The Census Chart Creator helps you build customized census survey forms for the years 1850 through 1950. Tailor charts to your research needs—capture just the essentials or include more in-depth details—then download and use the chart for your project.

Greyed-out fields indicate that the census for that year did not collect the information. Those cells remain editable so you can still add notes or reminders.

How to Use This Tool

1. Input your start and end years. This determines which censuses appear in your chart. You might use the birth and death years of an ancestor to set the range.
2. Choose the type of chart you want: Basic, In-Depth, All, or Custom.
3. Press “Generate Chart.”
4. Download your chart as an Excel or CSV file and begin filling it out with your findings.

This tool saves time by keeping your notes in one place, clarifies which questions were asked in each census year, and makes it easier to compare and analyze details across decades.