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==Online Federal Censuses==
=== Online Resources ===
===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>
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]
Oregon was admitted to the United States as the 33rd state on 14 Feb 1859. So in the 1850 Census, the place will be listed as Oregon Territory.  
*{{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}} — index and images
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3569 Oregon Compiled Census Index, 1841-90] ($)
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3080 Oregon Territory Census, 1850] Index ($)
 
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| width="44%" | __TOC__
| 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 each person's census listings.  
*Study 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, [[Oregon Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
|}
 
=== Online Oregon indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Oregon}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="700" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''Oregon Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library]]'''
|-
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| {{FHL|1037509|item}} 1930
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| {{FHL|640355|item}} 1910
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| {{FHL|676507|item}} 1880 and Soundex
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| {{FHL|706371|item}} 1860
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|555227|item}} 1920 and Soundex
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|641584|item}} 1900 and Soundex
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|698916|item}} 1870
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|706371|item}} 1850
|{{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]
 
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{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="700" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''Oregon Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#oregon 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-05.html#oregon Soundex T1067]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#oregon 1860 M653]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
|-
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| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#oregon 1920 T625] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-05.html#oregon Soundex M1583]  
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#oregon 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#oregon Soundex T768]  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#oregon 1850 M432]
|{{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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| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#oregon 1910 T624]
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#oregon 1870 M593]
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|}


===Non-Population Schedules for Oregon===
<br>
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Oregon, [[Oregon Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
{| width="77%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Oregon'''</font>
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|-
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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|-
|1890
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|Veterans
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
|1880
| '''1890'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Veterans
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
| 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]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1880'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1860
| '''1870'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
| 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]
|-
|-
|1850
| '''1860'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
| 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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| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| 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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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
==== Microfilm images  ====
*[[Oregon Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Oregon]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="700" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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>
|+ Indian Census Rolls
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>
|-
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
| {{FHL|750657|item}} Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923]  
| {{FHL|726988|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1886-1889]
|-
|-
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| {{FHL|727118|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1907-1937]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| {{FHL|726986|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1885-1889]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|-
|1859
| {{FHL|726853|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1898-1906
|Territorial (Clatsop and Umpqua Counties)
| {{FHL|750661|item}} Indian census rolls, Grand Ronde, 1885-1914
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1858
| {{FHL|727014|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1892, 1893, 1896
|Territorial (select counties)
| {{FHL|116331|item}} Tribal Census Information, 1877-1952
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1857
| {{FHL|727016|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1887
|Territorial (select counties)
|  
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|}
 
<br>
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Oregon, [[Oregon Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State and territorial censuses  ===
 
Oregon took censuses in the years 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.
 
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" width="100%"
|-
|-
|1856
| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''State and Territorial Censuses of Oregon'''
|Territorial (select counties)
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1855
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1905'''
|Territorial (Coos, Jackson)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State census Baker, Lane, Linn and Marion counties <ref name="lain">Ann S. Lainhart, ''State Census Records'' ''State Census Records'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992) [{{Lainha}}], 97-98. {{WorldCat|26517040}}</ref> <ref name="Lenz">Connie Miller Lenzen, ''Research in Oregon'' '' Research in Oregon]'' (Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Association, 2007), 16-17. {{WorldCat|175301069}} ▲ {{FHL|321987|item}} Book 979.5 D27L 1992</ref>
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1854
| align="left" | '''1895'''
|Territorial (Benton, Claptsop, Jackson)
| align="left" | State census Linn, Morrow, Multnomah, Marion counties <ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1853
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1885'''
|Territorial (select counties)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State census Linn and Umatilla counties only <ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1850
| align="left" | '''1875'''
|Territorial
| align="left" | State census Umatilla county <ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3080/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|-
|1849
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1870'''
|Territorial (select counties), males over 21
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State census Umatilla county <ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1845-6
| align="left" | '''1865'''
|Territorial (Tuality)
| align="left" | State census Benton, Columbia, Marion and Umatilla counties <ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1845
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1859'''
|Territorial (select counties)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial census Clatsop, Umpqua (now Douglas)&nbsp;counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1843
| align="left" | '''1858'''
|Territorial, Elijah White Census  
| align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Umpqua (now Douglas) counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" /> <ref name="jack 2">Ronald Vern Jackson, Scott D. Rosenkilde, W. David Samuelsen,'' Oregon Census Records 1951-1859]'' (North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Systems, 1984) {{WorldCat|13235027}}</ref>
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|1842
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1857'''
|Territorial, persons living south of the Columbia River
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Tillamook, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|at {{FSC|91051|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
|-
|-
|}
| align="left" | '''1856'''
 
