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==Online Federal Censuses==
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]
===Population Schedules===
*{{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}} — index and images
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>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8925 Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907] Index and images ($)
Oklahoma was admitted to the United States as the 46th state on 16 Nov 1907. So in the 1900 Census, it would be listed as Oklahoma Territory.  
*[http://www.okhistory.org/research/1890 OHS 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census] Index.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1059 U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940], ($), index
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8810 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959], ($), index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2976 U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914], ($), index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1241 U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914], ($), index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2398 U.S., Cherokee Baker Roll and Records, 1924-1929], ($), index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4663 Oklahoma Osage Tribe Roll, 1921], ($), index
*[http://www.okhistory.org/research/reliefcensus Unemployment Relief Census of 1933], index
 
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
 
<br>  
 
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Oklahoma Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Oklahoma State Censuses Online===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8925 Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907] Index and images ($)
*[http://www.okhistory.org/research/1890 OHS 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census] Index.
 
=== Online Oklahoma indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Oklahoma}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
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| {{FHL|1037508|title-id|disp=1930}}
| {{FHL|641563|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|555224|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
| {{FHL|655844|title-id|disp=1900 Indian Territory}}
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
 
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
 
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#oklahoma 1910 T624]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-02.html#oklahoma Soundex T1273]
|{{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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| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#oklahoma 1900 T623]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-05.html#oklahoma Soundex T1066]
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#oklahoma 1920 T625]&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282155234914_935" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282155234914_56" />and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-05.html#oklahoma Soundex M1582]
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===Non-Population Schedules for Oklahoma===
'''1860.''' The "Indian Lands" (Oklahoma) non-Indian population schedules are at the very end of Family History Library {{FHL|704521|title-id|disp=film 803054}} (M653 roll 52) after Yell County, Arkansas. This census and a published index are available at the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]], the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Family History Library.
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Oklahoma, [[Oklahoma Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
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|1890
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|Veterans
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Free'''
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
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|1860
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|Slave Owner (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands)
| align="center" width="45%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|1860
| '''1890'''
|Mortality (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands)
| width="20%" | Veterans
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| '''1860'''
| Slave owner (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands)
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| '''1860'''
| Mortality (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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*'''1933''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20273/oklahoma-unemployed-relief-census-1933?s=275764761 Oklahoma, Unemployed Relief Census, 1933] at MyHeritage — index($)


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
==== Microfilm images  ====
*[[Oklahoma Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Oklahoma]]


 
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==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
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>
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| {{FHL|144576|title-id|disp=Civil War Union veterans and their widows, 1890}}
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| &nbsp;{{FHL|778921|title-id|disp=Flint district Che<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282320113279_157" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282320113279_852" />rokee census&nbsp;and emigrants,1852}}
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|1907
| {{FHL|234549|title-id|disp=Census and school records, 1879-1943}}
|Territorial (Seminole County), all household members
| {{FHL|669922|title-id|disp=1851 Cherokee Old Settlers' annuity roll}}
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8925/ Ancestry] ($)
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|1890
| {{FHL|607267|title-id|disp=1878 annuity rolls&nbsp;of Chickasaw Nation}}
|Territorial (Select counties), all household members
| {{FHL|778920|title-id|disp=Cherokee Nation east, roll of 1835}}
|at {{FSC|126946|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8925/ Ancestry] ($)<br>
at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20692/1890-oklahoma-territorial-census?s=275764761  MyHeritage] ($) <br>
at [https://www.okhistory.org/research/1890 Oklahoma Historical Society]
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| {{FHL|51409|title-id|disp=Cherokee census rolls, 1880}}
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== Other Census Images ==
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Many other&nbsp;Indian census rolls and records are located at the Family History Library.&nbsp; See {{FHL|549737|subject-id|disp=Oklahoma - Census}} in the FamilySearch Catalog for a list of these records. For an index also see the web site: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php]&nbsp;
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Oklahoma, [[Oklahoma Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State and territorial censuses  ===
 
Oklahoma often took censuses in the years before and between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.
 
