Important sources of information for the genealogical researcher in St. Clair County are the various federal and state census lists recorded since 1810. Beginning in 1850, the Federal Census lists every resident in a household, together with his age, birthplace, and other information which may vary from eah census year. Beginning in 1880, they give relationship to the head of the household.
This "census aid" lists
Printed page numbers have been used except where the only page numbers were handwritten.
*The 1800–1910 years were compiled in 1983 by Paul SCHNEIDER, a member of the SCCGS and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program at the Belleville Public Library, and published in the Society Quarterly by then editor Robert Buecher.
The Illinois State Archives Reference Room has a Head of Household index
for the 1800-1850 censuses.
1800 & 1810 CENSUS
Although Illinois was not a state in 1810, a census was taken of St. Clair County
in both 1800 (when it was part of the Indiana Territory) and in 1810 (when it was
part of the Illinois Territory). Unfortunately, only totals remain of those two
censuses with no names of individuals.
1818 STATE CENSUS
The census list for 1818 for St. Clair County was published on pp. 156-170 in
Illinois Census Returns 1810 and 1818, by Margaret C. NORTON, part of a
series in Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, Vol. XXIV
Statistical Series, Vol. II, Springfield, IL: Illinois State Historical
Library, 1935. The original manuscript has been partly destroyed by fire. The
names beginning with the letters "A to E" and part of those beginning with "F" are
entirely missing.
1820 STATE CENSUS
The 1820 State Census of St. Clair County was published on pp. 256-292 in Illinois
Census Returns 1820, by Margaret C. NORTON, in Collections of the Illinois
State Historical Library, Vol. XXVI Statistical Series, Vol. III,
Springfield, IL: Illinois State. Historical Library, 1934.
1820 FEDERAL CENSUS, Microfilm Publication Number M33, Roll 12
This census was transcribed and published in the St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Quarterly Volume 3, No. 1, 1980, pp. 26-44. To order
Belleville Town pp. 288
Belleville Township pp. 290 & 292
Ogle Township pp. 294, 296 & 298
Chambers Township pp. 298,300,302
Silver Creek Township pp. 302,304,306
Turkey Hill Township pp. 306,308,310
Scott Township pp . 310,312
Silver Spring Township pp. 312,314
Cahokia Township pp. 316,318,320
Illinois Township pp. 322
Manville Township pp. 324
1830 FEDERAL CENSUS, Microfilm Publication Number MI9, Roll 25
This roll covers the Illinois counties of White., Edwards, Wabash, Wayne, Clay, Clinton,
St. Clair, Madison, Bond, Fayette, & Lawrence. St. Clair County is found on pp. 121-167.
There are no districts or divisions given. A statewide surname index was published by James
V. Gill: Index to the 1830 Federal Census of Illinois
1840 FEDERAL CENSUS, Microfilm Publication Number M704, Roll 70
This roll covers the Illinois counties of Shelby, Stark, Stephenson and St. Clair.
St. Clair County is found on pp. 241-337. The only division that is listed is found
on pp. 294-332 and is listed as "North Half of St. Clair County". This census has been
published: St. Clair County, Illinois. 1840 Census, available from SCCGS. To order
1850 FEDERAL CENSUS, Microfilm Publication Number M432, Roll 126
This roll covers the Illinois counties of Rock Island and St. Clair. St. Clair County
is found on pp. 529-1008.
Town/Township Page # Family #
Town of Mascoutah 529-535 1-70
Mascoutah District 536-537 71-84
District 2[possibly Mascoutah ] 538-551 85-191
District 3 552-575 192-367
District 4 [posssibly Engelmann Twp.]
