Metro Louisville

Jefferson County Census Records

The following censuses and directories are available to the general public. Creation of these records began in 1780. Please email your county coordinator if you find any other links...or if you have info to add to this page. For more information about Census records, please visit the USGenWeb Census Project!.

What information was taken during a census year?
1789 Jefferson County Tax List	Simple listing of names of taxpayers.	View here
1790 Jefferson Co., KY Census	This census was destroyed.	State Transcription Download
1793 Jefferson County Tax List	Including taxable property.	View here
1800 Jefferson Co., KY Census	This census was destroyed.
1810 Jefferson Co., KY Census	Census available on microfilm and online!	index, transcription or images
1820 Jefferson Co., KY Census	This census available on microfilm.
1830 Jefferson Co., KY Census	This census available on microfilm.
1840 Jefferson Co., KY Census	This census available on microfilm.
1850 Jefferson Co., KY Census	Census available on microfilm or book form.
1859 Louisville City Directory	Compliments of Blue Herron Industries	KentuckyCityDirectory.com
1860 Jefferson Co., KY Census	This census available on microfilm.
1870 Jefferson Co., KY Census	This census available on microfilm.
1880 Jefferson Co., KY Census	Census available on microfilm and online!	FamilySearch.org
1887 Louisville City Directory	Available to Ancestry.com subscribers	Ancestry.com
1890 Jefferson Co., KY Census	Census destroyed by 1921 fire in Wash DC.
1890 Louisville City Directory	Available to Ancestry.com subscribers	Ancestry.com
1900 Jefferson Co., KY Census	Census available on microfilm.
1910 Jefferson Co., KY Census	Census available on microfilm.
1911 Louisville City Directory	Located at DistantCousin.com	1911 City Directory
1920 Jefferson Co., KY Census	Census available on microfilm.
1930 Jefferson Co., KY Census	Census available on microfilm...ward districts.
Other links that may be useful in looking for Jefferson Co., KY Census Records:

Kentuckycitydirectory.com has server issues and the images are not online now. Continuing to check to see if it comes back up. This site housed the 1859 Louisville City Directory.
Kentucky Census Records at Census Finder
Census Online: Links to Online Census Records: Jefferson Co., Kentucky
S-K Publications CD-ROM Census Records: Jefferson County, KY
Blue Roses CD-ROM Census Records
Allcensus CD-ROM Census Records
Updated w/1790 on 19 Nov 2007
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