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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>
Idaho became a territory of the United States in 1863 and admitted as the forty-third state on July 3, 1890. It will not appear on U.S. censuses before 1863.


====United States Federal Censuses with Online Links====
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3080 Oregon Territory Census, 1850] Index ($)
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WlRwmFcbYtddrDZCmyvGvTbhHmZLM3W14BA3zJD7qO4/edit#gid=676905024 1890 Reconstructed Census], identifies Idaho residents 1884-1895.<br><br>
 
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
*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 1900|1900]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
*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]].
 
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Idaho Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online Idaho indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Idaho}}
 
The 1890 federal census for Idaho was destroyed. However, the Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library is creating a list of [http://www.history.idaho.gov/idaho-1890-reconstructed-census 1890 Idaho residents] by indexing a variety of records, 1885-1894. This reconstructed list will substitute for the destroyed 1890 federal census.
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
| {{FHL|648372|title-id|disp=1910}}
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| {{FHL|1035336|title-id|disp=1930}}
| {{FHL|650116|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|670390|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|699190|title-id|disp=1870}}
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|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
| 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-03.html#idaho 1910 T624]&nbsp;
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#idaho 1900 T623&nbsp;]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-02.html#idaho Soundex T1042]
!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|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html#idaho 1920 T625]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-02.html#idaho Soundex M1558]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#idaho 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#idaho Soundex T745]
|{{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://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#idaho 1870 M653]
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===Non-Population Schedules for Idaho===
<br>
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 Idaho, [[Idaho Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="95%" align="center" border="1"
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Idaho'''</font>
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Free'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| 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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|1870
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality and Other
| align="center" width="40%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|at [https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/1870_Federal_Census_Non_Population_Schedules.pdf Idaho State Archives]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Idaho State Archives'''
| 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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|1870
| '''1880'''
|Mortality
| Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality, and Other
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | [http://history.idaho.gov/1880_Federal_Census_Non_Population_Schedules.pdf BookLink]  
| align="center" | -
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|1880
| '''1880'''
|Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality and Other
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|at [https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/1880_Federal_Census_Non_Population_Schedules.pdf Idaho State Archives]
| 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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|1880
| '''1870'''
|Mortality
| Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality, and Other
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | [http://history.idaho.gov/1870_Federal_Census_Non_Population_Schedules.pdf BookLink]  
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| '''1870'''
| Mortality
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| 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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==== Microfilm images  ====
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0"
|+ '''Microfilm Available from the Family History Library'''
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| {{FHL|744555|title-id|disp=Northern Idaho Indian census,&nbsp; 1938-1939}}
| {{FHL|750690|title-id|disp=Colville Indian census, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FHL|44370|title-id|disp=Coeur d'Alene Agency, census, 1919-1933}}
| {{FHL|750666|title-id|disp=Fort Hall Indian census, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FHL|747673|title-id|disp=Coeur d'Alene&nbsp;Indian census,1906,1910-1937}}
| {{FHL|739908|title-id|disp=Lemhi Agency Indian census, 1885-1906}}
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| {{FHL|747668|title-id|disp=Fort Lapwai Indian census, 1902-1933}}
| {{FHL|246129|title-id|disp=Nisqually and Skokomish census, 1885-1887}}
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| {{FHL|728373|title-id|disp=Nez Perce' Indian census, 1890-1901}}
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Idaho Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Idaho]]
*'''1890''' [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wQwLc0GEr0UkKTylwVPfi4h2pP4_75HW1EMQ-OzdYv4/edit#gid=1643209993 Reconstructed 1890 Idaho Census] at Idaho State Archives - index
*'''1890''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20270/idaho-reconstructed-census-1890?s=275764761 Idaho, Reconstructed Census, 1890] at MyHeritage — index ($)


==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>
'''There are no state censuses for Idaho.'''


===Idaho Included in Territorial Censuses ===
====1856 Utah Territorial Census====
The 1856 territorial census of Utah included the former "Malad County" whose boundaries are now partly in Idaho, and the former "Green River County" now part of Wyoming. Cache County may also have included a few resident of far southern Idaho. Caution: this census was padded. Most listings are correct, but some were repeated, and in a few cases deceased people were listed.<ref>See Bryan Lee Dilts, ''1856 Utah Census Index: An Every-Name Index'' (Salt Lake City, UT : Index Pub., 1983), xvi-xvii. {{FSC|175091|item|disp=FS Catalog book 979.2 X22d}}; {{WorldCat|10123360|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref><br>
*'''1856''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3576/ Utah, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1850-1890 (includes 1856)] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1856''' {{FSC|12915|item|disp=1856 Utah Census Returns}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


====1860 Utah Territorial Census====
The Cache County, Utah Territory federal census included a few residents on the Idaho side of the border near Bear Lake. The panhandle part of Idaho was part of Spokane County, Washington Territory but does not seem to have had any white residents.
*'''1860''' {{RecordSearch|1473181|United States Census, 1860}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Census, 1860 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry] ($)


