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The Schenectady County Public Library has U. S. Census microfilm for Schenectady County from 1790 to 1930. The New York State Library has New York State census records from Schenectady County on microfilm for 1835, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925, as does the Schenectady County Historical Society, which also has 1845. See Dick Halsey's site for more New York State census information, Census Records of New Netherland/New York at the Olive Tree Genealogy for more online census records.

Thanks to Bonnie Williams, Ann Kidalowski and Ida Lapi for transcription and data entry help with this project!

Schedules

• 1697
  • List of the heads of families of the City and County of Albany
• 1720
  • List of the freeholders of the City and County of Albany
  • Alphabetical list
• 1790 U. S. Census
• 1800 U. S. Census
• 1807 New York State Census no longer exists, but statistics are available
• 1810 U. S. Census
• 1820 U. S. Census
• 1821 New York State Census no longer exists, but statistics are available
• 1825 New York State Census (statistics only at this time)
• 1850 U. S. Census for the Town of Glenville (Channon Moon)
• 1860 U. S. Census for the Town of Glenville (Channon Moon)
• Browse images and search the index from the 1855 New York State Census (FamilySearch, free account required)
• Browse images and search the index from the 1865 New York State Census (FamilySearch, free account required)
• Browse images and search the index from the 1875 New York State Census (FamilySearch, free account required)
• Browse images and search the index from the 1892 New York State Census (FamilySearch, free account required)
• Browse images and search the index from the 1905 New York State Census (FamilySearch, free account required)
• Search the index from the 1915 New York State Census (FamilySearch)
• Search the index from the 1915 New York State Census (FamilySearch)
• 1930 U. S. Census (enumeration districts only)
• 1940 U. S. Census (enumeration district descriptions, partial index and transcriptions of names)

Free Heads of Families

• 1790
• 1800
• 1810
• 1820

Statistics

• 1714
• 1790
• 1800
• 1807
• 1810
• 1820
• 1821
• 1825

For current census and other statistics, see Schenectady and the Capital District