New York State Department of State State Population Census Schedules (1915)

Alphabetical by county, then by Assembly District, then by Election District.

Summary statistics of citizens, aliens, and total population for each political subdivision are published in "Report of the Secretary of State of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants, 1915" (Albany, 1916; Assembly Document no. 16). See also "Maps Accompanying the Report of the Secretary of State of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants, 1915" (Albany, 1916). For further information on census records, see "New York State Census Records, 1790-1925" (New York State Library Bibliography Bulletin #88).

This series consists of a state-wide census of population administered through the Secretary of State's office. Each page of the schedules provides the block number (if any), election district number, ward number (if any), city or village, town, assembly district number, county, and name of the enumerator.

The categories of information are as follows: 1. Address (street or road, with house number if any); 2. Name of each person in the family as of June 1, 1915; 3. Relationship of each person to the head of the family; 4. Color or race; 5. Sex; 6. Age at last birthday; 7. Nativity (U.S. or foreign country); 8. Number of years in the U.S. (if born abroad); 9. Citizen or alien; 10. Occupation; 11. Employment "Class" (W.-person working on salary or wages; O.A.-person working for "own account," a "proprietor who is not an employer of labor"; Emp.-"employer of persons other than domestic servants"; X-"person not engaged in gainful occupation"); and 12. Residence of persons in institutions. No statistics of agriculture or industry were collected in this census. The Indian censuses found in the last volume (with Yates County) are available on microfilm.

Two volumes of Onondaga County schedules are missing, though there is no gap in the numbering of the volumes: Assembly District 2 lacks Fabius, Lafayette, Onondaga, Tully, and Wards 14, 18, and 19 of Syracuse; and Assembly District 3 lacks DeWitt, Manlius, Pompey, and Wards 10-17 of Syracuse. There is a loose-leaf binder listing each volume, with names of political subdivisions in each volume and microfilm roll numbers.

Microfilm copy of the census schedules is available at the New York State Library.

Population census schedules of Indian reservations done as part of the 1915 statewide census were microfilmed in response to frequent use in order to minimize handling of fragile, original census schedules. This microfilm is available at the repository, but is not included in the digitized set available on Ancestry.com New York.

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B1875 Population census of Indian reservations, 1915, contains related records.

Alphabetical card index to heads of population schedules is available on microfilm at the New York State Library.

Series B2307, Maps accompanying the report of the Secretary of State of the enumeration of the inhabitants, 1915, indexes this series.

Microfilmed copies of population surveys of Indian reservations done as part of the 1915 statewide census were originally accessioned as Series B1875, but were reintegrated with Series A0275 in 2023.

Restricted due to fragility of census schedules.