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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]]  
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.  
*{{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=3559 Nebraska, Compiled Census Index, 1854-1870], ($)
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1668 Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885] Index and images. ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1810728|Nebraska, State Census, 1885}} Index and images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6585 Nebraska, State Census, 1885] Index and images. ($)
*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/censindx.html Census Records of Nebraska from Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record]. <br><br>
 
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| width="44%" | __TOC__
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
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*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]].
|Nebraska not enumerated.
 
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
|{{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]
=== Nebraska State Censuses Online===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1668 Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885] Index and images. ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1810728|Nebraska, State Census, 1885}} Index and images.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6585 Nebraska, State Census, 1885] Index and images. ($)
=== Online Nebraska indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Nebraska}}
 
=== 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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|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| {{FHL|638153|title-id|disp=1910}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| {{FHL|698908|title-id|disp=1870&nbsp;}}
!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]]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|1037448|title-id|disp=1930}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|637409|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|705444|title-id|disp=1860}}
|{{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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| {{FHL|576337|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
| {{FHL|676486|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
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===Non-Population Schedules for Nebraska===
<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;"
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="700"
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
! 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
|-
|1890
|Veterans
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Defective
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1870
|Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1870
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1860
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1860
| 1940 N/A
|Industry
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#nebraska 1910 T624]&nbsp;
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#nebraska 1870 M593]
|-
|-
|1860
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
|Agriculture
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#nebraska 1900 T623&nbsp;]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-04.html#nebraska Soundex T1057]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#nebraska 1860 M653]
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#nebraska 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-04.html#nebraska Soundex M1573]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#nebraska 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#nebraska Soundex T760]
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
<br>
*[[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Nebraska]]
 
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.
 
=== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ===
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Nebraska, [[Nebraska Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  
 
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
=== Online indexes and images  ===
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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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
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|1917
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Nebraska'''</font>
|State (Cass County), names of household members
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
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|1898
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|State (Gage County), names of household members
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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|1885
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|State, names of household members
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Type'''
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810728 FamilySearch]
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6585/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
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|1884
| '''1890'''
|State (Madison)
| width="20%" | Veterans
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
|1878-1879
| '''1885'''
|State (Lancaster County), names of household members
| width="20%" | Mortality
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
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|1876-1882
| '''1880'''
|State (Cass County), names of household members
| width="20%" | Defective
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
|-
|-
|1875
| '''1880'''
|State (Lancaster County), names of household members
| width="20%" | Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1874
| '''1880'''
|State (Jefferson, Kearney and Lancaster Counties)
| width="20%" | Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com]- Lancaster County only ($)
| align="center" | -
contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
|1872
| '''1880'''
|State (Dawson County), head of household
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1870'''
|State (Lancaster County)
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
|1869
| '''1870'''
|State (Butler and Stanton Counties)
| Mortality
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1865
| '''1870'''
|State (Butler, Cuming, Lancaster, Otoe)
| width="20%" | Industry
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
|1864
| '''1870'''
|State (Cedar County)
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
|1858
| '''1860'''
|City (Nebraska City, Otoe County), head of household
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
|1856
| '''1860'''
|Territorial (Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, Lancaster, Clay, Dodge, Platte, Cuming, Douglas, Washington, Burt, and Dakota counties), head of household
| Mortality
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1855
| '''1860'''
|Territorial (Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, Douglas, Washington, and Dodge counties), head of household
| width="20%" | Industry
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
|1854
| '''1860'''
|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
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
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== Other Census Images ==
=== Microfilm images  ===
 
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| {{FSC|746218|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Winnebago, 1904-1939}}  
| {{FHL|746218|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Winnebago, 1904-1939}}
| {{FHL|279887|title-id|disp=Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1880}}
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| {{FSC|744742|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Yankton, 1885-1931}}  
| {{FHL|744742|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Yankton, 1885-1931}}
| {{FHL|279984|title-id|disp=Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1870}}
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| {{FSC|744694|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Santee, 1885-1917}}  
| {{FHL|744694|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Santee, 1885-1917}}
| {{FHL|280055|title-id|disp=Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1860}}
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| {{FSC|264147|title-id|disp=Census records, Winnebago, 1869-1929}}  
| {{FHL|264147|title-id|disp=Census records, Winnebago, 1869-1929}}  
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==Why Use the Census?==
<br>
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
Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are also located at the Nebraska State Historical Society at [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ http://www.nebraskahistory.org/].
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
 
*Sex
=== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ===
*Age
 
*Color
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Nebraska, [[Nebraska Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
*Nativity
 
