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| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" colspan="90" | '''COLORADO:&nbsp;Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M Kvasnicka, ed., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788 Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3d ed.]'' (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 2000), 31-43. </ref><ref>William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 51-59. </ref><ref>William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325 The Census Book: A Genealogists Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999), 103-104. </ref>
==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>
Colorado was settled in the latter half of the 19th Century, so the state won't be in censuses prior to 1860. Additionally, the Colorado territory wasn't organized until 1861, so people residing in the area of Colorado, during the 1860 Census, will either be listed under the Colorado, Kansas, or Nebraska territory.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Population Schedules'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Slave Owners'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Mortality'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Agricultural'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Industrial/ Manufact- urers'''
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|Colorado not enumerated.
| align="left" | '''1940''' Apr 1
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | Public release in&nbsp;2012
|{{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:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| align="left" | '''1930''' Apr 1
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| align="center" | Exist
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
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| align="left" | '''1920''' Jan 1
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{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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| align="left" | '''1910''' Apr 15
 
| align="center" | Exist
===Non-Population Schedules for Colorado===
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Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
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| align="left" | '''1900''' Jun 1
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|1860
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|Mortality
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
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|1870
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|Mortality
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| align="center" | Exist&nbsp;
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|1880
| align="left" | '''1880''' Jun 1
|Mortality
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
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| 1885
| align="left" | '''1870''' Jun 1
| Mortality
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| align="left" | '''1860''' Jun 1
| align="center" | Exist as part of KS, NE, and NM Territories
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
<br>
*[[Colorado Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Colorado]]
 
==== Sources and Notes  ====


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
{{reflist}}<br>
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>
== Location  ==
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'''United States Censuses 1870-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes and images to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880 (index only)], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census, and except for 1880 and 1920, are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
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== Historical Background  ==
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'''1876--'''Colorado became a state. Prior to statehood, Colorado was part of divided among the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico.
| 1885
 
| State
== Indexes  ==
| {{RecordSearch|1807096|FamilySearch}} — index & images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6837/ Ancestry ($)] — index & images
 
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==== Online Indexes  ====
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Use available online indexes to locate your Colorado ancestors.&nbsp; Online indexes are available at:
 
'''United States Census Indexes 1870-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search.
 
Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
 
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
==== Soundex (phonetic) Indexes&nbsp;  ====
 
'''1880--'''partial [[Soundex|Soundex]] index exists
 
'''1900--'''Soundex index available
 
'''1910--'''Use the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232848&disp=Cross+index+to+selected+city+streets+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Denver Street Index] (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=232848&disp=Cross+index+to+selected+city+streets+and++ fiche 6331481])&nbsp;to help locate individuals in the census.  
 
'''1920--'''Soundex index available
 
==== Special Indexes  ====
 
Colorado Historical Society has a card index to the 1860 census. Separate indexes for the Nebraska and New Mexico portions are included in the 1860 indexes for those territories. An index to Arapahoe County, Kansas (where most of Colorado's 1860 population lived) is found in search 7A on the AIS census index on microfiche. An 1870 Colorado Territory census and index are also at the Family History Library. &nbsp;
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
==== Mortality Schedule  ====
 
Both the 1860 and 1870 censuses include mortality schedules.
 
*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
 
== State Censuses  ==
 
'''1885--'''Colorado took a state census.&nbsp;
 
Family History Library Book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232848&disp=Cross+index+to+selected+city+streets+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 978.852 X2c]  
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
An 1860 federal territorial census was taken in the four territories from which Colorado was created.&nbsp;
 
'''Northeastern Section-- '''enumerated with Nebraska 1860 census schedules designated "unorganized territory."  
 
'''Central Eastern section--'''&nbsp;enumerated with Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory.
 
'''Southeast section--''' enumerated in parts of Taos and Mora Counties of New Mexico Territory.Since&nbsp;half of the state of Colorado,&nbsp;included in the Utah Territory was not settled, no census was taken in that area.<br>
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections;r=0 FamilySearch Record Search] has free indexes and images for 1870, and 1900; but indexes only for 1880, and 1920.
 
