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==Online Federal Censuses==
===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>


Wyoming became the forty-fourth state admitted to the United States on 10 July 1890 and has 23 counties. Wyoming was created form Wyoming Territory and is located in the northwest region of the United States. It was included in the Nebraska Territory in the 1860 census and Wyoming Territory in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.
== Available and Lost Census Schedules  ==


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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|+ '''WYOMING:&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;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;referer=brief_results The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: HeritageQuest, 1999), 103-104.</ref>
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
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!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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|Wyoming was not enumerated.
| '''1850 '''Jun 1
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| Only taken in Fort Bridger in 1851 as Green River Precinct in Weber County, Utah Territory
|{{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 under the schedules of Nebraska
!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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|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| '''1870''' Jun 1
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| Exist for all counties.  
|{{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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| '''1880''' Jun 1
 
| Exist for all counties.  
===Non-Population Schedules for Wyoming===
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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
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|Veterans
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com ($)]
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|1880
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
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|1870
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|Mortality
| Exist for all counties.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
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|1860
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|Mortality
| Exist for all counties.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
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|1850
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|Mortality
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
<br>
*[[Wyoming Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Wyoming]]
 
== Availability  ==
 
'''1850-1860--'''&nbsp;For Uintah County see the census reports for Salt Lake County, Utah.
 
'''1860--'''For eastern Wyoming in 1860, see "unorganized land" in the Nebraska census reports. <br>'''1870-1880--'''The Family History Library has copies of the federal census for Wyoming Territory.&nbsp;
 
'''&nbsp;1870 United States Territoral&nbsp; 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.
 
'''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.
 
'''1890--'''The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library 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&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.
 
'''1900-1930-- '''The Family History Library has the U.S.&nbsp;Federal Censuses&nbsp;for the state of Wyoming.
 
<br>
 
Most of the federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives.
 
== Historical Background  ==
 
'''1861-1868--'''The Dakota Territory was established,&nbsp; It included all of present-day North and South Dakota and most of Montana and Wyoming.&nbsp; In 1867 all of the Wyoming portion was included in Laramie County, which was divided early in 1868 by the creation of Carter County, later renamed Sweetwater County.


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
'''1868--'''Wyoming Territory was created, primarily from the Dakota Territory.&nbsp; It included small portions from Utah and Idaho territories.
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>
'''1890--'''Wyoming became a state.
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== Indexes  ==
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
There are indexes to the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1910 censuses in book and microfiche format. A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.  
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== Special Censuses  ==
|1925
 
|State; no names given, statistical only.
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
|Contact [https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/index.php/find-it-in-the-archives/genealogical-resources Wyoming State Archives]
 
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'''1870-1880--'''Mortality schedules (lists of deaths during the year preceding the census) exist for the 1870 and 1880 censuses. The schedules for these years are indexed in book format. The schedules and indexes are available at the Family History Library and at the Wyoming State Archives.  
|1915
 
|State; no names given, statistical only.
[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]  
|[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001525373u&view=2up&seq=1&size=175 HathiTrust] - images
 
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== State Censuses  ==
|1878
 
|City of Cheyenne only; includes names.
'''1905--'''State census exists.&nbsp; It is available at the Wyoming State Archives.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
 
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'''1906--'''State census only for Fremont County.
|1875
 
|City of Cheyenne only; includes names.
'''1915--'''State census is missing.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
 
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'''1925--'''State census is missing.
|1869
 
|Territorial; includes names.
'''1952--'''State census only for Crook County.  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
 
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== Territorial Censuses  ==
|1856
 
|Utah Territorial Census included Green River (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names.
'''1850-1860-- '''For Uintah County see the census reports for Salt Lake County, Utah.  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3576/ Ancestry ($)] - index
 
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'''1860--'''For eastern Wyoming in 1860, see "unorganized land" in the Nebraska census reports.
|1850 (i.e 1851)
 
|Used as the 1850 federal census for Utah, it includes Green River Precinct (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names.
'''1870-1880--'''The Family History Library has copies of the federal census for Wyoming Territory.<br>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3576/ Ancestry ($)] - index
 
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== Web Sites  ==
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Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]  
 
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]  
 
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/WY/ http://www.census-online.com/links/WY/]  
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/wy/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/wy/census.html]  
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/wyoming.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/wyoming.htm]  
 
Family Search: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp]
 
National Archives: [http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/]  


== Other Census Images ==
Wyoming State Archives: [http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/]  
*'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)


==Why Use the Census?==
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
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
==References==


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== References  ==


{{Place|Wyoming}} {{USCensus}} {{Wyoming|Wyoming}}
''[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=Wyoming.ASP Wyoming Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.


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Available and Lost Census Schedules[edit | edit source]

WYOMING:  Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules[1]
  Population Schedules Vets Slave Mortal Agricu Indust Defect
1850 Jun 1 Only taken in Fort Bridger in 1851 as Green River Precinct in Weber County, Utah Territory
1860 Jun 1 Exist under the schedules of Nebraska
1870 Jun 1 Exist for all counties.               
1880 Jun 1 Exist for all counties.        Exist      
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]

1850-1860-- For Uintah County see the census reports for Salt Lake County, Utah.

1860--For eastern Wyoming in 1860, see "unorganized land" in the Nebraska census reports.
1870-1880--The Family History Library has copies of the federal census for Wyoming Territory. 

 1870 United States Territoral  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--The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library 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.

1900-1930-- The Family History Library has the U.S. Federal Censuses for the state of Wyoming.


Most of the federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1861-1868--The Dakota Territory was established,  It included all of present-day North and South Dakota and most of Montana and Wyoming.  In 1867 all of the Wyoming portion was included in Laramie County, which was divided early in 1868 by the creation of Carter County, later renamed Sweetwater County.

1868--Wyoming Territory was created, primarily from the Dakota Territory.  It included small portions from Utah and Idaho territories.

1890--Wyoming became a state.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

There are indexes to the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1910 censuses in book and microfiche format. 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]

1870-1880--Mortality schedules (lists of deaths during the year preceding the census) exist for the 1870 and 1880 censuses. The schedules for these years are indexed in book format. The schedules and indexes are available at the Family History Library and at the Wyoming State Archives.

Mortality Schedules 1850-1880

State Censuses[edit | edit source]

1905--State census exists.  It is available at the Wyoming State Archives.

1906--State census only for Fremont County.

1915--State census is missing.

1925--State census is missing.

1952--State census only for Crook County.

Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

1850-1860-- For Uintah County see the census reports for Salt Lake County, Utah.

1860--For eastern Wyoming in 1860, see "unorganized land" in the Nebraska census reports.

1870-1880--The Family History Library has copies of the federal census for Wyoming Territory.

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/WY/

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

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

Family Search: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/

Wyoming State Archives: http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/

Mortality Schedules:  http://mortalityschedules.com/

References[edit | edit source]

Wyoming 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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