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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]]  
Washington was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state on 11 Nov 1889. However, it appeared in the 1850 Census as Oregon territory and the 1860-1880 Censuses as Washington terrritory.
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ Washington State Digital Archives, Census, 1847-1910]
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ Washington State Digital Archives, Colville Reservation Census]
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3579 Washington, Compiled Census Index, 1850-90], ($), index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1018 Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892] Index and images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3080 Oregon Territory Census, 1850] Index and images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2973 U.S., Schedules of Special Census of Indians, 1880] ($)
 
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="70%"
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| width="44%" | __TOC__
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[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:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[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.
*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]].
 
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Washington Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
|}
 
=== County Maps for Washington ===
 
{{Tip|<center>Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search.<br>Click for [[Washington Census Tips|more census tips.]]</center>}}<br>
*[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ ''Washington Historical Counties''] interactive map at Newberry Library site (Free) Enter the census year and '''Refresh Map'''
 
*[http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/1895/wa_1895.jpg 1895 Map] at Johns Hopkins University Applied Science site (Free)
 
*David A Rumsey Collection (Free) for counties as of: • [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~33323~1170741:A-statistical-map-of-Washington-sho;jsessionid=B9C867A94A664D751B158DB935E7E5B4?showTip=false&showTipAdvancedSearch=false&title=Search+Results%3A+List_no+equal+to+%272134.70%27&thumbnailViewUrlKey=link.view.search.url&helpUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lunaimaging.com%2Fsupport%2F6_0%2FLUNA%2Fen%2FAbout_Luna_and_Insight.htm&fullTextSearchChecked=&advancedSearchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lunaimaging.com%2Fsupport%2F6_0%2FLUNA%2Fen%2FAdvanced_Search.htm 1909] • [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~21094~600039:Asher-&-Adams--Washington--Entered-?showTip=false&showTipAdvancedSearch=false&title=Search+Results%3A+List_no+equal+to+%270041.039%27&thumbnailViewUrlKey=link.view.search.url&helpUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lunaimaging.com%2Fsupport%2F6_0%2FLUNA%2Fen%2FAbout_Luna_and_Insight.htm&fullTextSearchChecked=&advancedSearchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lunaimaging.com%2Fsupport%2F6_0%2FLUNA%2Fen%2FAdvanced_Search.htm 1874] • [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~24338~890031:A-new-map-of-the-state-of-Californi?showTip=false&showTipAdvancedSearch=false&title=Search+Results%3A+List_no+equal+to+%274518.001%27&thumbnailViewUrlKey=link.view.search.url&helpUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lunaimaging.com%2Fsupport%2F6_0%2FLUNA%2Fen%2FAbout_Luna_and_Insight.htm&fullTextSearchChecked=&advancedSearchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lunaimaging.com%2Fsupport%2F6_0%2FLUNA%2Fen%2FAdvanced_Search.htm 1858]
 
*Dollarhide and Thorndale's ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Census: 1790-1920'' is available in .pdf format through HeritageQuestOnline.com at participating libraries.
 
=== Washington State Censuses Online===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1018 Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892] Index and images ($)
 
=== Online Washington indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Washington}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|646884|title-id|disp=1910}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|698925|title-id|disp=1870}}  
|{{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]
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|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| {{FHL|1037534|title-id|disp=1930}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| {{FHL|654978|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| {{FHL|708784|title-id|disp=1860}}
!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]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|558333|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|676535|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}  
|{{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] 
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|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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===Non-Population Schedules for Washington===
<br>
Federal non-population schedules included such things as 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="745"
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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
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|1890
|Veterans
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Defective
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Manufacturing
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1860
| 1940 N/A
|Industry
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#washington 1910 T624]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#washington 1870 M593&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|1860
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]
|Agriculture
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#washington 1900 T623&nbsp;]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-06.html#washington Soundex T1077]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#washington 1860 M653]  
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|1850
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#washington 1920 T625] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-06.html#washington Soundex M1593]
|Mortality (as part of Oregon Territory)
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#washington 1880 T9&nbsp;]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#washington Soundex T777]  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
<br>
*[[Washington Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Washington]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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>


