In accordance with the 1838 Constitution, Florida state censuses were conducted in 1845 and every ten years after until the state census was abolished in 1949. Although 10 state censuses were conducted, the only schedules that exist today are the 1885, 1935, and 1945 censuses. A printed index exists for 1885 but no index is available for 1935 or 1945.Jacksonville Public Library is making the 1945 Florida State Census more accessible by digitizing and indexing each of the 90 Duval County precincts. The schedule includes the following information: name, address (whether inside or outside city limits), age, sex, race, relation to family, place of birth, degree of education, whether home owner or renter, and occupation.
Today we added 33,000 names to our online census index. We now have a total of 63,000 names indexed. You can access the census online at http://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/coll/gen/1945census/.
Indexing the 1945 Florida State Census would not be possible without the help of our dedicated volunteers. The following people have worked hard to complete the portion that is now available on our website: Patricia McCullough, Rae Oliver, Bryan Batty, Pamela Gibson, Bertha Powe, Betty Lee, Marta Metcalf, Norma Guthrie, Jill Ross, Holly Timm, Renee Wilson, Wanda Hutton and Jennifer Workman.
This indexing project is still in progress. If you would like to participate, you can learn more at http://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/coll/gen/volopp.html.
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