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Nonpopulation Census Records: North Carolina

Nonpopulation census schedules for North Carolina are reproduced in eight NARA microfilm publications listed below. 1820-1880
M279. Records of the 1820 Census of Manufactures (27 rolls). Roll 19 contains North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

M1805. Nonpopulation Census Schedules for North Carolina, 1850-1880: Mortality and Manufacturing (9 rolls).
Roll 1: 1850 Mortality
Roll 2: 1860 Mortality and 1860 Industry (Manufacturing)
Roll 3: 1870 Mortality
Roll 4: 1880 Mortality: Alamance-Pitt counties
Roll 5: 1880 Mortality: Polk-Yancey counties
Roll 6: 1850 Industry (Manufacturing)
Roll 7: 1870 Industry (Manufacturing), also retakes: (1) 1870 Agriculture, Duplin Co., Faison's Twp., pp. 6-7; (2) 1870 Agriculture, Columbus Co., Whiteville Twp., pp. 2-3; (3) 1870 Mortality, McDowell Co., Dysartsville Twp., p. 447; (4) 1870 Mortality, Yadkin Co., Fanbush Twp., p. 788.
Roll 8: 1880 Manufacturing: Alamance-Franklin counties
Roll 9: 1880 Manufacturing: Gaston-Yancey counties
1935 Census of Business
M1797. Schedules of Advertising Agencies (1 roll). Entire U.S.

M2066. 1935 Census of Business: Schedules of Banking and Financial Institutions (31 rolls). North Carolina is on rolls 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 25, 29, and 30.

M2067. 1935 Census of Business: Schedules of Miscellaneous Enterprises (43 rolls). Roll 31 contains New York (part), North Carolina, North Dakota, and Ohio (part).

M2068. 1935 Census of Business: Schedules of Motor Trucking for Hire (103 rolls). Arranged by state, then by county. North Carolina is on:
Roll 70: New York (part: New York Co. (part), Queens Co., Richmond Co.); then Alamance Co., NC - Cabarrus Co., NC (part)
Roll 71: Cabarrus Co., NC (part) - Watauga Co., NC (part)
Roll 72: Watauga Co., NC (part) - Athens Co., OH (part)
M2069. 1935 Census of Business: Schedules of Public Warehousing (6 rolls). Arranged by state, then by county. North Carolina is on:
Roll 5: Kings Co., NY (part) - Kershaw Co., SC
M2070. 1935 Census of Business: Schedules of Radio Broadcasting Stations (1 roll). Entire U.S.

Nonpopulation Schedules Available Elsewhere

The North Carolina State Archives has these nonpopulation censuses for North Carolina:
Agriculture: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes: 1880
Industry/Manufacturing: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Social Statistics: 1850, 1860, 1870

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