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| {{FSC|144576|title-id|disp=Civil War Union veterans and their widows, 1890}}
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" | '''Oklahoma (and Indian Territory) state, territorial, colonial censuses'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 95-96.</ref><ref>Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 52.</ref>
|  {{FSC|778921|title-id|disp=Flint district Cherokee census and emigrants,1852}}
| {{FSC|234549|title-id|disp=Census and school records, 1879-1943}}
| {{FSC|669922|title-id|disp=1851 Cherokee Old Settlers' annuity roll}}
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| {{FSC|607267|title-id|disp=1878 annuity rolls of Chickasaw Nation}}
| align="center" width="90" bgcolor="#99cc99" | '''Exact Date'''
| {{FSC|778920|title-id|disp=Cherokee Nation east, roll of 1835}}
| align="center" width="600" bgcolor="#99cc99" | '''Population Schedules'''
| {{FSC|51409|title-id|disp=Cherokee census rolls, 1880}}
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1059/ U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940] ($) at Ancestry
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8810/ Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959] ($) at Ancestry
| align="left" | '''1907'''  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2976/ U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914] ($) at Ancestry
| align="left" | Statistical State Census
|*'''1898-1914''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60543 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1241/ U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914] ($) at Ancestry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2398/ U.S., Cherokee Baker Roll and Records, 1924-1929] ($) at Ancestry
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4663/ Oklahoma Osage Tribe Roll, 1921] ($) at Ancestry
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1890 '''Jun
|[https://www.okhistory.org/research/reliefcensus Unemployed Relief Census of 1933] at Oklahoma Historical Society
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{FHL|126946|title-id|disp=Territorial Census}}: for the counties of Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne, and Beaver only.
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==Why Use the Census?==
*'''1890 territorial census.''' A card index is available at the Oklahoma State Historical Society. A helpful source for locating families in this census is Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory: For the Year Commencing August 1st, 1890 (see the “[[Oklahoma Directories|Directories]]” section of this Oklahoma Wiki article)
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
*'''1880'''&nbsp;&nbsp;The Cherokee Nation 1880 census covering the Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Flint, Going Snake, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah and Tahlequah districts is for Indians only. This also includes census rolls of various years of Delaware Indians holding citizenship in the Cherokee Nation. {{FHL|51409|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 989204. }}&nbsp;The Cherokee Nation 1880 Indian census is indexed on the Internet at: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php]&nbsp; This index does not include census images.<br>
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
 
*Sex
=== Historical Background  ===
*Age
 
*Color
Many special censuses were taken in Oklahoma, especially censuses of Indians. For more information about these, see the [[Oklahoma Census#State.2C_territorial.2C_and_colonial_censuses|State, territorial, and colonial censuses]] section above. For information on censuses of specific Indian Tribes, see [[Indians of Oklahoma|Indians of Oklahoma]].
*Nativity
 
*Place of birth of this person
In 1819 Arkansas Territory (including most of what is now Oklahoma) was created from the southern part of the Missouri Territory.
*Place of birth of Father of this person
 
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
'''1820. '''Some general white settlememt had started in what is now the far southeast corner of Oklahoma. They were counted on the census of Miller County, Arkansas, which included parts of what is now Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. But these population schedules are lost.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, {{FHL|545087|title-id|disp=''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920''}} (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 275.</ref>
*Period of Residence
 
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
In 1828 the western boundary of Arkansas was established, separating the Indian Territory (to become Oklahoma) from what had been Arkansas Territory and including part of the southern edge of what had been Missouri Territory.<ref>Ibid., 275-76.</ref>
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
 
*Regular occupation
At first, some white settlers departed when the area was set aside for the Indians. After Indian government proved effective, more whites began to settle in Indian Territory.
*Military service
 
'''1830-1850. '''No other federal censuses were taken in present-day Oklahoma in 1830, 1840, or 1850.
 
'''1860.''' The non-Indians of what is now Oklahoma were counted in 1860 in what were called the Indian Lands of Arkansas Territory.<ref name="three">Ibid., 276, and {{FHL|704360|title-id|disp=''The 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses: Catalog of National Archives Microfilm, rev. ed.''}} (Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1993), 26.</ref>&nbsp; This census does not list Indians, but lists free and slave inhabitants in the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole nations. The slave schedules provide the names of slave owners, but not the names of slaves.
 
'''1870. '''No census available.<br>
 
'''1880.''' All non-Indian and most Indian schedules are lost. Only the Cherokee Indian schedules survive.<ref name="four">Thorndale and Dollarhide, 277, and FamilySearch Catalog entry for the title "{{FHL|51409|title-id|disp=Cherokee census rolls, 1880}}".</ref>
 
'''1890. '''The population schedules were destroyed. The special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows survives for both the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.<ref name="five">Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, {{FHL|1011178|title-id|disp=''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, 3rd ed.''}} (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2000), 37, and the Family History Catalog entry for the title "{{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=Schedules enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War}}".</ref>
 
In addition to the federal censuses, a separate census was taken in 1890 of the Oklahoma Territory. Censuses exist for Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne and Beaver counties. This includes information on the entire household but is incomplete for some areas.&nbsp;
 
'''1900. '''Oklahoma was split between Indian Territory to the southeast, and Oklahoma Territory to the northwest on the 1900 census.<ref>Thorndale and Dollarhide, 278.</ref>&nbsp; The following map shows modern county boundaries and the division between Indian and Oklahoma&nbsp; territories.[[Image:Oklahoma1900.png]]
 
In 1907 Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory combined to become the state of Oklahoma.
 
'''1910, 1920, and 1930. '''Federal censuses of Oklahoma are available, and have been indexed for each of these years.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Oklahoma censuses, [[Oklahoma Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
 
=== Why use a census? ===
 
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.
 