Washington took a territorial census at various times between 1857 and 1892. These censuses were enumerated by county officials and information collected varies slightly from county to county. Images of these censuses can be viewed in the following FamilySearch Catalog Collections.
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Washington, [[Washington Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
*{{FSC|543867|item|disp=Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892}}
*{{FSC|2821867|item|disp=Washington, Census Records : Territorial Census, 1857-1892}}
*{{FSC|1878897|item|disp=Washington, territorial census records, 1850-1889}}


'''Ancestry has a limited collection of state and territorial census records.'''
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
 
|-
==== Online indexes and images  ====
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="80%" align="center"
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|1856
|Territorial (King County)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1857
|Territorial (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1860
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Washington'''</font>
|Territorial (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1871
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|Territorial (limited counties)
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
|1873
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="4%" align="center" | '''Year'''
|Territorial (Jefferson and Thurston Counties)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="40%" align="center" | '''Type'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ff9966" width="10%" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" width="10%" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" width="10%" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" width="10%" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
|1875
| '''1890'''
|Teritorial (Jefferson and Thurston Counties)
| width="20%" | Veterans
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ 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]
|-
|-
|1877
| '''1880'''
|Territorial (Jefferson and Thurston Counties)
| width="20%" | Defective
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1878
| '''1880'''
|Territorial (limited counties)
| width="20%" | Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ 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]
|-
|-
|1879
| '''1880'''
|Territorial Census (limited counties)
| width="20%" | Manufacturing
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1880
| '''1880'''
|Territorial (limited counties)
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1881
| '''1870'''
|Territorial (limited counties)
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1883
| '''1870'''
|Territorial
| Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ 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]
|-
|-
|1885
| '''1870'''
|Territorial
| width="20%" | Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1887
| '''1870'''
|Territorial
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1889
| '''1870'''
|Territorial
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1891
| '''1860'''
|Territorial (Jefferson)
| Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ 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]
|-
|-
|1892
| '''1860'''
|Territorial (limited counties)
| width="20%" | Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
|1898
| '''1860'''
|Garfield
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
| 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]
|-
|-
| '''1850'''
| Mortality (as part of Oregon Territory)
| 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]
|}
|}


'''FamilySearch and the Washington State Archives have state and territorial census records organized by county.'''
==== Microfilm images  ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
 
The mortality schedules for 1860 to 1880 are also available at the [[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|DAR Library]] in Washington D.C. and at the [https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/FederalDepositoryProgram.aspx Washington State Library.]
 
*&nbsp; {{FHL|343884|title-id|disp=1860-1870-1880 Mortality}}
 
*&nbsp; {{FHL|703475|title-id|disp=1900 Washington State Prisoner Records}}
 
*&nbsp; [http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/search_results.aspx?q=agriculture+census&region= Schedules of Industry and Agriculture]
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Washington, [[Washington Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State and territorial censuses  ===
 
*''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1018 Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892]'' (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''')
 
*''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3579 Washington, Compiled Census Index, 1850-90]'' (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''')
 
<br> Washington 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.
 