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/CO/ http://www.census-online.com/links/CO/]
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/co/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/co/census.html]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/colorado.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/colorado.htm]
 
Census Finder:&nbsp; http://www.censusfinder.com/colorado.htm
 
RootsWeb:&nbsp; http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/colorado/census/1930/
 
RootsWeb:&nbsp; http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/colorado/census/1870/&nbsp;use with:
 
Colorado State Archives:&nbsp; http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/1870/index.htm
 
Colorado Historical Society: http://www.coloradohistory.org/chs_library/research_coll_files/rc_genealogy.htm
 
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]


== Other Census Images ==
== Sources  ==
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|{{FSC|747695|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Consolidated Ute, 1923-1939}}
|{{FSC|747839|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Lewis, 1904-1908}}
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|{{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
|{{RecordSearch|2796818|United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970}}
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==Why Use the Census?==
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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


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Revision as of 15:34, 29 October 2009

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Available and Lost Census Schedules[edit | edit source]

COLORADO: Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules[1][2][3]
Exact Date Population Schedules Veterans/ Pensioners Slave Owners Mortality Agricultural Industrial/ Manufact- urers Defective Indian[4]
1940 Apr 1 Public release in 2012 - - - - - - -
1930 Apr 1 Exist - - - - - - -
1920 Jan 1 Exist - - - - - - -
1910 Apr 15 Exist - - - - - - Exist
1900 Jun 1 Exist - - - - - - Exist
1890 Jun 2 Lost Exist - - - - - -
1885 Jun 1 Exist - - Exist  Exist  Exist  - -
1880 Jun 1 Exist - - Exist Exist Exist Exist -
1870 Jun 1 Exist - - Exist Exist Exist - -
1860 Jun 1 Exist as part of KS, NE, and NM Territories - -  -  -  -  - -


Sources and Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M Kvasnicka, ed., Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3d ed. (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 2000), 31-43.
  2. ↑ William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 51-59.
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide, The Census Book: A Genealogists Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999), 103-104.
  4. ↑ Only for Indian schedules taken along with Federal population schedules.


Location[edit | edit source]

United States Censuses 1870-1920—Free Internet census indexes and images to the 1870, 1880 (index only), 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census, and except for 1880 and 1920, are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1876--Colorado became a state. Prior to statehood, Colorado was part of divided among the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Online Indexes[edit | edit source]

Use available online indexes to locate your Colorado ancestors.  Online indexes are available at:

United States Census Indexes 1870-1920—Free Internet census indexes to the 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search.

Ancestry:  http://www.ancestry.com

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

Soundex (phonetic) Indexes [edit | edit source]

1880--partial Soundex index exists

1900--Soundex index available

1910--Use the Denver Street Index (Family History Library fiche 6331481) to help locate individuals in the census.

1920--Soundex index available

Special Indexes[edit | edit source]

Colorado Historical Society has a card index to the 1860 census. Separate indexes for the Nebraska and New Mexico portions are included in the 1860 indexes for those territories. An index to Arapahoe County, Kansas (where most of Colorado's 1860 population lived) is found in search 7A on the AIS census index on microfiche. An 1870 Colorado Territory census and index are also at the Family History Library.  

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Mortality Schedule[edit | edit source]

Both the 1860 and 1870 censuses include mortality schedules.

State Censuses[edit | edit source]

1885--Colorado took a state census. 

Family History Library Book 978.852 X2c

Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

An 1860 federal territorial census was taken in the four territories from which Colorado was created. 

Northeastern Section-- enumerated with Nebraska 1860 census schedules designated "unorganized territory."

Central Eastern section-- enumerated with Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory.

Southeast section-- enumerated in parts of Taos and Mora Counties of New Mexico Territory.Since half of the state of Colorado, included in the Utah Territory was not settled, no census was taken in that area.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Record Search has free indexes and images for 1870, and 1900; but indexes only for 1880, and 1920.

Ancestry:  http://www.ancestry.com

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

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

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

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

Census Finder:  http://www.censusfinder.com/colorado.htm

RootsWeb:  http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/colorado/census/1930/

RootsWeb:  http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/colorado/census/1870/ use with:

Colorado State Archives:  http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/1870/index.htm

Colorado Historical Society: http://www.coloradohistory.org/chs_library/research_coll_files/rc_genealogy.htm

Mortality Schedules:  http://mortalityschedules.com/

Sources[edit | edit source]

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