Placed on-line 2001;
Updated June 2003, with addition of the 1930 Federal Census data
 
 
This information was compiled from the Federal and State Census records for Otsego County, 
New York, from 1790 to 1930. There are inevitable errors, some resulting from poor quality 
microfilm images of the census records, others from transcription errors of all sorts. 
Users finding errors of any sort are invited to communicate with Hugh MacDougall, so that 
they can be corrected.
 
Our thanks to the New York State Historical Association Research Library in Cooperstown, 
where the census records were transcribed, and to the Otsego County N.Y. GENweb and its 
coordinator, for allowing us to place this material online. But all errors of commission 
and omission are those of the compiler.
 
 
Federal Censuses have been published every ten years since 1790, but are only currently 
available through 1930. Because Otsego County was only created in 1790, census records 
for that year were included in the towns of Canajoharie and Otsego in Montgomery County. 
Census records for 1890 (except for a Civil War Veterans Census) were destroyed by fire 
and are not available. Before the Federal Census of 1850, only names of Heads of Household 
were listed, with statistical information about household members regardless of relationship; 
for this reason, names of African-Americans living -- whether as slaves or free servants 
-- in the households of white heads of household cannot be determined; statistics 
concerning such persons must therefore be listed under the name of the white head of 
household. Also, before 1850, statistics on "colored" persons was compiled separately 
from that of whites, with less detailed statistics. From 1850 on, African-Americans were 
listed with other persons, identified as "B" (black), in some years further defined as "B" 
(black) or "M" (mulatto). In 1930 they were listed as "Neg" (Negro).
 
In addition to African-Americans, we have listed all persons identified as Chinese, 
Japanese, Mexican, or (American) Indian.
 
New York State conducted state-wide censuses in some years, ususally midway between 
Federal censuses. They are available for Otsego County from 1825 (Town of Otsego only), 
1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, and 1925. Information provided often differs from that 
of the Federal censuses, and varied considerably from year to year.
 
Table of Contents
 


       
1790 Federal
       
1855 State
       
1900 Federal


       
1800 Federal
       
1860 Federal
       
1905 State


       
1810 Federal
       
1865 State
       
1910 Federal


       
1820 Federal
       
1870 Federal
       
1915 State


       
1825 Town of Otsego
       
1875 State
       
1920 Federal

 

       
1830 Federal
       
1880 Federal
       
1925 State


       
1840 Federal
       
1890 Veterans
       
1930 Federal


       
1850 Federal
       
1892 State