hosted by Waldo County USGenWeb Project)

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Belgrade (hosted by Joyce's Genealogy WebPage)

  • Winslow (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

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1810

• Cumberland County Township Census Records

  • Poland (hosted by Poland Maine Genealogical Project)

• Hancock County Township Census Records

  • Garland (hosted by Garland USGenWeb Project)

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Waterville Index (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

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1820

• Cumberland County Township Census Records

  • Poland (hosted by Poland Maine Genealogical Project)

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Waterville Index (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Oxford County Maine Census CD available

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Garland (hosted by Garland USGenWeb Project)

• Washington County Maine Census CD available

• See Census Images Online.

1830

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Waterville Index (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Garland (hosted by Garland USGenWeb Project)

  • Madawaska  (hosted at USCensus.org Archives)

• Somerset County Maine Township Census Records

  • Cornville (Hosted by ProGenealogists)

• Washington County Maine Township Census Records

  • Aroostook Heads of Household (hosted by First settlers of the Aroostook River Valley)

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1837

• Aroostook County Maine 1837 Special State Census

• Washington County Maine 1837 Special State Census

1840

• Aroostook County Census Transcription  (hosted at USCensus.org Archives)

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Waterville Index (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

  • Waterville Pensioners Index (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Garland (hosted by Garland USGenWeb Project)

• Washington County Maine Township Census Records

  • Aroostook Heads of Household (hosted by Leeds County, Maine GenWeb Project)

• See Census Images Online.

1850

• Aroostook County Census Transcription  (hosted at Upper St.John Valley Communities page)

• Hancock County Maine Township Census Records

  • Blue Hill Partial (hosted by Hancock County GenWeb Project)
  • Sedgewick (hosted by Hancock County GenWeb Project)
• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records
  • Leeds (hosted by Leeds County, Maine GenWeb Project)
  • Waterville Index (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Garland (hosted by Garland USGenWeb Project)

  • Kirkland now Hudson (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

• Waldo County Maine Township Census Records
  • Burham (hosted by Kelly Huff at her Burnham Maine Waldo County Website)
  • Frankfort (Placed online by Paul Emerson at Frankport and Winterport, Me. Genealogy)
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1860

• Androscroggin County Main Township Census Records
  • Partial Census Listing of Towns (hosted at USCensus.org Archives)
  • Leeds, Androscroggin County, Maine (hosted by Leeds, Maine GenWeb Project)  
• Androscroggin County Maine 1860 CensusCD available
• Aroostook County Maine Census (Census Images from USGenWeb Project)

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Waterville Index (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Kirkland (now Hudson) (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

  • West Old Town (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

• Waldo County Maine Township Census Records
  • Frankfort (Placed online by Paul Emerson at Frankport and Winterport, Me. Genealogy)
  • Morrill (hosted by Matt and Barbara's Home Page)

• See Census Images Online.

1870

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Waterville Partial (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Kirkland (now Hudson) (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

  • West Old Town (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

• Waldo County Maine Township Census Records
  • Frankfort (Placed online by Paul Emerson at Frankport and Winterport, Me. Genealogy)
  • Morrill (hosted by Matt and Barbara's Home Page)

• See Census Images Online.

1880

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Oakland (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Kirkland (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

  • West Old Town (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

• Waldo County Maine Township Census Records
  • Frankfort (Placed online by Paul Emerson at Frankport and Winterport, Me. Genealogy)
  • Morrill (hosted by Matt and Barbara's Home Page)
  • Winterport (Placed online by Paul Emerson at Frankport and Winterport, Me. Genealogy)

• See Census Images Online.

• Complete 1880 census is for sale at the LDS Catalog.

1883 Pensioners Lists

• Oakland, Kennebec County, Maine 1883 Pensioners List (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Garland, Penobscot County Maine 1883 Pensioners List (hosted by Garland USGenWeb Project)

1890

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Oakland Veteran's Schedule (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Garland Veteran's Schedule (hosted by Garland USGenWeb Project)

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1900

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Oakland Partial (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Maine Township Census Records

  • Chester

    • Part 1 (Hosted by Stephen L. Corliss at his Lancaster Genealogy Page)

    • Part 2 (Hosted by Stephen L. Corliss at his Lancaster Genealogy Page)

• Piscataquis County Maine Census CD available for sale

• Waldo County Maine Township Census Records
  • Town of Waldo index (hosted by the Berry Family Genealogy site)

• See Census Images Online.

1907 State Census

• Fryeburg Oxford County Maine Census

1910

• Kennebec County Maine Township Census Records

  • Oakland Partial (Hosted by Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society)

• Penobscot County Census CD available for sale

• Sagadahoc County Census CD available for sale

• See Census Images Online

1920

• Sagadahoc County Census CD available for sale

• Waldo County Census CD available for sale

• York County Maine Township Census Records

  • Acton (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Index

• See Census Images Online

1930

• The 1930 census has arrived! Click here for more information!!!

 Maine Census Information

Federal censuses for the state of Maine began in 1790, and continue every ten years thereafter. They are currently available through 1920 except for the mostly destroyed 1890 census. Even though Maine was a part of Massachusetts until 1820, the National Archives sees in its wisdom to catalog the early census (1790-1810) under Maine.

Parts of some of the earlier Maine census are incomplete or missing entirely:

• York County in 1800 is incomplete
• Oxford County in 1810 is partially missing
• Houlton Plantation, Washington County in 1820 is missing
• the 1890 Federal Census for Maine was completely destroyed by fire

Maine also has a special 1837 revenue-sharing census. Unfortunately only part of this census survives

Maps and Information for Maine Census Research (hosted by Fogler Library)

Maine QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

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