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==Online Federal Censuses==
== Why use census records?  ==
===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>
Censuses are the basic records used for identifying your ancestors. The records give the places where your ancestors lived, dates and places of birth, and family members. You can also locate neighbors' names, learn about immigration, and other information. Many censuses are indexed and these indexes and images&nbsp;can be&nbsp;found&nbsp;on the Internet. This is the easiest way to&nbsp;find information about&nbsp;your ancestors.  
Nebraska was the 37th State to join the Union on March 1, 1867. The State was formed from the Nebraska Territory. It was first included on the 1860 U.S. Census as a territory.
 
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
== Availability  ==
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
|-
|Nebraska not enumerated.
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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===Non-Population Schedules for Nebraska===
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Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1890
|Veterans
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1880
|Defective
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1880
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" colspan="90" | '''Nebraska:&nbsp;Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M Kvasnicka, ed., ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788 Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3d ed.]'' (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 2000), 35, 36, and 45. </ref><ref>William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 206-10. </ref><ref>William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325 The Census Book: A Genealogists Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999), 113-14. </ref>
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
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|1880
| align="center" width="90" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Exact Date'''
|Industry
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Population Schedules'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Veterans/ Pensioners'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Slave Owners'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Mortality'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Agricultural'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Industrial/ Manufacturers'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Defective'''
| align="center" width="9%" bgcolor="#ffcc99" | '''Indian'''<ref>Only for Indian schedules taken along with Federal population schedules. </ref>
|-
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|1880
| align="left" | '''1940''' Apr 1
|Agriculture
| align="center" | Public release in&nbsp;2012
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
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|1870
| align="left" | '''1930''' Apr 1
|Social Statistics
| align="center" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1870
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1920''' Jan 1
|Mortality
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
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|1870
| align="left" | '''1910''' Apr 15
|Industry
| align="center" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | Exist
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|1870
| align="left" | '''1900''' Jun 1
|Agriculture
| align="center" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | Exist
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|1860
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1890''' Jun 2
|Social Statistics
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Lost'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
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|1860
| align="left" | '''1885''' Jun 1
|Mortality
| align="center" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
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| align="center" | -
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|1860
| align="left" | '''1880''' Jun 1
|Industry
| align="center" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
| align="center" | Exist
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| align="center" | -
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|1860
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1870''' Jun 1
|Agriculture
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | -
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|-
| align="left" | '''1860''' Jun 1
| align="center" | Exist<ref>In 1860 Fort Union and Fort Alexander (present-day Montana) were in Nebraska Territory, but were enumerated in the 1860 census with Dakota Territory. </ref>
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
<br>
*[[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Nebraska]]
 
==== Sources and Notes  ====
 
{{reflist}}<br>
 
In '''1860''', Nebraska Territory encompassed most of present-day Nebraska and parts of the present-day states of Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Colorado. The '''1860''' Nebraska Territory non-population schedules have mixed coverage.


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
Published transcripts for 35 of the 48 counties in the '''1870''' census are available.
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>
A street index for the city of Omaha that can help you use the&nbsp;'''1910''' census is on Family History Library [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 fiche 6331481].
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== Special Censuses ==
 
Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are at the Nebraska State Historical Society at [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ http://www.nebraskahistory.org/]. The National Archives and the Family History Library have copies on microfilm. The library also has copies of published indexes for the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 schedules.
 
[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1888]
 
== Territorial and State Censuses  ==
 
'''1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869'''&nbsp;Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska.<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1245544373687_672" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1245544373703_862" /> The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties, were published in:&nbsp;''The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record'', vols. 13-22, 1932-44 (Family History Library film 162018).&nbsp;The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses. The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.
 
The '''1854, 1855, and 1856''' Nebraska territorial censuses have been transcribed, indexed, and published in: Cox, Eunice Evelyn. ''1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses''. Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=183518&disp=1854%2C+1855%2C+1856+Nebraska+Territory+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283].)
 
'''1885''' The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska, which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the state ''Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886'' and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.
 
'''1913-1914''' A detailed census of German immigrants from Russia living in Lincoln was taken for Nebraska. The information is similar to that found in the 1900 census, but the town or colony of birth is also given. It is arranged by street. (Family History Library film 833157.)
 