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! County
| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''Washington state, territorial, and colonial censuses'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 109-12.</ref><ref name="Dubes">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)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62.</ref>
! Year
! Links
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|Yakima
| align="left" |
|1887
| align="left" | No statewide state census was taken, but many county censuses were taken at different years from 1856 to 1898.
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/107 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Yakima
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1898'''
|1885
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;County of Garfield
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/412 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Yakima
| align="left" | '''1892'''
|1883
| align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Douglas, Garfield,&nbsp;King, Klickitat, Mason, Pierce, Stevens, Thurston, and Walla Walla&nbsp;
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/439 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Yakima
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1891'''
|1871
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;County of Jefferson&nbsp;
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/194 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|  
|-
|-
|Whitman
| align="left" | '''1889'''
|1889
| align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Adams, Asotin, Clallam, Columbia, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas,&nbsp;Klickitat, Lincoln, Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom, and Whitman
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/189 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Whitman
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1887'''
|1887
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Adams, Asotin, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, and Yakima
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/81 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Whitman
| align="left" | '''1885'''
|1885
| align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Adams, Asotin, Chehalis, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, and Yakima
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/514 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Whitman
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1883'''
|1883
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Whitman, and Yakima
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/328 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Whatcom
| align="left" | '''1881'''
|1889
| align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Jefferson, King, and Thurston
|at {{FSC|701739|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/193 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Whatcom
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1880'''
|1887
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Jefferson, King, and Thurston
|at {{FSC|671894|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|-
|Whatcom
| align="left" | '''1879'''
|1885
| align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Jefferson, King, Mason, Pierce, and Thurston
|at {{FSC|671894|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/370 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Whatcom
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1878'''
|1881
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Jefferson,&nbsp;Mason, Pierce, Stevens, and Thurston
|at {{FSC|671894|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|-
|Whatcom
| align="left" | '''1877'''
|1871
| align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Jefferson and Thurston
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/505 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Whatcom
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''
|1870
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;County of Thurston
|at {{FSC|671894|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|-
|Whatcom
| align="left" | '''1874'''
|1860
| align="left" | &nbsp;County of Jefferson
|at {{FSC|671888|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at {{FSC|2358448|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|-
|Walla Walla
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1873'''
|1887
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;County of Thurston
|at {{FSC|602090|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/626 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Walla Walla
| align="left" | '''1871'''
|1885
| align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Chehalis, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Skamania, Stevens, Thurston, Whatcom, and Yakima
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/687 Washington State Archives] - index & images 
|-
|-
|Wahkiakum
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1860'''
|1926
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Chehalis, Clallam, Clark, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap,&nbsp;Lewis,&nbsp;Skamania,&nbsp;and Whatcom
|at {{FSC|2290845|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|-
|Wahkiakum
| align="left" | '''1858'''&nbsp;
|1892
| align="left" | &nbsp;County of Chehalis
|at {{FSC|2290845|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/428 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|-
|Wahkiakum
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1857'''
|1887
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Counties of Clallam, Clark, Island, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, and Wahkiakum
|at {{FSC|2290845|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/435 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Wahkiakum
|1885
|at {{FSC|2290845|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/436 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Wahkiakum
|1857
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/175 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1892
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/183 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1889
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/686 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1887
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/865 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/157 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1881
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Thurston
|1880
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/330 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1879
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/826 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1878
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/296 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1877
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1267 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1875
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/421 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Thurston
|1873
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Thurston
|1871
|at {{FSC|2285610|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/427 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Stevens
|1892
|at {{FSC|2145886|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/416 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Stevens
|1887
|at {{FSC|2145886|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/150 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Stevens
|1885
|at {{FSC|2145886|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/149 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Stevens
|1878
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/424 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Stevens
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/171 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Spokane
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/145 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Spokane
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/742 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Spokane
|1880
|at {{FSC|210244|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, images
|-
|Snohomish
|1966
|at {{FSC|2705133|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Snohomish
|1958
|at {{FSC|2705133|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Snohomish
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/456 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Snohomish
|1889
|at {{FSC|602079|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/746 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Snohomish
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/457 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Snohomish
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/423 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Snohomish
|1870
|at {{FSC|395500|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
|-
|Skamania
|1934
|at {{FSC|2338714|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/426 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Skamania
|1887
|at {{FSC|659197|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/426 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Skamania
|1885
|at {{FSC|659197|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/425 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Skamania
|1871
|at {{FSC|659197|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/169 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Skamania
|1860
|at {{FSC|659197|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
|-
|Skagit
|1892
|at {{FSC|1008055|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
|-
|Skagit
|1889
|at {{FSC|510366|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, microfilm
at {{FSC|1126902|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book<br>
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/420 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Skagit
|1887
|at {{FSC|1008053|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/419 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Skagit
|1885
|at {{FSC|628857|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, microfilm
at {{FSC|1010443|item|disp=Familysearch}} - book<br>
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/417 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|San Juan
|1889
|at {{FSC|602087|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/418 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|San Juan
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/437 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|San Juan
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/415 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pierce
|1892
|at {{FSC|2400786|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1750 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pierce
|1889
|at {{FSC|580943|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/716 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pierce
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/144 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pierce
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/629 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pierce
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/147 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pierce
|1879
|at {{FSC|721356|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/184 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pierce
|1878
|at {{FSC|721356|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
|-
|Pierce
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/172 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pierce
|1857
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/176 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pacific
|1887
|at {{FSC|602146|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, microfilm
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/799 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pacific
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/153 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Pacific
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/414 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1966
|at {{FSC|2290840|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Mason
|1946
|at {{FSC|2290840|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Mason
|1892
|at {{FSC|2290840|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/896 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1889
