While Hillsdale County Michigan was formed in 1829 from a non-county area of Michigan, it was not organized until 1835; therefore the first census it appears in is the 1840 census.  Decennial enumerations were taken of the county from 1840 onward, with the 1920 census being the most recent schedule that is currently available. The 1890 census, as with most counties in the United States, was destroyed in a fire. However, the 1895 state census survived for Hillsdale County and has been indexed.

Starting with the 1850 census, all individuals living in the household were to be listed; previously, only the heads of households were listed. Statewide indexes are available for the 1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 census enumerations. The 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 enumerations are soundexed. The Southeastern Michigan Genealogical Society has also indexed most of the schedules for the county, including the 1895 State Census, mentioned above.

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The links below represent online material that has been collected and previously transcribed. As with any secondary source material, it is recommended that you review the original before drawing final conclusions.

1840 * 1850 * 1860 * 1870 * 1880 * 1900 * 1910 * 1920 * 1930

Census abstraction forms can be downloaded here

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Census transcription projects

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1840 Census

• 1840 Census Transcription - courtesy of Judy Cozart

Index Pages:
A * B * C * D - E * F * G * H * I - J - K * L - M * N- O - P - Q * R * S * T - U - V * W - X - Y - Z

1850 Census

Partial Transcription & Index - Adams, Amboy, Cambria, Camden, Fayette, Jefferson, Litchfield, Moscow, Pittsford, Ransom, Reading, Scipio, Somerset, Wheatland, and Wright.
Local version: List of Pages
USGenWeb Project Census Project: Click Here

1850 Index Listing:
AB - AL * AM - AY * BAB - BAL BAN - BAY BE* BI * BL - BO * BRA - BRI * BRO - BRY * BU - BY * CA * CE - CH* CL * COB - COM* CON - COY* CR - CU* DA - DE* DI - DO* DR - DY * E* FA - FE* FO * FR - FU * GA * GE - GL* GO * GR - GU * HAD - HAM* HAN - HAZ* HE - HI * HOA - HOS * HOU - HOY * HU - HY * I - JE * JO- JU * KA - KE * KI - KR * LA * LE* LI - LO * LU - LY * MA* MC* ME - MI * MO* MU - MY* N * O* PA* PE* PH - PO * PR - Q * RA - RE * RH - RI * RO * RU * SA * SC - SE* SH * SI - SL * SM * SN - SQ* ST_ - STI* STO - STU* SU - SY * TA * TE - TI* TO - TR * TU - U * VA * VE - VR * WA* WE* WH* WIC - WILLETTS* WILLIAMS - WIT* WO - WY* Y - Z

Scanned images available here.

1860 Census

• Poor Farm Residents as of 1860

1870 Census

• Poor Farm Residents as of 1870
• Foreign Born Residents as of 1870: A-F
• Foreign Born Residents as of 1870: G-O
• Foreign Born Residents as of 1870: P-Z

1880 Census

• 1880 Pauper's List/Poorhouse residents

1900 Census

• Hillsdale County Poor Farm Residents as of 1900

1910 Census

• Hillsdale County Poor Farm Residents as of 1910

1920 Census

• Hillsdale County Infirmary Residents as of 1920
• 1920 Hillsdale County MI Jail Census Entries

1930 Census

• 1930 Census Information: Hillsdale County

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