fastfacts

US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
"New Netherland," 1620

STATEHOOD
1788

AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
1825–1875 (every 10 years); 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925

FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1790

PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
State

BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1880

MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1880

CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
New York State
Department of Health
Vital Records Section
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237
(855) 322-1022