576-594 368-520
District 5 [Fayettevitte, Marissa, Lenzburg, & New Athens] 595-628 521-791
District 5 East of Okaw 629-636 792-855
District 6, American Bottom 637-692 856-1320
District 7, Turkey Hill 693-711 1321-1467
District 8,12-Mile Prairie [includes possibly Freeburg Twp.] 712-733 1468-1640
District 9, High Prairie [includes possibly Smithton Twp.] 734-762 1641-1851
District 10, Belleville Prairie 763-778 1852-1966
District 11, Centreville 779-841 1967-2450
[includes M.illstadt, Stookey, and Sugar Loaf Twps]
City of Belleville 842-905 2451-2972
W Belleville, South of the Road 906-912 2973-3025
Ridge Prairy District [E St. Louis] 913-993 1-607
Lebanon 994-1005 608-692
Ridge Prairy District 1005-1008 693-712
The 1850 census was published in two alphabetically arranged volumes by Robert BUECHER,
St. Clair County, Illinois 1850 Census Index, Thomson, IL: Heritage House,1974.
An 1850 census index is online. You must click your Back Button
to return to SCCGS 1850 census
1855 STATE CENSUS, Roll Number 976673
Town/Township Page #
City of Belleville 4-9
Twp. 1 South, Range 9 West (Centerville) 10-11
[Millstadt]
Twp. 1 South, Range 9 West [Millstadt] 12-21
Twp. 1 South, Range 10 West [Sugar Loaf] 22-23
Twp. 2 South, Range 9 West [Millstadt] 24-26
Twp. 1 North, Range 6 West [Mascoutah] 27-33
Town of Mascoutah 34-41
Twp. 2 North, Range 8 West [Caseyville] 42-45
Twp. 1 North, Range 9 West [Stookey] 46-53
Twp. 2 North, Range 9 West [Canteen] 54-57
Twp. 2 South, Range 6 West [Fayetteville] 58-59
Town of Fayetteville 59-61
Twp. 3 South, Range 6 West [Marissa] 62-65
Twp. 3 South, Range 7 West [Lenzburg] 66-69
Twp. 1 South, Range 7 West [Freeburg] 70-74
Twp. 2 South, Range 7 West [New Athens] 75-79
Twp. 1 South, Range 8 West [Smithton] 80-84
Twp. 2 South, Range 8 West [Prairie Du Long] 85-90
City of Belleville 91-104
Twp. 2 North, Range 8 West [Caseyville] 105
Twp. 1 South, Range 6 West [Engelmann] 106-110
Twp. 2 South, Range 6 West [Fayetteville] 111-114
Twp. 1 North, Range 7 West [Shiloh Valley] 115-116
Twp. 2 North, Range 7 West [O'Fallon] 117-121
Twp. 1 North, Range 8 West [St. Clair] 122-125
City of Belleville 126-133
Village of Lebanon 134
Twp. 1 North, Range 7 West [Shiloh Valley] 135-138
Twp. 2 North, Range 6 West [Lebanon] 139-149
Twp. 2 North, Range 9 West [Canteen] 150
Village of Cahokia 151-152
Twp. 1 North, Range 10 West [Sugat Loaf] 153
Illinoistown (East St. Louis) 154-158
Town of Brooklyn 159-160
Cahokia Commonfields 161-167
Town of Caseyville 168-169
Town of West Belleville 170-175
Town of Belleville 176-178
1860 FEDERAL CENSUS, Microfilm Publication Number M653, Roll 224
Township/Town Page # Family #
Twp. 1 S, Range 8 W [Smithton] 1-33 1-238
Twp 1 S, Range 9 W [Millstadt] 34-36 239-258
Town of Millstadt 37-59 259-470
Twp 1 S, Range 9 W [Millstadt] 60-87 471-656
Twp 1 S, Range 10, W [Sugar Loaf] 88-94 657-708
Twp 2 S, Range 9 W [Millstadt] 95-104 709-786
