Description
These templates are variants of the USA CensusCensus records are national collections of population statistics. They usually record details about members of a household on a particular date, and are typically collected every ten years. for the State of Minnesota for each decade from 1865 to 1905.
Updated by Bill Henshaw & tatewise (21/04/14)
Installation Instructions
- Click on the accordion below and copy and paste the text into a text file called
Bills Minnesota Census Templates.xml
- Use the Ancestral SourcesAncestral Sources is a utility written by Nick Walker, designed to be used in conjunction with Family Historian to allow faster, more convenient creation of Census, Birth, Baptism, Marriage, Death and Burial/Cremation records. Census > Census Templates > Import option to import the template.
Bills Minnesota Census Templates
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <Settings> <CensusSettings> <Entry Country="Minnesota" Year="1865"> <Modified>1</Modified> <Date>1 JUN 1865</Date> <Reference>Minnesota Census</Reference> <ColumnFrozen>1</ColumnFrozen> <Column> <ColumnType>1</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Name of each person</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Name</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>150</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>3</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Age</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Age</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>40</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>21</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Sex</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Sex</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>M</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Male</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Male</KeyField> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>F</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Female</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Female</KeyField> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>White or Colored</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Color</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>W</ListItem> <NoteTitle>White</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>B</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Black</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Mu</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Mulatto</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Ch</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Chinese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Jp</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Japanese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>In</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Indian</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Ot</ListItem> <NoteTitle>All others</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Soldier in service 1 June 1865</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Soldier?</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> </Entry> <Entry Country="Minnesota" Year="1875"> <Modified>1</Modified> <Date>1 MAY 1875</Date> <Reference>Minnesota Census</Reference> <ColumnFrozen>1</ColumnFrozen> <Column> <ColumnType>1</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Name of each person</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Name</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>150</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>3</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Age</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Age</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>40</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>21</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Sex</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Sex</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>M</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Male</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Male</KeyField> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>F</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Female</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Female</KeyField> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>White or Colored</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Color</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>W</ListItem> <NoteTitle>White</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>B</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Black</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Mu</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Mulatto</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Ch</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Chinese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Jp</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Japanese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>In</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Indian</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Ot</ListItem> <NoteTitle>All others</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>6</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Place of Birth</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Birthplace</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>180</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Father's birth place</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Father's birth place</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>120</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Mother's birth place</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mother's birth place</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>120</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Condition</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Condition</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> </Entry> <Entry Country="Minnesota" Year="1885"> <Modified>1</Modified> <Date>1 MAY 1885</Date> <Reference>Minnesota Census</Reference> <ColumnFrozen>1</ColumnFrozen> <Column> <ColumnType>1</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Name of each person</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Name</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>150</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>3</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Age</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Age</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>40</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>21</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Sex</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Sex</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>M</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Male</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Male</KeyField> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>F</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Female</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Female</KeyField> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Color</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Color</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>W</ListItem> <NoteTitle>White</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>B</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Black</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Mu</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Mulatto</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Ch</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Chinese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Jp</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Japanese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>In</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Indian</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Ot</ListItem> <NoteTitle>All others</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>6</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Place of Birth</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Birthplace</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>180</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Father foreign born</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Father foreign</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>90</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Mother foreign born</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mother foreign</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>90</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Condition</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Condition</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> </Entry> <Entry Country="Minnesota" Year="1895"> <Modified>1</Modified> <Date>1 JUN 1895</Date> <Reference>Minnesota Census</Reference> <ColumnFrozen>1</ColumnFrozen> <Column> <ColumnType>1</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Name of each person</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Name</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>150</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>3</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Age</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Age</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>40</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>21</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Sex</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Sex</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>M</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Male</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Male</KeyField> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>F</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Female</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Female</KeyField> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Color</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Color</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>W</ListItem> <NoteTitle>White</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>B</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Black</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>C</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Chinese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>J</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Japanese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>I</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Indian</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>6</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Place of Birth</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Birthplace</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>180</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>How long a resident in the state - Years</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Yrs resident in state</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>How long a resident in the state - Months</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mos resident in state</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>How long resident in enumeration district - years</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Yrs resident district</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>How long resident in enumeration district - Monts</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mos resident district</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>4</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Profession, Occupation, or Employment</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Occupation</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>150</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Months regularly employed in 1894</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mos employed</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Soldier in Civil War</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Civil War</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Father of foreign birth</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Father foreign</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>y</ListItem> <NoteTitle>y</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>n</ListItem> <NoteTitle>n</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Yes</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Yes</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>No</ListItem> <NoteTitle>No</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Mother of foreign birth</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mother foreign</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>y</ListItem> <NoteTitle>y</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>n</ListItem> <NoteTitle>n</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Yes</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Yes</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>No</ListItem> <NoteTitle>No</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> </Entry> <Entry Country="Minnesota" Year="1905"> <Modified>1</Modified> <Date>1 JUN 1905</Date> <Reference>Minnesota Census</Reference> <ColumnFrozen>1</ColumnFrozen> <Column> <ColumnType>1</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Name of each person</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Name</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>150</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Street Name</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Street</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>120</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Address</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Address</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>21</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Sex</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Sex</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>M</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Male</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Male</KeyField> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>F</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Female</NoteTitle> <KeyField>Female</KeyField> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>3</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Age</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Age</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>40</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Color</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Color</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>W</ListItem> <NoteTitle>White</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>B</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Black</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>C</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Chinese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>J</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Japanese</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>I</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Indian</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>6</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Place of Birth</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Birthplace</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>180</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Father's place of birth</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Father's place of birth</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>120</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Mother's place of birth</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mother's place of birth</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>120</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Length of residence in state - Years</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Yrs in state</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Length of time in state - Months</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mos in state</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Length of residence in enumeration district - Years</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Yrs in district</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Length of time in district - Months</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Mos in district</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>4</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Profession, Occupation, or Employment</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Occupation</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>150</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>True</RecordIfBlank> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Soldier or sailor in armed services</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Armed services</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>Sold</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Soldier</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Sail</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Sailor</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> <Column> <ColumnType>30</ColumnType> <FullTitle>Civil or Spanish War</FullTitle> <ShortTitle>Civil or Spanish War</ShortTitle> <MinWidth>70</MinWidth> <RecordingLocation>0</RecordingLocation> <RecordIfBlank>False</RecordIfBlank> <Item> <ListItem>Civ</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Civil War</NoteTitle> </Item> <Item> <ListItem>Span</ListItem> <NoteTitle>Spanish War</NoteTitle> </Item> </Column> </Entry> </CensusSettings> </Settings>