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/603 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1887
|at {{FSC|2290840|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/146 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1885
|at {{FSC|2290840|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/602 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/299 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1881
|at {{FSC|2290840|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/403 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1880
|at {{FSC|2290840|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/402 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1879
|at {{FSC|2290840|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/173 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/167 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Mason
|1857
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/178 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lincoln
|1889
|at {{FSC|602115|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, microfilm
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/192 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lincoln
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/191 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lincoln
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/195 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lewis
|1892
|at {{FSC|2290839|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/868 at Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lewis
|1889
|at {{FSC|2290839|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/404 at Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lewis
|1887
|at {{FSC|2290839|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
|-
|Lewis
|1885
|at {{FSC|2290839|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
|-
|Lewis
|1883
|at {{FSC|1009027|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/160 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lewis
|1871
|at {{FSC|1009026|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/170 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lewis
|1857
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/187 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lewis
|1851
|at {{FSC|2290839|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/411 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Lewis
|1850
|at {{FSC|2290839|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1398 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Klickitat
|1892
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/323 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Klickitat
|1889
|at {{FSC|335691|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/738 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Klickitat
|1887
|at {{FSC|335691|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/108 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Klickitat
|1885
|at {{FSC|335691|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/407 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Klickitat
|1883
|at {{FSC|335691|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/161 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Klickitat
|1871
|at {{FSC|335691|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/188 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Kittitas
|1889
|at {{FSC|335674|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/80 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Kittitas
|1887
|at {{FSC|335674|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/449 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Kittitas
|1885
|at {{FSC|335674|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/410 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Kitsap
|1889
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/728 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Kitsap
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/151 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Kitsap
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/324 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Kitsap
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/174 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Kitsap
|1857
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/186 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|King
|1889
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/816 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|King
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/727 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|King
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/105 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|King
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/331 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|King
|1879
|at {{FSC|524915|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
|-
|King
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/596 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1891
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/371 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1889
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/967 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1887
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/966 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1885
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/156 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1883
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/278 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1881
|at {{FSC|693140|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/469 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1880
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=Familysearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/297 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1878
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=Familysearch}} - images
|-
|Jefferson
|1860
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=Familysearch}} - images
|-
|Jefferson
|1875
|at {{FSC|693125|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Jefferson
|1879
|at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=Familysearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/298 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1877
|at {{FSC|693129|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at {{FSC|2358430|item|disp=Familysearch}} - images<br>
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/294 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Jefferson
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/395 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Island
|1908
|at {{FSC|2059298|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Island
|1906
|at {{FSC|2059298|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Island
|1904
|at {{FSC|2059298|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Island
|1889
|at {{FSC|602133|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/389 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Island
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/406 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Island
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/408 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Island
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/155 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Island
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/181 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Garfield
|1898
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/534 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Garfield
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/535 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Garfield
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/143 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Garfield
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/271 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Garfield
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/164 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Franklin
|1887
|at {{FSC|602093|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/409 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Franklin
|1885
|at {{FSC|602093|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/327 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Douglas
|1892
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/401 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Douglas
|1887
|at {{FSC|602097|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, microfilm
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/148 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Douglas
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/399 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Cowlitz
|1887
|at {{FSC|505281|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/398 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Cowlitz
|1885
|at {{FSC|505281|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/382 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Cowlitz
|1883
|at {{FSC|505281|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/142 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Cowlitz
|1871
|at {{FSC|505281|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/179 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Columbia
|1889
|at {{FSC|1967866|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/429 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Columbia
|1887
|at {{FSC|1967866|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/165 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Columbia
|1885
|at {{FSC|1967866|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/272 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Columbia
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/329 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clark
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/82 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clark
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/106 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clark
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/340 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clark
|1871
|[https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/182 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clallam
|1889
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/293 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clallam
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/277 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clallam
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/279 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clallam
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/276 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clallam
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/177 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Clallam
|1857
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/383 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Chehalis (currently Grays Harbor)
|1894
|at {{FSC|2285609|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Chehalis (currently Grays Harbor)
|1892
|at {{FSC|2285609|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Chehalis (currently Grays Harbor)
|1889
|at {{FSC|2285609|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Chehalis (currently Grays Harbor)
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/180 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Chehalis (currently Grays Harbor)
|1887
|at {{FSC|2285609|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/79 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Asotin
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/392 Washington] - index & images
|-
|Asotin
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/393 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Adams
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/390 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Adams
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/158 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Adams
|1889
|at {{FSC|602104|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/391 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Asotin
|1889
|at {{FSC|517533|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book, images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/394 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Chehalis (currently Grays Harbor)
|1885
|at {{FSC|2285609|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - index & images
|-
|Clallam
|1889
|at {{FSC|696810|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1856'''
| align="left" | &nbsp;County of King
|}
|}