Twp 2 S, R 8 W (Prairie DuLong) 105-135 787-1011
Twp 2 S, R 7 W (New Athens) 136-140 1012-1045
Town of Athens [now New Athens] 141-147 1046-1100
Twp 2 S, R 7 W [New Athens)] 148-163 1100-1214
Twp 1 S, Range 7 W [Freeburg) 164-200 1215-1504
Twp 3 S, Range 7 W [Lenzburg] 201-220 1505-1663
Twp 3 S, Range 6 W [Marissa] 221-240 1664-1818
Twp 1 S, Range 6 W [Engelmann] 241-262 1819-1981
Twp 2 S, Range 6 W [Fayettevillre] 263 1982-1989
Town of Fayetteville 264-272 1990-2079
Twp 2 S, Range 6 W [Fayetteville] 273-289 2080-2212
blank pages 290-292
Twp 1 N, Range 10 W[Sugat Loaf] 293-322 1-233
Twp 2 N, Range 10 W [Illinoistown 323-388 234-750
now East St. Louis]
Twp 1 N, Range 9 W [Stookey] 389-430 751-1048
Twp 2 N, Range 9 W [Canteen] 431-456 1049-1250
Twp 2 N, Range 8 W [Caseyville] 457-504 1251-1585
Twp 1 N, Range 8 W [St. Clair] 505-540 1586-1819
Town of Belleville 541-728 1820-3324
Twp 2 N, Range 7 W [O'Fallon] 729-764 3325-3576
Roll 225 (1860 federal census)
Twp 1 N, R 7 W [Shiloh Valley] 765-796 3577-3810
Twp 1 N, Range 6 W [Mascoutah] 797-808 3811-3901
Town of Mascoutah 809-812 3902-3931
Twp 1 N, Range 6 W [Mascoutah] 813-816 3932-3962
Town of Mascoutah 817-864 3963-4358
Twp 1 N, Range 6 W [Mascoutah] 865-868 4359-4385
Twp 2 N, Range 6 W [Lebanon] 869-881 4386-4492
Town of Lebanon 882-884 4493-4512
Twp. 2 N, Range 6 W (Lebanon) 885-908 4513-4662
Town of Lebanon 909-947 4663-4964
The 1860 census was published by Kay F. JETTON in the order presented
on the microfilm: 1860 Census, St. Clair 2 Volumes, Decorah, IA:
Amundsen Publishing Co., 1981. This book is available (Jan 1998) from the
Marissa Historical and Genealogical Soc.,
PO Box 47, Marissa, IL 62257. It is also available online, you must click
your Back Button to return to SCCGS 1860 index
1865 STATE CENSUS, Roll Number 31-37
{no Family # given} Page No.
Town of East St. Louis 1-25
Commonfields of Cahokia 26-33
Twp 1 N, Range 6 W [Mascoutah] &
Twp 1 S, Range 6 W [Engelmann] 34-35
Town of East St. Louis 36-42
Town of Centerville [Millstadt] 43-48
Twp 1 South, Range 9 West [Millstadt] 49-53
Twp 1 South, Range 8 West [Smithton] 54-60
Twp 2 South, Range 9 West [Millstadt] 61-64
Twp 2 South, Range 8 W [PrairieDuLong] 65-70
Town of Freeburg 71-74
Twp 1 S, R 7 W [Freeburg] 675,576,377,478,279,80*
*[These page numbers are obviously supposed to be 75-80]
Twp 3 South, Range 7 W [Lenzburg] 81-84
Town of Athens [now New Athens] 85-87
Twp 2 S, R 7 W [New Athens] 788,889,1090,991**
**[These page numbers are obviously supposed to be 88-911]
Town of Fayetteville 92-93
Twp 2 S, Range 6 W [Fayetteville] 94-99
Twp 1 S, Range 6 W [Engelmann] 100-101
Town of Fayetteville 102
Twp 1 S, Range 6 W [Engelmann] 103
Twp 3 S, Range 6 W [Marissa] 104-108
Twp 2 N, Range 9 W [Canteen] &
Twp 2 N, Range10 W [Stites] 109-114
Twp 1 N, Range 9 W [Stookey] 115-124
1870 FEDERAL CENSUS, Microfilm Publication Number M593
