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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- United States Online Census, 1790-1940
- United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 — index and images
- Oregon Compiled Census Index, 1841-90 ($)
- Oregon Territory Census, 1850 Index ($)
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Online Oregon indexes and images[edit | edit source]
1880-1940[edit source]
| Online Federal and State Population Schedules of Oregon | |||||||||||
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Internet Archive[2] | Misc. | Heritage Quest[3] | Fold3[4] | Ancestry FHL[5] | Ancestry Library[5] | Ancestry Home[5] | Archives[6] | Family Link[7] | ||
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1850-1880[edit source]
| Online Federal and State Population Schedules of Oregon | |||||||||||
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Internet Archive[2] | Misc. | Heritage Quest[3] | Fold3[4] | Ancestry FHL[5] | Ancestry Library[5] | Ancestry Home[5] | Archives[6] | Family Link[7] | ||
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Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
| FHL Collection 1930 | FHL Collection 1910 | FHL Collection 1880 and Soundex | FHL Collection 1860 |
| FHL Collection 1920 and Soundex | FHL Collection 1900 and Soundex | FHL Collection 1870 | FHL Collection 1850 |
| 1930 T626 | 1900 T623 and Soundex T1067 | 1860 M653 |
| 1920 T625 and Soundex M1583 | 1880 T9 and Soundex T768 | 1850 M432 |
| 1910 T624 | 1870 M593 |
Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Oregon, click here
Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]
Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]
| Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Oregon | ||||||||||
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| 1890 | Veterans | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1880 | Mortality | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1870 | Mortality | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
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| 1850 | Mortality | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
| FHL Collection Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923] | FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1886-1889] |
| FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1907-1937] | FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1885-1889] |
| FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1898-1906 | FHL Collection Indian census rolls, Grand Ronde, 1885-1914 |
| FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1892, 1893, 1896 | FHL Collection Tribal Census Information, 1877-1952 |
| FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1887 |
Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Oregon, click here.
State and territorial censuses[edit | edit source]
Oregon took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.
| State and Territorial Censuses of Oregon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905 | State census Baker, Lane, Linn and Marion counties [9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895 | State census Linn, Morrow, Multnomah, Marion counties [9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1885 | State census Linn and Umatilla counties only [9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1875 | State census Umatilla county [9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1870 | State census Umatilla county [9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1865 | State census Benton, Columbia, Marion and Umatilla counties [9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1859 | Territorial census Clatsop, Umpqua (now Douglas) counties[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1858 | Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Umpqua (now Douglas) counties[9] [10] [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1857 | Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Tillamook, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington counties[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1856 | Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Curry, Polk, and Washington counties[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1855 | Territorial census Coos and Jackson counties[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1854 | Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, and Jackson counties[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1853 | Territorial census Benton, Marion, Polk, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington and counties[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1849 | Apportionment Census of Males over 21 --Benton, Champoeg, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (Washington State), Linn, Polk, Tualatin, Vancouver (Washington State), and Yamhill counties[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1845-46 | Tualaty county (now Washington State)[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1845 | Champoeg (now Marion), Clackamas, Clatsop, and Yamhill[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1842 | Elijah White Census (persons living south of the Columbia River)[9] [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Census Subtitute[edit | edit source]
1836-1837 Slacum's Report on Oregon. Print copy in the Oregon Historical Quarterly] Vol 13: Jun 1912, 175-224. WorldCat 1714620 ▲ FHL 979.5 B2h v. 13 [10]
Copies of state and territorial censuses are available at the Oregon State Archives. Most state and territorial censuses 1842-1859 are available at the Family History Library: } Provisional and territorial census record of Oregon, 1842-1859 (Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Archives, 1970) FHL Collection Film 899786.
Japanese Census
Census: Japanese Population in Oregon, October 1, 1928: https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:80728
Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]
For a list of available and missing Oregon censuses, click here.
Why use a census?[edit | edit source]
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.
More about censuses[edit | edit source]
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FamilySearch, a free online service of the Family History Library, including free images of many federal censuses.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Internet Archive, a free online service includes free images of most of the federal censuses.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 HeritageQuest has arranged with many subscribing public libraries in the United States to allow users free access on home computers by means of their personal library card numbers. HeritageQuest provides images of all surviving 1790 to 1930 federal censuses, and indexes to many but not all of them.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fold3, formerly known as Footnote.com, a subscription site partnering with the National Archives and includes some federal censuses. Free access is available at many public libraries.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Ancestry.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an FHL edition free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a slightly smaller Library edition free only at some public libraries, and (3) a Home edition subscription service for individuals.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Archives.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal census records, among other sources.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 FamilyLink.com, a subscription site that provides online images (and some indexes) to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources.
- ↑ The 1850 federal census of Oregon Territory included the populated western regions of present-day Oregon and Washington.
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992) [FHL book 973 X2Lai], 97-98. WorldCat 26517040
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 Connie Miller Lenzen, Research in Oregon Research in Oregon] (Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Association, 2007), 16-17. WorldCat 175301069 ▲ FHL Collection Book 979.5 D27L 1992
- ↑ Ronald Vern Jackson, Scott D. Rosenkilde, W. David Samuelsen, Oregon Census Records 1951-1859] (North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Systems, 1984) WorldCat 13235027
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