== Online Population Schedule Indexes and Images  ==
 
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|+ '''Online Census Population Indexes and Images Available for Nebraska'''
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | <br>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" colspan="2" | '''Free'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" colspan="2" |  
'''Free at Some Libraries'''
 
'''(Use these links for access when at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers)'''
 
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" colspan="2" | '''Pay'''&nbsp;
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|1917
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Year'''
|State (Cass County), names of household members
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | &nbsp; '''Index'''
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Images'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Index'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Images'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Index'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" | '''Images'''
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|1898
| '''1854'''<br>
|State (Gage County), names of household members
| <br>
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| <br>
| [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3559 Ancestry]<br>
| <br>
| [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]<br>
| <br>
|-
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|1885
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1855'''<br>
|State, names of household members
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810728 FamilySearch]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6585/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3559 Ancestry]<br>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]<br>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
|-
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|1884
| '''1856'''<br>
|State (Madison)
| <br>
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| <br>
| [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3559 Ancestry]<br>
| <br>
| [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]<br>
| <br>
|-
|-
|1878-1879
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1860'''
|State (Lancaster County), names of household members
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch]
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/33169310/census_us_federal_1860/ Footnote]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Nebraska+Territory Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1860&state=NE&county=&locality=&yearid=8&stateid=30&countyid=0 HeritageQuest] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/33169310/census_us_federal_1860/ Footnote]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/33169310/census_us_federal_1860/ Footnote]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Nebraska+Territory Ancestry] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/33169310/census_us_federal_1860/ Footnote]
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|1876-1882
| '''1870'''
|State (Cass County), names of household members
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1438024;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7163&path=Nebraska Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1870&state=NE&county=&locality=&yearid=9&stateid=30&countyid=0 HeritageQuest]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7163&path=Nebraska Ancestry]
|-
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|1875
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1880'''
|State (Lancaster County), names of household members
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable FamilySearch]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6742&path=Nebraska Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1880&state=NE&county=&locality=&yearid=10&stateid=30&countyid=0 HeritageQuest]  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6742&path=Nebraska Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1874
| '''1885'''<br>
|State (Jefferson, Kearney and Lancaster Counties)
| <br>
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com]- Lancaster County only ($)
| <br>
contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6585 Ancestry]<br>
| <br>
| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6585 Ancestry]<br>
| <br>
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|1872
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1900'''
|State (Dawson County), head of household
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 FamilySearch]
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1325221;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Nebraska Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1900&state=NE&county=&locality=&yearid=12&stateid=30&countyid=0 HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Nebraska Ancestry]
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|1870
| valign="middle" | '''1910'''
|State (Lancaster County)
| valign="middle" | <br>
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| valign="middle" | <br>
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7884&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7884&path=Nebraska Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1910&state=NE&county=&locality=&yearid=13&stateid=30&countyid=0 HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7884&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7884&path=Nebraska Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1869
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1920'''
|State (Butler and Stanton Counties)
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Nebraska Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1920&state=NE&county=&locality=&yearid=14&stateid=30&countyid=0 HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Nebraska Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1865
| valign="middle" | '''1930'''
|State (Butler, Cuming, Lancaster, Otoe)
| valign="middle" | <br>
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| valign="middle" | <br>
|-
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/60505077/census_us_federal_1930/ Footnote]  
|1864
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6224&path=Nebraska Ancestry] [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1930&state=NE&county=&locality=&yearid=15&stateid=30&countyid=0 HeritageQuest] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/60505077/census_us_federal_1930/ Footnote]  
|State (Cedar County)
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry] [http://www.footnote.com/documents/60505077/census_us_federal_1930/ Footnote]  
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6224&path=Nebraska Ancestry]&nbsp; [http://www.footnote.com/documents/60505077/census_us_federal_1930/ Footnote]
|-
|1858
|City (Nebraska City, Otoe County), head of household
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
|-
|1856
|Territorial (Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, Lancaster, Clay, Dodge, Platte, Cuming, Douglas, Washington, Burt, and Dakota counties), head of household
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
|-
|1855
|Territorial (Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, Douglas, Washington, and Dodge counties), head of household
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
|-
|1854
|Territorial (District 1: Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha (part), Johnson (part), Gage (part); District 2: Nemaha (most), Otoe (most); District 3: Cass; District 4: Douglas, Sarpy; District 5: Dodge and additional territory; District 6: Burt and Washington), head of household
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
|}
|}


== Other Census Images ==
'''United States Censuses 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes are also linked to census images (for 1850, 1870, and 1900) which show every name listed and each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. Registered FamilySearch users can access 1880 census images by logging in and entering through the "Advanced Search" feature of FamilySearch.
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[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse HeritageQuest], an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population and slave schedules from 1790 to 1930, and indexes to some but not all.
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[http://www.footnote.com/institution-index.php Footnote] ($), a subscription Internet site has indexes and images to the 1860 and 1930 censuses for some states.
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[http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ne/census.html Genealogy Today]&nbsp;This site offers a selection of both free and fee-based databases. The name indexes of all fee-based databases can be searched without a subscription.