SCCGS has published abstracts of this census in the order presented
on the microfilm. This book shows full name, all members of the household,
age, sex, and place born. Annotations have been added to the transcription
giving "correct" or modern-day surname spellings for those obviously spelled
phonetically on the census. To order
Roll 279 Page # Family #
City of East St. Louis 1-72 1-1065
Twp 1 N, Range 6 W [Mascoutah] 73-84 1-162
Town of Mascoutah 85-119 1-550
Twp 1 S, Range 6 W [Engelmann] 121-131 1-173
Twp 2 N, Range 6 W [Lebanon] 132-143 1-170
Twp 2 N, Range 7 W [O'Fallon] 144-145 171-189
Town of Lebanon 145-173 1-434
Town of Summerfield 174-183 1-153
Twp 2 S, Range 6 W [Fayetteville] 184-202 1-294
Twp 3 S, Range 6 W [Marissa] 204-218 1-199
Twp 1 N, Range 7 W [Shiloh Valley] 219-237 1-246
Town of.Shiloh 239-241 1-56
Twp 1 S, Range 7 W [Freeburg] 242-256 1-206
Town of Freeburg 257-268 1-158
Twp 2 N, Range 7 W [O'Fallon] 269-280 1-173
Town of O'Fallon 281-294 1-176
Twp 2 S, Range 7 W [New Athens] 295-314 1-282
Twp 3 S, Range 7 W [Lenzburg] 315-323 1-124
Roll 280
Twp 1 North, Range 8 W [St. Clair] 325-350 1-385
City of Belleville 351-454 1-1537
West Belleville 455-476 1-346
Twp 1 S, Range 8 W [Smithton] 477-497 1-291
Twp 2 N, Range 8 W [Caseyville] 499-530 1-468
Twp 2 S, Range 8 W [PrairieDuLong] 531-544 1-205
Twp 1 N, Range 9 W [Stookey] 545-546 1-31
" " 547-556 169-2??
" " 557-564 32-168
" " 565-570 2??-350
Twp 1 S, Range 9 W [Millstadt] 571-585 1-209
Town of Centerville[now called Millstadt]586-599 1-230
Twp.2 N, Range 9 W [Canteen] 600-611 1-170
Twp 2 S, Range 9 W [Millstadt] 612-618 1-118
Twp 1 & 2 N, Range 10 W 620-658 1-629
[parts of Sugar Loaf & StitesTwps.]
Twp 1 S, Range 10 W [Sugat Loaf] 660-662 1-43
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS, Microfilm Publication Number T9 Free and complete 1880 Federal
Census Abstracts now online at the Family History Library web site.
Abstracts of the
1880 are currently running in the SCCGS Quarterly, available with
Membership. For those sections already published, check the online
Table of Contents to the Quarterly beginning with Volume 21.
Roll 246 (first part is Rock Island Co.) Page # Family #
East St. Louis 1-18 1-322
Twp 2 North, Range 10 W [Stites] 19-31 1-297
East St. Louis - 1st Ward 32-53 1-421
East St. Louis - 2nd Ward 55-83 1-527
East St. Louis - 3rd Ward 84-106 1-380
East St. Louis - 4th Ward 107-130 1-451
Twp 2 N, Range 8 W [Caseyville] 131-140 1-157
Town of Alma 140-145 158-249
Town of Caseyville 145-152 250-378
Twp 2 N, Range 8 W [Caseyville] 152-161 379-527
Roll 247
Twp 2 North, Range 7 W [O'Fallon] 162-176 1-263
O'Fallon 176-185 264-457
Summerf ield 186-194 1-126
Twp 2 N, Range 6 W (Lebanon) 195-208 127-320
Lebanon 209-229 1-419
Twp 1 N, Range 10 W [Sugar Loaf] 230-235 1-103
East Carondelet 235-239 104-183
Twp 1 N, Range 10 W [Sugar Loaf] 239 184-195
Cahokia 240-242 195-241?