| align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Curry, Polk, and Washington counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
== Other Census Images ==
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="700" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ Indian Census Rolls
|-
|-
| {{FSC|750657|item}} Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855'''
| {{FSC|726988|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1886-1889]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial census Coos and Jackson counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|-
|-
| {{FSC|727118|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1907-1937]
| align="left" | '''1854'''
| {{FSC|726986|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1885-1889]
| align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, and Jackson counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|-
|-
| {{FSC|726853|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1898-1906
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1853'''
| {{FSC|750661|item}} Indian census rolls, Grand Ronde, 1885-1914
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Marion, Polk, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington and counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|-
|-
| {{FSC|727014|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1892, 1893, 1896
| align="left" | '''1849'''
| {{FSC|116331|item}} Tribal Census Information, 1877-1952
| align="left" | Apportionment Census of Males over 21 --Benton, Champoeg, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (Washington State), Linn, Polk, Tualatin, Vancouver (Washington State), and Yamhill counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|-
|-
| {{FSC|727016|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1887
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1845-46'''
|  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Tualaty county (now Washington State)<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|-
|-
|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
| align="left" | '''1845'''  
|
| align="left" | Champoeg (now Marion), Clackamas, Clatsop, and Yamhill<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1842'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | [http://bluebook.state.or.us/notable/notwhite.htm Elijah White Census] (persons living south of the Columbia River)<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
|}
|}


<br>
===== Census Subtitute  =====
 
1836-1837 Slacum's Report on Oregon. Print copy in the ''Oregon Historical Quarterly''] Vol 13: Jun 1912, 175-224. {{WorldCat|1714620}} ▲ {{FHL|979.5 B2h v. 13|book}} <ref name="Lenz" />  
 
Copies of state and territorial censuses are available at the [http://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives]. Most state and territorial censuses 1842-1859 are available at the Family History Library: } ''Provisional and territorial census record of Oregon, 1842-1859'' (Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Archives, 1970) {{FHL|91051|item}} Film 899786.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Oregon censuses, [[Oregon Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
=== 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  ===


==Why Use the Census?==
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  
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


:*[[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]]


=== References  ===
=== References  ===

Revision as of 15:47, 2 December 2016

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Oregon Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Oregon Background
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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.

Online Oregon indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Oregon

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Oregon Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
FHL Collection 1930 FHL Collection 1910 FHL Collection 1880 and Soundex FHL Collection 1860
FHL Collection 1920 and Soundex FHL Collection 1900 and Soundex FHL Collection 1870 FHL Collection 1850


Oregon Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1067 1860 M653
1920 T625 and Soundex M1583 1880 T9 and Soundex T768 1850 M432
1910 T624 1870 M593


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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Oregon

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
1880 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality - - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Indian Census Rolls
FHL Collection Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923] FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1886-1889]
FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1907-1937] FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1885-1889]
FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1898-1906 FHL Collection Indian census rolls, Grand Ronde, 1885-1914
FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1892, 1893, 1896 FHL Collection Tribal Census Information, 1877-1952
FHL Collection Klamath Agency census, 1887


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

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

State and territorial censuses[edit | edit source]

Oregon took censuses in the years 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.

State and Territorial Censuses of Oregon
1905 State census Baker, Lane, Linn and Marion counties [1] [2]
1895 State census Linn, Morrow, Multnomah, Marion counties [1] [2]
1885 State census Linn and Umatilla counties only [1] [2]
1875 State census Umatilla county [1] [2]
1870 State census Umatilla county [1] [2]
1865 State census Benton, Columbia, Marion and Umatilla counties [1] [2]
1859 Territorial census Clatsop, Umpqua (now Douglas) counties[1] [2]
1858 Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Umpqua (now Douglas) counties[1] [2] [3]
1857 Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Tillamook, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington counties[1] [2]
1856 Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Curry, Polk, and Washington counties[1] [2]
1855 Territorial census Coos and Jackson counties[1] [2]
1854 Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, and Jackson counties[1] [2]
1853 Territorial census Benton, Marion, Polk, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington and counties[1] [2]
1849 Apportionment Census of Males over 21 --Benton, Champoeg, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (Washington State), Linn, Polk, Tualatin, Vancouver (Washington State), and Yamhill counties[1] [2]
1845-46 Tualaty county (now Washington State)[1] [2]
1845 Champoeg (now Marion), Clackamas, Clatsop, and Yamhill[1] [2]
1842 Elijah White Census (persons living south of the Columbia River)[1] [2]
Census Subtitute[edit | edit source]

1836-1837 Slacum's Report on Oregon. Print copy in the Oregon Historical Quarterly] Vol 13: Jun 1912, 175-224. WorldCat 1714620 ▲ FHL 979.5 B2h v. 13 [2]

Copies of state and territorial censuses are available at the Oregon State Archives. Most state and territorial censuses 1842-1859 are available at the Family History Library: } Provisional and territorial census record of Oregon, 1842-1859 (Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Archives, 1970) FHL Collection Film 899786.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Oregon 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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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992) [[[:Template:Lainha]]], 97-98. WorldCat 26517040
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Connie Miller Lenzen, Research in Oregon Research in Oregon] (Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Association, 2007), 16-17. WorldCat 175301069 ▲ FHL Collection Book 979.5 D27L 1992
  3. ↑ Ronald Vern Jackson, Scott D. Rosenkilde, W. David Samuelsen, Oregon Census Records 1951-1859] (North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Systems, 1984) WorldCat 13235027
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