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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Montana|Montana]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Montana_Census|Census]]''
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==Online Federal Censuses==
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===Population Schedules===
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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>
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Montana was the 41st State to join the Union on November 8, 1889. Montana was formed from the Montana Territory. It first appears on the 1870 U.S. Census.  
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.  
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Montana Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
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|{{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]
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!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]
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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===Non-Population Schedules for Montana===
=== Online Montana indexes and images  ===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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{{Census Online Montana}}
 
=== Federal population schedules ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
*
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Montana, [[Montana Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Montana'''</font>
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|1890
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|Veterans
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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|1880
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|Mortality
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|1870
| '''1890'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Veterans
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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|1860
| '''1880'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Mortality  
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| '''1870'''
| Mortality
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| '''1860'''
| Mortality
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
==== Microfilm images  ====
*[[Montana Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Montana]]
 
*
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Montana, [[Montana Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
 
*&nbsp;''List of Early Settlers: A List of All Persons (Except Indians) Who Were in What Is Now Montana During the Winter of 1862-1863'', compiled by the Montana Historical Society. It is found in:
 
:*''Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana'' . . . , 1: 293-308, Second Edition. (Helena: Rocky Mountain Publishing Company, 1902; Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=183040&disp=Contributions+to+the+Historical+Society+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1000177 item 2]).


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
=== Existing and lost 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>


'''No state census records are known to exist for Montana'''
For a list of available and missing Montana censuses, [[Montana Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>


== Other Census Images ==
=== Why use a census===
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| {{FSC|246045|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Rocky Boy, 1919-1939}}
| {{FSC|750669|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Flathead, 1886-1939}}
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| {{FSC|239183|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. Shaw School, 1910}}
| {{FSC|529023|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. Belknap, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FSC|320332|title-id|disp=Census rolls, 1909-1948}}
| {{FSC|737667|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. Peck, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FSC|750659|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Great Sioux, 1892}}
| {{FSC|738381|title-id|disp=Nonpopulation, 1870-1880}}
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| {{FSC|750680|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Crow, 1891-1940}}
| {{FSC|343843|title-id|disp=Mortality, agricuture, industry schedules, 1870-80}}
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| {{FSC|630115|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Blackfeet, 1890-1939}}
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==Why Use the 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.
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Sex
*Age
*Color
*Nativity
*Place of birth of this person
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*Period of Residence
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*Regular occupation
*Military service


=== 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:  


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
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:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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[[Category:Montana Census Records]]
[[Category:Montana|Census]] [[Category:Census by State|{{PAGENAME}}]]

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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 Montana indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Montana

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Montana

Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Record Search Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1890 Veterans - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

  •  List of Early Settlers: A List of All Persons (Except Indians) Who Were in What Is Now Montana During the Winter of 1862-1863, compiled by the Montana Historical Society. It is found in:
  • Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . . . , 1: 293-308, Second Edition. (Helena: Rocky Mountain Publishing Company, 1902; Family History Library film 1000177 item 2).

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Montana 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]

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