==Why Use the Census?==
[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/nebraska.htm Access Genealogy]
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
=== More about censuses  ===


See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules]  


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
== References  ==
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


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Why use census records?[edit | edit source]

Censuses are the basic records used for identifying your ancestors. The records give the places where your ancestors lived, dates and places of birth, and family members. You can also locate neighbors' names, learn about immigration, and other information. Many censuses are indexed and these indexes and images can be found on the Internet. This is the easiest way to find information about your ancestors.

Availability[edit | edit source]

Nebraska: Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules[1][2][3]
Exact Date Population Schedules Veterans/ Pensioners Slave Owners Mortality Agricultural Industrial/ Manufacturers 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[5] - Exist Exist Exist Exist - -


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), 35, 36, and 45.
  2. ↑ William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 206-10.
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide, The Census Book: A Genealogists Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999), 113-14.
  4. ↑ Only for Indian schedules taken along with Federal population schedules.
  5. ↑ In 1860 Fort Union and Fort Alexander (present-day Montana) were in Nebraska Territory, but were enumerated in the 1860 census with Dakota Territory.


In 1860, Nebraska Territory encompassed most of present-day Nebraska and parts of the present-day states of Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Colorado. The 1860 Nebraska Territory non-population schedules have mixed coverage.

Published transcripts for 35 of the 48 counties in the 1870 census are available.

A street index for the city of Omaha that can help you use the 1910 census is on Family History Library fiche 6331481.

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are at the Nebraska State Historical Society at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/. The National Archives and the Family History Library have copies on microfilm. The library also has copies of published indexes for the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 schedules.

Mortality Schedules 1850-1888

Territorial and State Censuses[edit | edit source]

1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869 Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska. The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties, were published in: The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record, vols. 13-22, 1932-44 (Family History Library film 162018). The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses. The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.

The 1854, 1855, and 1856 Nebraska territorial censuses have been transcribed, indexed, and published in: Cox, Eunice Evelyn. 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses. Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977. (Family History Library book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283.)

1885 The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska, which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the state Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886 and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.

1913-1914 A detailed census of German immigrants from Russia living in Lincoln was taken for Nebraska. The information is similar to that found in the 1900 census, but the town or colony of birth is also given. It is arranged by street. (Family History Library film 833157.)

Online Population Schedule Indexes and Images[edit | edit source]

Online Census Population Indexes and Images Available for Nebraska

Free

Free at Some Libraries

(Use these links for access when at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers)

Pay 
Year   Index Images Index Images Index Images
1854

Ancestry
Ancestry
1855

Ancestry
Ancestry
1856

Ancestry
Ancestry
1860 FamilySearch   Ancestry HeritageQuest Footnote Ancestry HeritageQuest Footnote Ancestry Footnote Ancestry Footnote
1870 FamilySearch FamilySearch Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry Ancestry
1880 FamilySearch
Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry Ancestry
1885

Ancestry
Ancestry
1900 FamilySearch FamilySearch Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry Ancestry
1910

Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry Ancestry
1920  
Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry HeritageQuest Ancestry Ancestry
1930

Ancestry Footnote Ancestry HeritageQuest Footnote Ancestry Footnote Ancestry  Footnote

United States Censuses 1850-1920—Free Internet census indexes 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes are also linked to census images (for 1850, 1870, and 1900) which show every name listed and each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. Registered FamilySearch users can access 1880 census images by logging in and entering through the "Advanced Search" feature of FamilySearch.

Ancestry ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to all available federal census population, veterans, slave, and mortality schedules from 1790 to 1930.

HeritageQuest, an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population and slave schedules from 1790 to 1930, and indexes to some but not all.

Footnote ($), a subscription Internet site has indexes and images to the 1860 and 1930 censuses for some states.

Census Online

Genealogy Today This site offers a selection of both free and fee-based databases. The name indexes of all fee-based databases can be searched without a subscription.

Access Genealogy

Mortality Schedules

References[edit | edit source]

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

This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Some subscription websites are available for free at your local FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library.

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