=== More about censuses  ===
 
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
 
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[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]]


=== Sources and footnotes  ===
=== Sources and footnotes  ===

Revision as of 10:38, 2 December 2016

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Oklahoma Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Oklahoma Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Tips
  • If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
  • Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
  • Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
  • On the family group record show each person's census listings.
  • Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.


  • For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.

Oklahoma State Censuses Online[edit | edit source]

Online Oklahoma indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Oklahoma

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1910 and Soundex
1930 1900 and Soundex
1920 and Soundex 1900 Indian Territory


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 and Soundex T1273
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1066
1920 T625 and Soundex M1582
 

1860. The "Indian Lands" (Oklahoma) non-Indian population schedules are at the very end of Family History Library film 803054 (M653 roll 52) after Yell County, Arkansas. This census and a published index are available at the National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth), the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Family History Library.

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Oklahoma, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Oklahoma

Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Record Search Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1890 Veterans - - Link Link Link
1860 Slave owner (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands) - Link[1] Link Link Link
1860 Mortality (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands) - - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Civil War Union veterans and their widows, 1890  Flint district Cherokee census and emigrants,1852
Census and school records, 1879-1943 1851 Cherokee Old Settlers' annuity roll
1878 annuity rolls of Chickasaw Nation Cherokee Nation east, roll of 1835
Cherokee census rolls, 1880


Many other Indian census rolls and records are located at the Family History Library.  See Oklahoma - Census in the FamilySearch Catalog for a list of these records. For an index also see the web site: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php 

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Oklahoma, click here.

State and territorial censuses[edit | edit source]

Oklahoma often took censuses in the years before and between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.

Oklahoma (and Indian Territory) state, territorial, colonial censuses[2][3]
Exact Date Population Schedules
1907 Statistical State Census
1890 Jun Territorial Census: for the counties of Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne, and Beaver only.
  • 1890 territorial census. A card index is available at the Oklahoma State Historical Society. A helpful source for locating families in this census is Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory: For the Year Commencing August 1st, 1890 (see the “Directories” section of this Oklahoma Wiki article)
  • 1880  The Cherokee Nation 1880 census covering the Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Flint, Going Snake, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah and Tahlequah districts is for Indians only. This also includes census rolls of various years of Delaware Indians holding citizenship in the Cherokee Nation. FHL US/CAN Film 989204. The Cherokee Nation 1880 Indian census is indexed on the Internet at: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php  This index does not include census images.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Many special censuses were taken in Oklahoma, especially censuses of Indians. For more information about these, see the State, territorial, and colonial censuses section above. For information on censuses of specific Indian Tribes, see Indians of Oklahoma.

In 1819 Arkansas Territory (including most of what is now Oklahoma) was created from the southern part of the Missouri Territory.

1820. Some general white settlememt had started in what is now the far southeast corner of Oklahoma. They were counted on the census of Miller County, Arkansas, which included parts of what is now Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. But these population schedules are lost.[4]

In 1828 the western boundary of Arkansas was established, separating the Indian Territory (to become Oklahoma) from what had been Arkansas Territory and including part of the southern edge of what had been Missouri Territory.[5]

At first, some white settlers departed when the area was set aside for the Indians. After Indian government proved effective, more whites began to settle in Indian Territory.

1830-1850. No other federal censuses were taken in present-day Oklahoma in 1830, 1840, or 1850.

1860. The non-Indians of what is now Oklahoma were counted in 1860 in what were called the Indian Lands of Arkansas Territory.[6]  This census does not list Indians, but lists free and slave inhabitants in the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole nations. The slave schedules provide the names of slave owners, but not the names of slaves.

1870. No census available.

1880. All non-Indian and most Indian schedules are lost. Only the Cherokee Indian schedules survive.[7]

1890. The population schedules were destroyed. The special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows survives for both the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.[8]

In addition to the federal censuses, a separate census was taken in 1890 of the Oklahoma Territory. Censuses exist for Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne and Beaver counties. This includes information on the entire household but is incomplete for some areas. 

1900. Oklahoma was split between Indian Territory to the southeast, and Oklahoma Territory to the northwest on the 1900 census.[9]  The following map shows modern county boundaries and the division between Indian and Oklahoma  territories.Oklahoma1900.png

In 1907 Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory combined to become the state of Oklahoma.

1910, 1920, and 1930. Federal censuses of Oklahoma are available, and have been indexed for each of these years.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Oklahoma censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

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Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
  2. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 95-96.
  3. ↑ Henry J. Dubester, State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 52.
  4. ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 275.
  5. ↑ Ibid., 275-76.
  6. ↑ Ibid., 276, and The 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses: Catalog of National Archives Microfilm, rev. ed. (Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1993), 26.
  7. ↑ Thorndale and Dollarhide, 277, and FamilySearch Catalog entry for the title "Cherokee census rolls, 1880".
  8. ↑ Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, 3rd ed. (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2000), 37, and the Family History Catalog entry for the title "Schedules enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War".
  9. ↑ Thorndale and Dollarhide, 278.
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