== Other Census Images ==
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|+ '''Microfilm available from the National Archives'''
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| {{FSC|744555|title-id|disp=Northern Idaho Indian census,  1938-1939}}
| [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/idaho.html 1935 Census of Business]
| {{FSC|750690|title-id|disp=Colville Indian census, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FSC|44370|title-id|disp=Coeur d'Alene Agency, census, 1919-1933}}
| {{FSC|750666|title-id|disp=Fort Hall Indian census, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FSC|747673|title-id|disp=Coeur d'Alene Indian census,1906,1910-1937}}
| {{FSC|739908|title-id|disp=Lemhi Agency Indian census, 1885-1906}}
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| {{FSC|747668|title-id|disp=Fort Lapwai Indian census, 1902-1933}}
| {{FSC|246129|title-id|disp=Nisqually and Skokomish census, 1885-1887}}
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| {{FSC|728373|title-id|disp=Nez Perce' Indian census, 1890-1901}}
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Idaho, [[Idaho Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
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|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
| bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''State or Territory Censuses of Idaho'''
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| align="left" | '''1856'''
| align="left" | Malad County (part of the 1856 Utah Territory census)<ref name="BLDilts" />
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==Why Use the Census?==
The area that is now [[Idaho Genealogy|Idaho]] was for some years included in the federal censuses under the name of other territories:
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
*'''1870 and later''' in Idaho Territory or State<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)[[{{Thorndale}}]], 93.</ref>
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*'''1860''' Washington Territory (for Idaho residents, if any, see the Spokane County, Washington census)</ref>
*Sex
*'''1850''' Oregon Territory (no known white residents in what is now Idaho)<ref>Thorndale and Dollarhide, 281.</ref>
*Age
 
*Color
Also, in '''1860''' and '''1870''' a few households on thin slices of far southern Idaho were included in the federal censuses of Cache County, and possibly Box Elder County, Utah.</ref>
*Nativity
 
*Place of birth of this person
Also, the '''1856 territorial census''' of Utah included residents in "Malad County" and the northern part of Cache County who lived on the south edge of Idaho.<ref name="BLDilts" />
*Place of birth of Father of this person
 
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
Idaho itself did not take any state or territorial censuses of its residents.
*Period of Residence
 
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
 
*Regular occupation
For a list of available and missing Idaho censuses, [[Idaho Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
*Military service
 
=== 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  ===


{{reflist}}


==References==
{{USCensus}}


{{reflist}}




[[Category:Idaho Census Records]]
[[Category:Idaho Census Records]]
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Revision as of 22:54, 20 November 2017

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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 Idaho indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Idaho

The 1890 federal census for Idaho was destroyed. However, the Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library is creating a list of 1890 Idaho residents by indexing a variety of records, 1885-1894. This reconstructed list will substitute for the destroyed 1890 federal census.

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1910
1930 1900 and Soundex
1920 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex
1870


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1042
1920 T625 and Soundex M1558 1880 T9 and Soundex T745
1870 M653


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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Idaho

Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Idaho State Archives Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1880 Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality, and Other BookLink - - - -
1880 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1870 Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality, and Other BookLink - - - -
1870 Mortality - - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Microfilm Available from the Family History Library
Northern Idaho Indian census,  1938-1939 Colville Indian census, 1885-1939
Coeur d'Alene Agency, census, 1919-1933 Fort Hall Indian census, 1885-1939
Coeur d'Alene Indian census,1906,1910-1937 Lemhi Agency Indian census, 1885-1906
Fort Lapwai Indian census, 1902-1933 Nisqually and Skokomish census, 1885-1887
Nez Perce' Indian census, 1890-1901



Microfilm available from the National Archives
1935 Census of Business

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

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

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

State or Territory Censuses of Idaho
1856 Malad County (part of the 1856 Utah Territory census)[1]

The area that is now Idaho was for some years included in the federal censuses under the name of other territories:

  • 1870 and later in Idaho Territory or State[2]
  • 1860 Washington Territory (for Idaho residents, if any, see the Spokane County, Washington census)</ref>
  • 1850 Oregon Territory (no known white residents in what is now Idaho)[3]

Also, in 1860 and 1870 a few households on thin slices of far southern Idaho were included in the federal censuses of Cache County, and possibly Box Elder County, Utah.</ref>

Also, the 1856 territorial census of Utah included residents in "Malad County" and the northern part of Cache County who lived on the south edge of Idaho.[1]

Idaho itself did not take any state or territorial censuses of its residents.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Idaho 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BLDilts
  2. ↑ William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987)[[Template:Thorndale]], 93.
  3. ↑ Thorndale and Dollarhide, 281.
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