*Place of birth of this person
=== State and territorial censuses  ===
*Place of birth of Father of this person
 
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
Nebraska often 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.
*Period of Residence
 
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*'''1917 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*'''1898 '''Counties: Gage <ref name="npcr" />
*Regular occupation
*'''1885''' Counties: Extant for all counties except Blaine and Chase. <ref name="npcr" />
*Military service
*'''1884 '''Counties: Madison <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1882 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1881 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1880 '''Counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1879 '''Counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1878 '''counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1877 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1876 '''Counties: Cass, Frontier, Sarpy (Richardson Precinct) <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1875 '''Counties: Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1874 '''Counties: Jefferson, Kearney, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1872 '''Counties: Dawson <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1870''' Counties: Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1869''' Counties: Butler, Stanton <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1865''' Counties: Butler, Cumings, Lancaster (Saltillo and Lancaster Precincts), Otoe <ref name="newh" /><ref name="npcr" />
*'''1864 '''Counties: Cedar <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1858 '''Counties: Otoe (Nebraska City) <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1856''' Counties:&nbsp;&nbsp;Burt, Cass, Clay, Cumings, Dakota, Dodge (Northern and Southern Districts),&nbsp;Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Platte, Richardson, Washington &nbsp;<ref name="newh" /> <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1855''' Counties: Cass (census and index), Dodge, Douglas, Franklin (records and index), Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson <ref name="newh" /><ref name="npcr" />
*'''1854 '''all 6 districts <ref name="newh">State Census Register: State and County Census Register Located at the Family History Library. (Salt Lake City: FHL, 2005), 2: 771-8.</ref> <ref name="npcr">“Nebraska Population Census Records at the Nebraska State Historical Society [Internet site]” at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ (accessed 3 Jan 2010).</ref>
 
*'''1913-1914''' A detailed census of [[Germans from Russia|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.)
*'''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.
*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 {{FHL|183518|title-id|disp=book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283}}.)
*'''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:[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/censindx.html ''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.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Nebraska censuses, [[Nebraska 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  ===
=== More about censuses  ===


See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  


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  • 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.

Nebraska State Censuses Online[edit | edit source]

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Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
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1920 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624  1870 M593
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1057 1860 M653
1920 T625 and Soundex M1573 1880 T9 and Soundex T760


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.

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

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Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Indian census rolls, Winnebago, 1904-1939 Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1880
Indian census rolls, Yankton, 1885-1931 Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1870
Indian census rolls, Santee, 1885-1917 Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1860
Census records, Winnebago, 1869-1929


Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are also located at the Nebraska State Historical Society at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/.

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

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

State and territorial censuses[edit | edit source]

Nebraska often 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.

  • 1917 Counties: Cass [1]
  • 1898 Counties: Gage [1]
  • 1885 Counties: Extant for all counties except Blaine and Chase. [1]
  • 1884 Counties: Madison [1]
  • 1882 Counties: Cass [1]
  • 1881 Counties: Cass [1]
  • 1880 Counties: Cass, Lancaster [1]
  • 1879 Counties: Cass, Lancaster [1]
  • 1878 counties: Cass, Lancaster [1]
  • 1877 Counties: Cass [1]
  • 1876 Counties: Cass, Frontier, Sarpy (Richardson Precinct) [1]
  • 1875 Counties: Lancaster [1]
  • 1874 Counties: Jefferson, Kearney, Lancaster [1]
  • 1872 Counties: Dawson [1]
  • 1870 Counties: Lancaster [1]
  • 1869 Counties: Butler, Stanton [1]
  • 1865 Counties: Butler, Cumings, Lancaster (Saltillo and Lancaster Precincts), Otoe [2][1]
  • 1864 Counties: Cedar [1]
  • 1858 Counties: Otoe (Nebraska City) [1]
  • 1856 Counties:  Burt, Cass, Clay, Cumings, Dakota, Dodge (Northern and Southern Districts), Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Platte, Richardson, Washington  [2] [1]
  • 1855 Counties: Cass (census and index), Dodge, Douglas, Franklin (records and index), Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson [2][1]
  • 1854 all 6 districts [2] [1]
  • 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.)
  • 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.
  • 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.)
  • 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.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Nebraska 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]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

Sources and footnotes[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 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 “Nebraska Population Census Records at the Nebraska State Historical Society [Internet site]” at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ (accessed 3 Jan 2010).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 State Census Register: State and County Census Register Located at the Family History Library. (Salt Lake City: FHL, 2005), 2: 771-8.
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