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== What Records Exist == | == What Records Exist == | ||
=== Federal Census Available: === | === Federal Census Available: === | ||
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The first federal census in Utah was taken in 1850. The census has been taken every ten years and the census has been made public through 1930. The 1940 census should be made available in 2012 through the National Archives. The 1890 census was damaged and then destroyed | There are two main types of records for Utah, territorial census and federal census. The first federal census in Utah was taken in 1850. The census has been taken every ten years and the census has been made public through 1930. The 1940 census should be made available in 2012 through the National Archives. The 1890 census was damaged in a fire and then destroyed. The whole population schedule for Utah was destroyed. For other records used for locating individuals at other times you will want to use Directories. | ||
These are the population schedules the whole family. There are other schedules listed under special census. <br>The territorial census was taken to show the number of people before the residents in the territory for application to statehood. | |||
'''1862, 1882, 1887, 1894 -- '''Assumed Taken but no longer available. | <br>'''1862, 1882, 1887, 1894 -- '''Assumed Taken but no longer available. | ||
=== History<br> === | === History<br> === | ||
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'''1850-1896 '''-- Territorial Period. Each time the people of Deseret applied for statehood a census was taken. Deseret became a territory in 1850 and gained statehood in 1896. Censuses were taken 1850 (1851),1856, 1862, 1872, 1882, 1887, and 1894. Deseret was carved up as other western states were formed until 1896 when the state bacame Utah and reached its present size. | '''1850-1896 '''-- Territorial Period. Each time the people of Deseret applied for statehood a census was taken. Deseret became a territory in 1850 and gained statehood in 1896. Censuses were taken 1850 (1851),1856, 1862, 1872, 1882, 1887, and 1894. Deseret was carved up as other western states were formed until 1896 when the state bacame Utah and reached its present size. | ||
'''1896-present '''-- Utah during statehood. | '''1896-present '''-- Utah during statehood. | ||
== What does the census contain? == | == What does the census contain? == | ||