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==Online Federal Censuses==
== Available and Lost Census Schedules  ==
===Population Schedules===
 
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
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Oregon was admitted to the United States as the 33rd state on 14 Feb 1859. So in the 1850 Census, the place will be listed as Oregon Territory.  
|+ '''OREGON:&nbsp; Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 51-59, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: HeritageQuest, 1999), 103-104.</ref>
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| align="center" width="90" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | &nbsp;  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Population Schedules'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Vets'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Slave'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Mortal'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Agricu'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Indust'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Defect'''
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|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| '''1850''' Jun 1
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| Exist for all counties.
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| '''1860''' Jun 1
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| Exist for all counties.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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| '''1870''' Jun 1
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| Exist for all counties.  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| &nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
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|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| '''1880''' Jun 1
 
| Exist for all counties.  
===Non-Population Schedules for Oregon===
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Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.  
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|1890
|Veterans
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
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|1880
| bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''1890''' Jun 2
|Mortality
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|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
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|1870
| '''1900''' Jun 1
|Mortality
| Exist for all counties.
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
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|1860
| '''1910''' Apr 15
|Mortality
| Exist for all counties.
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
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|1850
| '''1920''' Jan 1
|Mortality
| Exist for all counties.
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
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| '''1930''' Apr 1
| Exist for all counties.
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
<br>
*[[Oregon Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Oregon]]
 
== Availability<br> ==
 
'''1790-1840--'''Census records are not available for Oregon.
 
'''1850 Census'''--This is a federal census taken when Oregon was still a territory.


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
'''''1850 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1401638 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
 
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
<br>'''1870-1930 Census--'''The 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon are available.  
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
 
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'''1860 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
'''1870 United States Census---'''A free internet index and images can be viewed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch Record Pilot site]. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.  
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
|-
'''1880 United States Census'''– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1417683 Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site.] This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.
|1859
 
|Territorial (Clatsop and Umpqua Counties)
'''1890 Census--'''The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans' schedule is available at the Family History Library (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 338236]) and at the National Archives.
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
 
|-
'''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the&nbsp; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1236863911171_679" />]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.
|1858
 
|Territorial (select counties)
== Historical Background  ==
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
 
|-
'''1848--'''Oregon Territory was created.
|1857
 
|Territorial (select counties)
'''1853--'''Washington Territory was created which reduced the size of the Oregon Territory by about half.
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
 
|-
'''1859--'''Oregon became the 33rd state.
|1856
 
|Territorial (select counties)
== Indexes  ==
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
 
|-
'''Ancestry--'''All of Oregon federal censuses are indexed at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com].
|1855
 
|Territorial (Coos, Jackson)
'''1860-1880--'''Statewide indexes are available for the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format.
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
 
|-
'''Soundex--'''A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.
|1854
 
|Territorial (Benton, Claptsop, Jackson)
== Special Censuses  ==
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
 
|-
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
|1853
 
|Territorial (select counties)
'''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:
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
 
|-
::*[http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/ Oregon State Library]
|1850
::*[http://www.ohs.org/research/library/index.cfm Oregon Historical Society Library]
|Territorial
::*[http://www.uoregon.edu/ University of Oregon]  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3080/ Ancestry] ($)
::*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
|-
 
|1849
== State and Territorial Censuses  ==
|Territorial (select counties), males over 21
 
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
'''1850 Census--'''The 1850 Federal census for the Oregon Territory is available.
|-
 
|1845-6
'''1842-1843, 1845, 1849, 1852-1854, 1856-1859, 1865, 1885, 1895 and 1905--'''Territorial and state censuses also exist for a few counties for these years. Most of the extant (still existing) schedules from 1842-1859 are indexed (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=91051&disp=Provisional+and+territorial+census+recor%20%20&columns=*,0,0 899786]) and published. In most of these censuses only the heads of households are listed. Copies of most are available at the Oregon State Archives and the Family History Library.
|Territorial (Tuality)
 
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
== Web Sites  ==
|-
 
|1845
Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
|Territorial (select counties)
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|1843
|Territorial, Elijah White Census
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|1842
|Territorial, persons living south of the Columbia River
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|}


== Other Census Images ==
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]  
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="700" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ Indian Census Rolls
|-
| {{FSC|750657|item}} Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923]
| {{FSC|726988|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1886-1889]
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| {{FSC|727118|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1907-1937]
| {{FSC|726986|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1885-1889]
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| {{FSC|726853|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1898-1906
| {{FSC|750661|item}} Indian census rolls, Grand Ronde, 1885-1914
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| {{FSC|727014|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1892, 1893, 1896
| {{FSC|116331|item}} Tribal Census Information, 1877-1952
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| {{FSC|727016|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1887
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|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
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|}


<br>
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/OR/ http://www.census-online.com/links/OR/]


==Why Use the Census?==
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html]
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:  
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Sex
*Age
*Color
*Nativity
*Place of birth of this person
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*Period of Residence
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*Regular occupation
*Military service


Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm]


=== References  ===
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]


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== References  ==


{{USCensus}} {{Oregon}}
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Oregon.ASP Oregon Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.


[[Category:Oregon Census Records|Census]]
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Revision as of 19:59, 26 May 2009

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Available and Lost Census Schedules[edit | edit source]

OREGON:  Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules[1]
  Population Schedules Vets Slave Mortal Agricu Indust Defect
1850 Jun 1 Exist for all counties.
1860 Jun 1 Exist for all counties.            
1870 Jun 1 Exist for all counties.              
1880 Jun 1 Exist for all counties.               
1890 Jun 2 Lost Exist           
1900 Jun 1 Exist for all counties.            
1910 Apr 15 Exist for all counties.            
1920 Jan 1 Exist for all counties.            
1930 Apr 1 Exist for all counties.            


Availability
[edit | edit source]

1790-1840--Census records are not available for Oregon.

1850 Census--This is a federal census taken when Oregon was still a territory.

1850 United States Census—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.


1870-1930 Census--The 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon are available.

1860 United States Census—A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.

1870 United States Census---A free internet index and images can be viewed on FamilySearch Record Pilot site. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.

1880 United States Census– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site. This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.

1890 Census--The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans' schedule is available at the Family History Library (Family History Library film 338236) and at the National Archives.

1900 Federal Census - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the  FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1848--Oregon Territory was created.

1853--Washington Territory was created which reduced the size of the Oregon Territory by about half.

1859--Oregon became the 33rd state.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Ancestry--All of Oregon federal censuses are indexed at www.ancestry.com.

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.

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Mortality Schedules[edit | edit source]

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:

State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

1850 Census--The 1850 Federal census for the Oregon Territory is available.

1842-1843, 1845, 1849, 1852-1854, 1856-1859, 1865, 1885, 1895 and 1905--Territorial and state censuses also exist for a few counties for these years. Most of the extant (still existing) schedules from 1842-1859 are indexed (Family History Library film 899786) and published. In most of these censuses only the heads of households are listed. Copies of most are available at the Oregon State Archives and the Family History Library.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Ancestry:  http://www.ancestry.com

Heritage Quest Online:  http://www.heritagequestonline.com

Census Online:  http://www.census-online.com/links/OR/

Genealogy Today:  http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html

Access Genealogy:  http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm

Mortality Schedules:  http://mortalityschedules.com/

References[edit | edit source]

Oregon Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

  1. ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 51-59, and William Dollarhide, The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes (Bountiful, Utah: HeritageQuest, 1999), 103-104.
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