== Other Census Images ==
These partial censuses are available at the [http://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/library/Territorial_Census.pdf Washington State Library], the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library film {{FHL|543867|title-id|disp=1841781}}) and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1018 ancestry.com]&nbsp; The years included:
==Why Use the Census?==
 
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:
'''1854, 1856, 1857, 1860, 1861, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1877-1879, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1890-1892, 1898, 1907.'''
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
 
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
*Sex
 
*Age
For a list of available and missing Washington censuses, [[Washington Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
*Color
 
*Nativity
=== Why use a census? ===
*Place of birth of this person
 
*Place of birth of Father of this person
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.
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
 
*Period of Residence
=== More about censuses  ===
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
 
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
*Regular occupation
 
*Military service
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
==References==
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
 
*[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3579 ''Washington, Compiled Census Index, 1850-90''] (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com]  ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''')
 
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
 
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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.

County Maps for Washington[edit | edit source]

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Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search.
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  • 1895 Map at Johns Hopkins University Applied Science site (Free)
  • David A Rumsey Collection (Free) for counties as of: • 1909 • 1874 • 1858
  • Dollarhide and Thorndale's Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Census: 1790-1920 is available in .pdf format through HeritageQuestOnline.com at participating libraries.

Washington State Censuses Online[edit | edit source]

Online Washington indexes and images[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
1940 N/A 1910 1870  
1930 1900 and Soundex 1860  
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 T1077 1860 M653
1920 T625 and Soundex M1593 1880 T9 and Soundex T777
     


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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Washington

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1870 Social Statistics - - Link Link Link
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1860 Mortality - - Link Link Link
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1860 Agriculture - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality (as part of Oregon Territory) - - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

The mortality schedules for 1860 to 1880 are also available at the DAR Library in Washington D.C. and at the Washington State Library.

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

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

State and territorial censuses[edit | edit source]


Washington 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.

Washington state, territorial, and colonial censuses[1][2]
No statewide state census was taken, but many county censuses were taken at different years from 1856 to 1898.
1898  County of Garfield
1892  Counties of Douglas, Garfield, King, Klickitat, Mason, Pierce, Stevens, Thurston, and Walla Walla 
1891  County of Jefferson 
1889  Counties of Adams, Asotin, Clallam, Columbia, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom, and Whitman
1887  Counties of Adams, Asotin, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, and Yakima
1885  Counties of Adams, Asotin, Chehalis, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, and Yakima
1883  Counties of Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Whitman, and Yakima
1881  Counties of Jefferson, King, and Thurston
1880  Counties of Jefferson, King, and Thurston
1879  Counties of Jefferson, King, Mason, Pierce, and Thurston
1878  Counties of Jefferson, Mason, Pierce, Stevens, and Thurston
1877  Counties of Jefferson and Thurston
1875  County of Thurston
1874  County of Jefferson
1873  County of Thurston
1871  Counties of Chehalis, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Skamania, Stevens, Thurston, Whatcom, and Yakima
1860  Counties of Chehalis, Clallam, Clark, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Skamania, and Whatcom
1858   County of Chehalis
1857  Counties of Clallam, Clark, Island, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, and Wahkiakum
1856  County of King

These partial censuses are available at the Washington State Library, the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library film 1841781) and ancestry.com  The years included:

1854, 1856, 1857, 1860, 1861, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1877-1879, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1890-1892, 1898, 1907.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Washington 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. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 109-12.
  2. ↑ 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)[[Template:Dubes]], 62.
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