New Jersey census records for the first four federal census--1790, 1800 (except for Cumberland County), 1810, and 1820--have not survived. Except for parts of Hudson County, the 1890 (11th census) records were destroyed in a fire at the National Archives in 1921.
By law, census data on individuals may not be released for 72 years. The 1940 Census population schedules were released in April of 2012.
The State of New Jersey also conducted a census in 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, and 1915. Not all counties are available for the 1855, 1865, and 1875 census. There are no indexes to the state census records.
For a complete list of extant censuses on microfilm see the New Jersey State Archives Finding Aid. See below on right for a list of state census microfilm at Rutgers.
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