Twp 1 N, Range10 W [Sugar Loaf] 242-250 242-362
Twp. 1 N, Range 9 W [Stookey] 251-272 1-358
Twp 1 North, Range 8 W [St. Clair] 273-275 1-37
Birkner 275-277 1-46
Twp 1 North, Range 8 W [St. Clair] 278-299 37-406
St. Clair County Almshouse 300-301 none given
West Belleville 302-329 1-560
Belleville - Ward 1 330-346 1-353
Belleville - Ward 2 347-362 1-417
Belleville - Ward 3 363-379 1-317
Belleville - Ward 4 380-396 1-312
Belleville - Ward 5 397-414 1-302
Belleville - Ward 6 415-425 1-209
Belleville - Ward 7 426-441 1-316
Shiloh 442-443 1-41
Twp 1 N, Range 7 W [Shiloh Valley] 444-455 1-338
Twp 1 N, Range 6 W [Mcascoutah] 456-471 1-231
Mascoutah 472-497 1-488
Twp 1 S, Range10 W [Sugar Loaf] 498-500 1-46
Twp 1 S, Range 9 W [Millstadt] 501-513 1-208
Millstadt 514-526 1-239
Twp 2 S, Range 8 W [Smithton] 527-540 1-207
Duglas [Douglas] 541-541 1-
Smithton 542-545 1-74
Twp 1 S, Range 7 W [Freeburg] 546-556 1-188
Freeburg 557-560 1-85
Roll 248
Freeburg (cont.) 561-567 86-200
Twp 1 S, Range 6 W [Engelmann] 568-578 1-???
Twp. 2 S, Range 9 W [Millstadt] 579-584 1-99
Floraville 585 99-119
Paderborn 586 120-125
Twp 2 S, R 8 W [PrairieDuLong] 587-598 1-203
New Athens 599-605 1-128
Twp 2 S, Range 1 W [New Athens] 606-614 1-161
Twp 2 S, Range 6 W [Fayetteville] 615-624 1-170
Fayetteville 625-628 171-246
Hermantown 629-630 246-291
Darmstadt 631-632 292-327
Twp 3 S, Range 7 W [Lenzburg] 633-640 1-???
Village of Marissa 641-647 1-127
Twp 3 S, Range 6 W [Marissa] 647-659 128-327
1890 Not extant. However, use the 1890 Census Substitute published by
SCCGS.
1900 FEDERAL CENSUS, Microfilm Publication Number T623
Available on CD-ROM from Heritage Quest Publishers and is on
microfilm, through interlibrary loan. Use the
Soundex on microfilm as your index. SCCGS encourages members
to index this census. Contact the Quarterly Editor if interested.
Town/Township Page # Family #
Roll 340
Belleville City - 1st Ward 1-32 1-672
2nd Ward 33-55 1-472
3rd Ward 56-83 1-586
4th Ward 84-114 1-609
5th Ward 115-133 1-376
6th Ward 134-155 1-464
7th Ward 156-180 1-515
Caseyville Village 181-185 1-103
Caseyville Township 185-201 104-391
Centerville Station Township 202-218 1-396
Centerville Station Twp., 219-229 1-218
Winstanley Park
Centerville Station Township 230-250 219-649
East St. Louis Ward I 251-261 1-207
Ward 2 262-312 1-479
Roll 341
East St. Louis - Ward 3 1-231-221?
