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1900 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in North Carolina:

Alamance Franklin Pasquotank
Alexander Gaston Pender
Alleghany Gates Perquimans
Anson Graham Person
Ashe Granville Pitt
Beaufort Greene Polk
Bertie Guilford Randolph
Bladen Halifax Richmond
Brunswick Harnett Robeson
Buncombe Haywood Rockingham
Burke Henderson Rowan
Cabarrus Hertford Rutherford
Caldwell Hyde Sampson
Camden Iredell Scotland
Carteret Jackson Stanly
Caswell Johnston Stokes
Catawba Jones Surry
Chatham Lenoir Swain
Cherokee Lincoln Transylvania
Chowan Macon Tyrrell
Clay Madison Union
Cleveland Martin Vance
Columbus McDowell Wake
Craven Mecklenburg Warren
Cumberland Mitchell Washington
Currituck Montgomery Watauga
Dare Moore Wayne
Davidson Nash Wilkes
Davie New Hanover Wilson
Duplin Northampton Yadkin
Durham Onslow Yancey
Edgecombe Orange
Forsyth Pamlico

Census Records - Counties

After separating the census records into groups by state, the federal government subdivided these records into county groups. Searching for an ancestor on the county level provides a smaller region for research if you remain uncertain about the specific township where your ancestor resided. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was enumerated on the census, so it remains important to search the counties surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.