Census Records

U.S. Federal Census records exist for the following years: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, (1890 destroyed by fire), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Wisconsin State Census records exist for the following years: 1830, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1846, 1847, 1855, 1865 (mostly destroyed), 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905. Below is information for Sauk County, Wisconsin

Many can be found at FamilySearch.org for free.

Ancestry.com has only 1895 and 1905 for Wisconsin State Censuses. Most of the early State census records listed only the heads of household.

1850 US Federal Census

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Search by name: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638 or Browse through 489,683 images (This was the seventh census conducted since 1790.)

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• Adams
• Baraboo
• Brooklyn
• Eagle
• Flora
• Honey Creek: images 43b-47a
• Kingston
• Lyons
• Lyons, Manchester
• Manchester
• Manchester, Brooklyn
• New Buffalo
• Prairie du Sac
• Prairie du Sac village
• Westfield

1855 Wisconsin State Census

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Search by name: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1443825

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Sauk County begins here and includes the following Towns/Townships (57 images):

• Baraboo: images 1-6

• Dellona: images 6-7

• Freedom: images 8-10

• Fairfield: images 11-13

• Franklin: images 13-16

• Greenfield: images 16-18

• Honey Creek: images 51-55, 57

• Kingston: images 18-20

• Marston*: images 21-26

• Merrimack [Merrimac]: images 26-28

• New Buffalo [later Delton]: images 28-33

• Prairie du Sac: images 33-41

• Reedsburg: images 41-44

• Spring Green: images 45-46

• Winfield: images 47-49

• Westfield: images 49-51

Abstract of the inhabitants of Sauk County: images 55-56 (56 is a better image)

*Marston was later divided into these townships: La Valle, Woodland, Ironton and Washington. "There was a post office called Marston which was changed to La Valle on account of it being similar to Mauston in the next county." Sources: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wisauk/Reedsburg83.htm

and http://townoflavalle.us/home/townhistory.html and http://goo.gl/fXjnGI

1860 US Federal Census

Ancestry.com (with membership): http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667

Available on microfilm at FamilySearch (this version may be different than Ancestry.com)

Browse by State, County and Township, then click the "ED" number; or search by name.

1865 Wisconsin State Census

The 1865 Wisconsin State Census was destroyed except for these counties: Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee and Sheboygan.

1870 US Federal Census

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Available on microfilm at FamilySearch

Browse by State, County and Township, then click the "ED" number; or search by name.

List of townships in Sauk County:

• Baraboo

• Bear Creek Township: post offices in Spring Green, Lone Rock, Bear Valley, Sandusky, White Mound. 16 images, Page No. 135 to 150.

• Dellona

• Delton

• Excelsior

• Fairfield

• Franklin Township: post offices in Plain, White Mound. 14 images, Page No. 151 to 164.

• Freedom

• Greenfield

• Honey Creek Township: post offices in Sauk City, Prairie du Sac, Loganville. 27 images, Page No. 208 to 234.

• Ironton

• Kingston

• Marston

• Merrimack [Merrimac]

• New Buffalo

• Newport

• Prairie du Sac

• Reedsburg

• Spring Green Township: post offices in Wilson Creek, Spring Green, Lone Rock. 21 images, Page No. 114 to 134.

  • Troy Township: post offices in Cassell Prairie, Harrisburgh, Sauk City, Spring Green, Wilson Creek. 21 images, Page No. 93 to 113.

• Washington

• Westfield

• Winfield

• Winfield and Dellona

• Woodland

Sauk County includes the following Towns/Townships/Villages:

• Baraboo

• Bear Creek: Sheet 37b- 48a (22 images)

• Dellona

• Excelsior

• Fairfield

• Franklin: Sheet 78b-88a (20 images)

• Freedom

• Greenfield

• Honey Creek:

• Ironton

• La Valle

• Merrimack [Merrimac]

• New Buffalo

• Prairie du Sac

• Reedsburg

• Spring Green:

• Sumpter

• Troy: images

• Washington

• Westfield

• Winfield

• Woodland

1875 Wisconsin State Census

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Ancestry.com does not have the 1875 Wisconsin State Census.