Ward 4 24-67 1-426
Ward 5 (Part of) 68-81 1-303
Ward 5 (Part of) 82-95 1-303
Ward 5 (Part of) 96-119 1-502
Ward 6 (Part of) 120-163 1-390
Ward 7 (Part of) 164-178 1-319
Ward 7 (Part of) 179-245 1-431
Englemann Township 246-253 1-135
Fayetteville Township 254-270 1-307
Freeburg Village 271-283 1-269
Freeburg Township 284-293 270-446
Summerfield Village 1-14 1-280
Lebanon City 15-34 1-417
Lenzburg Village 35-45 1-199
Marissa Village 46-56 1-246
Old Marissa Village 57-59 247-289
Marissa Village 59-67 290-434
Mascoutah City 68-103 1-534
Millstadt Township 104-121 1-348
Millstadt Village 122-135 1-278
New Athens Township 136-143 1-144
New Athens Village 144-152 146-335
O'Fallon Village 153-163 1-256
Roll 342 Page # Family #
O'Fallon Village 164-165 257-289
O'Fallon Township 166-178 290-520
Prairie Du Long Township 179-189 1-202
St. Clair Township 190-206 1-306
Swansea Village (followed by Poor Farm)
207-214 307-417
St. Clair Township 215-230 1-302
Shiloh Valley Township 231-245 1-245
Smithton Village 246-263 1-352
Brooklyn Village 264-274 1-323
Stites Township 275-276 320-328
Stookey Township 277-290 1-240
East Carondelet Village 291-293 1-60
Sugar Loaf Township 293-303 61-251
1910 FEDERAL CENSUS
Roll 321
Page # Family #
1.Belleville City - Ward 1 1-48
" " Ward 2 49-70
" " Ward 3 71-110
" " Ward 4 111-146
" " Ward 5 147-177
" " Ward 6 178-200
" " Ward 7 201-227
2.Caseyville Village 229-235 1-144
2.Caseyville Township 236-253 1-329
3.Centerville Township 254-273 1-432
4.Canteen Township 274-282 1-178
Roll 322
1.City of East St. Louis Ward 1 1-50
" " " Ward 2 51-134
" " " Ward 3 135-192
" " " Ward 4 193-270
" " " Ward 5 1-71
" " " Ward 6 72-177
" " " Ward 8 178-276
Roll 323
l.City of East St. Louis Ward 7 1-86
2.Englemann Township 87-93 1-134
3.Fayetteville Township 94-96 1-68
4.St. Libory 97-100 69-144
5.Fayetteville Twp. [Darmstadt] 101-102 145-192
6.Fayetteville Township 103-110 176-320
7.Freeburg Village 111-124 1-327
8. Freeburg Township 125-134 1-189
9.Summerfield Village 135-138 1-94
10.Lebanon Township 139-148 1-175
11.Lebanon 149-169 1-449
12.Lenzburg Village 170-174 1-108
13.Lenzburg Township 175-180 109-217
14.Marissa Township 181-190 1-168
15.Village of Marissa 191-211 1-488
16.Village of Old Marissa 212-215 1-73
17.Mascoutah Township 216-226 1-214
18.Mascoutah City 227-247 1-580
19.Millstadt Township 248-262 1-320
20.Millstadt Village 263-274 1-288
21.New Athens Village 1-12 1-282
22.New Athens Township 13-19 289-425
23.O'Fallon Township 20-39 1-251
24.O'Fallon City 40-60 1-493
25.Prairie du Long Township 61-73 1-189
26.St. Clair Township (North Part) 74-86 1-215
27.Swansea 87-95 216-404
28.St. Clair Township 96-110 405-296
29.St. Clair Township (misc.) 111-115 297-338
30.Shiloh Village 116-119 1-89
31.Shiloh Valley Township 120-130 90-295
32.Smithton Village 131-134 1-105
33.Smithton Township 135-146 1-223
34.Stites Township, National City 147-150 1-427
35.Stites Township, Brooklyn 151-166 1-425
36.Stookey Township 167-178 1-222
37.Sugar Loaf Township 179-193
38.East Carondelet 194-196
39.Dupo 197-201 1-41 & 1-10
1920 FEDERAL CENSUS town and township listings can be found in St. Clair County
Research and Resources, A Genealogist's Guide available from SCCGS.
1930 FEDERAL CENSUS extracts with annotations are on the St. Clair County US Gen Web Project Page. The site also identifies town, township, enumeration districts, and microfilm roll for this census. The National Archives and Records Administration web site (NARA) provides the answers to many census questions you may have.
Enumerators instructions for all census years, and 1930 in particular, are available online at the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series web site.
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