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== Availability<br> == | == Availability<br> == | ||
'''1790-1840--'''Census records are not available for Oregon. | '''1790-1840--'''Census records are not available for Oregon. | ||
'''1850 Census'''--This is a federal census taken when Oregon was still a territory. | '''1850 Census'''--This is a federal census taken when Oregon was still a territory. | ||
'''1860-1930 Census--'''The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 19300 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon are available. | '''1860-1930 Census--'''The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 19300 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon are available. | ||
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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
'''1848--'''Oregon Territory was created. | '''1848--'''Oregon Territory was created. | ||
'''1853--'''Washington Territory was created which reduced the size of the Oregon Territory by about half. | '''1853--'''Washington Territory was created which reduced the size of the Oregon Territory by about half. | ||
'''1859--'''Oregon became the 33rd state. | '''1859--'''Oregon became the 33rd state. | ||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
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'''1860-1880--'''Statewide indexes are available for the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format. | '''1860-1880--'''Statewide indexes are available for the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format. | ||
'''Soundex--'''A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses. | '''Soundex--'''A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses. | ||
== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
==== Mortality Schedules ==== | ==== Mortality Schedules ==== | ||
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules (lists of deaths during the census year) exist for the years 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses. The schedules for the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 are indexed in book format. The schedules and indexes are available at the [http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/ Oregon State Library], the [http://www.ohs.org/research/library/index.cfm Oregon Historical Society Library], and the [http://www.uoregon.edu/ University of Oregon]. | '''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules (lists of deaths during the census year) exist for the years 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses. The schedules for the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 are indexed in book format. The schedules and indexes are available at the [http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/ Oregon State Library], the [http://www.ohs.org/research/library/index.cfm Oregon Historical Society Library], and the [http://www.uoregon.edu/ University of Oregon]. | ||
| [http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880] | ||
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== State and Territorial Censuses == | == State and Territorial Censuses == | ||
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Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm] | Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm] | ||
Mortality Schedules: [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/] | Mortality Schedules: [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/] | ||
== Bibliographic Citations == | == Bibliographic Citations == | ||