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There was no "Soldiers & Sailors" list for 1875.

Sauk County begins here and includes the following Towns/Townships:

• Baraboo: images 1-16 (pages 1-27)
• Bear Creek: images 17-19 (pages 28-32)
• Delton: images 19-22 (pages 33-39)
• Dellona: images 23-25 (pages 40-44)
• Excelsior: images 25-30 (pages 45-55)
• Fairfield: images 31-32 (page 56-59)
• Franklin: images 33-36 (pages 60-66)
• Freedom: images 37-40 (pages 65-74)
• Greenfield: images 40-43 (pages 75-80)
• Honey Creek: images 43-47 (pages 81-88)
• Ironton: images 47-52 (pages 89-98)
• La Valle: images 52-56 (pages 99-106)
• Merrimack [Merrimac]: images 56-59 (pages 107-113)
• Prairie du Sac: images 60-66 (pages 114-127)
• Reedsburg: images 67-75 (pages 128-144)
• Spring Green: images 75-79 (pages 145-152)
• Sumpter: images 79-81 (pages 153-157)
• Troy: images 82-85 (pages 158-164)
• Washington Township: images 85-89 (pages 165-172)
• Westfield: images 89-94 (pages 173-182)
• Winfield: images 94-97 (pages 183-189)
• Woodland: images 98-102 (pages 190-198)

1880 US Federal Census

Ancestry.com (membership): http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6742

Available on microfilm at FamilySearch

Browse by State, County and Township, then click the "ED" number; or search by name. Sauk County includes the following Towns/Townships:

• Baraboo: Sheet 1A-47C (93 images)
• Bear Creek: Sheet 48A-56A (17 images)
• Delton: Sheet 57A-65A (17 images)
• Dellona: Sheet 66A-74B (18 images)
• Excelsior: Sheet 75A-86D (24 images)
• Fairfield: Sheet 87A-94D (16 images)
• Franklin: Sheet 95A-105A (21 images)
• Freedom: Sheet 106A-120A (29 images)
• Greenfield: Sheet 121A-129A (17 images)
• Honey Creek: Sheet 130A-143D (28 images)
• Ironton: Sheet 144A-157C (27 images)
• La Valle: Sheet 158A-171A (29 images)
• Merrimack [Merrimac]: Sheet 173A-181A (17 images)
• Prairie du Sac: Sheet 182A-190A; pages 18-19 missing; Sheet D (page 20)-202C (22 images)
• Reedsburg: Sheet 203A-228D (52 images)
• Sauk City: Sheet 191A-200C (19 images)
• Spring Green: Sheet 229A-239B (22 images)
• Sumpter: Sheet 240A-247C (15 images)
• Troy: Sheet 248A-261D (28 images)
• Tuckerville Village (see Washington Township): Sheet 274A (1 image)
• Valton Village (see Woodland Township): Sheet 300A (1 image)
• Washington: Sheet 262A-273D (23 images) See Tuckerville
• Westfield: Sheet 275A-289B (30 images)
• Winfield: Sheet 290A-297D (16 images)
• Woodland: Sheet 298A-311D (27 images) See Valton

1885 Wisconsin State Census

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Search by name: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1443713

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Click here to see the "Sauk County" census and "Soldiers & Sailors" list. Sauk County includes the following Towns/Townships/Villages:

