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1830 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Pennsylvania:

Adams Delaware Northampton
Allegheny Erie Northumberland
Armstrong Fayette Perry
Beaver Franklin Philadelphia
Bedford Greene Pike
Berks Huntingdon Potter
Bradford Indiana Schuylkill
Bucks Jefferson Somerset
Butler Lancaster Susquehanna
Cambria Lebanon Tioga
Centre Lehigh Union
Chester Luzerne Venango
Clearfield Lycoming Warren
Columbia McKean Washington
Crawford Mercer Wayne
Cumberland Mifflin Westmoreland
Dauphin Montgomery York

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.