Riley County Kansas 1925 Decennial Agricultural State census
Description (from source site)
Riley County, Kansas is located on the western edge of northeastern Kansas, about 100 miles
west of Kansas City. Riley was organized in 1855 in Kansas Territory and had grown to some
19,722 people by 1925. This database was taken from microfilm copies of original census sheets
housed in the Kansas State Historical Society Library in Topeka. It consists of 13 fields: KSHS
microfilm roll number, city/township, section within city/township, page within section, surname,
given name, Head or relation to Head of Household, age, gender, race, birthplace, previous
residence (before Kansas), and occupation. Information from these state censuses, taken at 10-
year intervals midway between the federal census counts, can be valuable for those seeking
detailed information on a family who resided in early Kansas. In addition to this extracted
information, the microfilm records also contain a wide range of personal information, such as
military service, literacy, deafness, dumbness, insanity, idiocy, pauperism, and conviction.
Extensive agricultural data is also shown for farm residents.
Extended Description
ISO abbreviations are used for countries; U. S. Post Office abbreviations are used for states in the
USA. Additionally, Afr = Africa; AtlOc = Atlantic Ocean; Boh = Bohemia; Cze =
Czechoslovakia; Dec = Decotah; Nfl = Newfoundland; NvSc = Nova Scotia; and Rsa = Russia.
The records in this database were transcribed by Lewis Browder and proofread by a RCGS
taskforce. The information is available as microfilm at the Kansas State Historical Society. It is
also available in printed extracts and as microfilm of original sheets at the Riley County
Genealogical Society Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan KS 66502 . It is also available as
microfilm KSHS128 and KSHS129 at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka. Copies of
specific records from companion printed sources can be obtained for a nominal cost by writing to
RCGS, or by contacting RCGS Research Requests page at http://www.rileycgs.com. Extracts of
Riley County, Kansas territorial censuses of 1855, 1857, and 1860 and Kansas Decennial
Agricultural Censuses from 1865 through 1915 are also available in print form.
Extensive use has been made of "?" to label uncertainty of our interpretation of script, implausible
information, and probable misspelling. In critical cases, presence of a "?" should alert the
researcher to view the microfilm for their own interpretation.
Source Information:
Brown, Mary Jane, comp. Riley County, Kansas State Census, 1925 [database online] Provo, UT:
Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Browder, Lewis, comp. "Riley County, Kansas Decennial
Agricultural Census Extracts, 1925. Riley County Genealogical Society, Manhattan Kansas.
Compiled from microfilm copies of original Kansas census sheets held by the Kansas State
Historical Society of Topeka.
Sources Riley County Genealogical Society, comp. Riley County Kansas 1925 Decennial Agricultural State census.. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Original data: Browder, Lewis, comp. "Riley County, Kansas Decennial Agricultural Census Extracts, 1925. Topeka, KS: Kansas State, 1925. Compiled from microfilm copies of original Kansas census sheets held by the Kansas State Historical Society of Topeka, Kansas, 1925.
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