The US Genealogy project 
http://www.us-census.org/resources/cd.htm
has provided a list of several companies that they recommend to
purchase copies of Census-es and/or lists of the names of the people
who were counted.  Unfortunately, it appears that you have to buy on a
county-and-year basis ... unless I have mis-understood their offers. 

I believe that my family spread out over a ten or so -county area ...
so the cost of obtaining these documents which, may not contain family
members, seems a bit costly.

I'm looking for CD's of complete *digital* listings and or copies of
the pages (with a reader) ... for lets say,
the 1860 Census in a particular state. I'm willing to pay for an
entire state's census for a particular year.  However, I am not
willing to buy individual CD's (@$20 per county) on a county-by-county
basis.  I have found a lot of potential items on rootsweb and
their related ftp interface ... however, no luck with my family.

Has anyone done it? I.E., put an entire state's census, in this case,
Ohio, on a CD for a particular year.

In particular, I'm looking for a specific family that ended up in
southwestern Ohio starting in about 1836.  So, I'm looking for Ohio
census-es conducted from about 1840-1900.

Thanks for your help.

Becky

PS ... Do you have a "genealogy" category?

Hi beckyp,

I have found several CDs for sale for the state of Ohio plus a
subscription service, but if you are within a reasonable distance of
the State Library of Ohio, its genealogy collection includes almost
all federal census records along with their indexes.

SOFTWARE FOR SALE:

Ohio 1880: $19.99
http://www.genealogy.com/020facd.html?AID=877434&PID=1001646

1850 U.S. Federal Census Index (AIS): Ohio: $19.95
http://shops.ancestry.com/product.asp?productid=2396

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Virginia, and West Virginia, 1900 Census Index: $39.99
http://www.genealogy.com/323facd.html?AID=877434&PID=1001646

Ohio Census, 1790-1890: Subscription: $39.95 - $99.95
"Ancestry.com has posted images for all U.S. Federal Censuses from
1790 to 1930, with searchable name indexes for many census years,
including exclusive indexes for the 1920 and 1930 censuses."
http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/security/deny.asp?

Ohio Census CDs for sale:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/cds-oh.html?Welcome=1055942994

Ohio Genealogy software:
http://familytree.9f.com/ohio.htm

LIBRARY RECORDS - FREE:

State Library of Ohio: Federal Census Records
"The genealogy collection at the State Library of Ohio includes almost
all federal census records along with their indexes. They are
available in a variety of formats including in print, on microfilm,
and via computer. To see if the census records you require are
currently available at the State Library, contact Genealogy Services
by phone or e-mail."
Voice:  (614) 644-6966
Fax:    (614) 752-9178
Email: genhelp@sloma.state.oh.us
http://winslo.state.oh.us/services/genealogy/genecensus.html

"All available census schedules, from 1790 to 1920, have been
microfilmed and are available at the National Archives in Washington,
D.C., at the National Archives' regional archives in twelve states, at
the LDS Family History Library and LDS family history centers
throughout North America, at many large libraries, and through
microfilm lending companies. Some state and local agencies may have
census schedules only for the state or area served."
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3567a.htm

How to Use NARA's Census Microfilm Catalogs:
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/census/using_census_microfilm_catalogs.html

Ohio Public Library Information Network:
http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/index.cfm?id=561-56


Additional Links:

Census Online: Links to Online Census Records Ohio:
http://www.census-online.com/links/OH/

The USGenWeb Archives: 
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/cen_o.htm#OH

Ohio Genealogy:
http://www.genealinks.com/states/oh.htm

The Ohio Genealogical Society:
http://www.ogs.org/

As you know, genealogy is a vast subject and there is an enormous
store of information available - I hope I've been able to help you. If
you have any questions, please post a clarification request before
rating my answer.

As far as I know, GA does not have a genealogy category, but someone
may correct me on this.

Thank you,
hummer

Google Terms Used:

state ohio census records cd-rom
"national archives" ohio census
ohio archival census
ohio historical census
ohio census

Thanks for your efforts ... but it was basically the info I had already found.