• Baraboo: images 1-34 (page numbers not written on every page)
• Bear Creek: images 34-38 (pages 1-7)
• Dellona: images 39-44 (pages 1-8)
• Delton: images 44-49 (pages 1-8)
• Excelsior: images 50-56 (pages 1-11)
• Fairfield: images 57-61 (page numbers listed from 6 to 1)
• Franklin: images 62-67 (pages 1-8)
• Freedom; North Freedom village; Bloom village: images 67-72 (pages 1-9)
• Greenfield: images 73-77 (no page numbers)
• Honey Creek: images 78-84 (pages 1-9+)
• Ironton: images 85-96 (pages 1-14+)
• La Valle: images 97-106 (some pages without numbers)
• Merrimack [Merrimac]: images 106-112 (pages 1-10)
• Prairie du Sac: images 112-120 (pages 1-10+)
• Reedsburg: images 121-136 (pages 1-14)
• Sauk City: images 136-142 (pages 1-10)
• Spring Green: images 142-152 (pages 1-12) Image 147 not filled in.
• Sumpter; New Haven village: images 152-157 (pages 1-7; pages 6-7 one page is a duplicate)
• Troy: images 158-163 (pages 1-8)
• Washington: images 163-169 (pages 1-11)
• Westfield: images 170-178 (pages 1-11)
• Winfield: images 178- (pages 1-8)
• Woodland, Valton village: images 183-190 (pages 1-12)

• Baraboo: images 2-8
• Bear Creek: image 1
• Delton: image 10
• Dellona: image 9
• Excelsior: image 11
• Fairfield: image 12
• Franklin: image 13
• Freedom: images 14-15
• Greenfield: image 15
• Honey Creek: image 16 (17 is a duplicate image)
• Ironton: images 18-19
• La Valle: images 20-21
• Merrimack [Merrimac]: image 22
• Prairie du Sac: image 23
• Reedsburg: images 25-27
• Sauk City village: image 24
• Spring Green; Spring Green village: images 27-28
• Sumpter: image 29
• Troy: image 30
• Washington: images 31-32
• Westfield: image 32
• Winfield: image 33
• Woodland: images 34-35

1890 US Federal Census

The 1890 Census was destroyed by fire on Jan. 10, 1921.

Census Substitutes: http://www.genealogybranches.com/1890census.html

Ancestry.com 1890 Census Substitutes: http://search.ancestry.com/search/group/1890census

1895 Wisconsin State Census

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Browse through 12,251 images to search by county

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Click here to see the "Sauk County" census and "Soldiers & Sailors" list. Sauk County includes the following Towns/Townships/Villages:

• Ableman village: images 55-59
• Baraboo: images 1-39
• Bear Creek: images 39-44
• Delton: images 44-48
• Dellona: images 48-50
• Excelsior: images 51-55
• Fairfield: images 59-62
• Franklin: images 63-68
• Freedom; North Freedom village: images 68-74
• Greenfield: images 74-78
• Honey Creek: images 78-83
• Ironton: images 83-90
• La Valle: images 91-97
• Merrimack [Merrimac]: images 97-101
• Prairie du Sac: images 101-110
• Reedsburg: images 115-131
• Sauk City: images 110-114
• Spring Green: images 131-138
• Sumpter: images 138-142
• Troy: images 142-147
• Washington: images 148-153
• Westfield: images 153-160
• Winfield: images 160-163
• Woodland: images 163-168
• Valton village: image 168

Soldiers & Sailors List

• Ableman village: image 11
• Baraboo: images 1-6
• Bear Creek: image 7
• Delton: image 8
• Dellona: image 9
• Excelsior: image 10
• Fairfield: image 12
• Franklin: image 13
• Freedom; North Freedom village: images 14-15
• Greenfield: image 16
• Honey Creek: image 17
• Ironton: images 18-19
• La Valle: image 19-20
• Merrimack [Merrimac]: image 21
• Prairie du Sac: image 22-23
• Sauk City village: image 24
• Reedsburg: images 25-28
• Spring Green: image 28-29
• Sumpter: image 30
• Troy: image 31
• Washington: image 32-33
• Westfield: image 33
• Winfield: image 34
• Woodland: image 35-36