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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[North Dakota|North Dakota]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[North_Dakota_Census|Census]]''
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*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].
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*[[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]].
 
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==Online Federal Censuses==
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[North Dakota Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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===Population Schedules===
=== Online North Dakota indexes and images  ===
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.


North Dakota was admitted as a State on 2 November 1889. It was formed from Dakota Territory, which was formed in 1861.
{{Census Online North Dakota}}


In 1850 census coverage of present-day North Dakota was limited to a few settlements in what was then Minnesota Territory. In 1860, some forts and settlements in the present State were enumerated in Nebraska Territory as well as in Dakota, which was not yet organized. No determination has been made to assign the 1860 Dakota total of 4,837 to what became the two separate States. Census coverage first included the whole State in 1890.<ref>World Population Review, "North Dakota Boundary, Census, and Statehood History" in ''North Dakota Population 2021'', https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/north-dakota-population#:~:text=North%20Dakota%20Boundary%2C%20Census%2C%20and%20Statehood%20History, accessed 3 November 2021.</ref>
=== Federal population schedules  ===


The 1870 and 1880 populations consist of the totals of those counties of Dakota Territory located wholly or primarily in what is now North Dakota, plus (in 1870) an estimated portion of the Territory's unorganized part. The 1890 total includes the population (4,206) of the entire Standing Rock Indian Reservation, much of which was in South Dakota.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
==== Microfilm images  ====


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
 
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#dakota 1870 M593]
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| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#north-dakota 1900 T623&nbsp;]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-05.html#north-dakota Soundex T1064]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#dakota 1860 M653]
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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/1790-1890/part-07.html#dakota 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#dakota Soundex T740]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{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 North Dakota===
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of North Dakota, [[North Dakota Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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| '''1890'''
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|1860
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|Mortality
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| '''1880'''
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|1880
| '''1870'''
|Mortality
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| align="center" | '''Lost'''
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|1870
| '''1860'''
|Agriculture
| Mortality
|[https://history.sd.gov/archives/data/1870census/1870%20Agricultural%20Census.pdf South Dakota State Historical Society]. A transcribed pdf of the Dakota Territory Agriculture Census.
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| '''1850'''
| Mortality<ref>For deceased former residents in what is now North Dakota see the Pembina County, Minnesota Territory 1850 census mortality schedules.</ref>
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*'''1933''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20273/oklahoma-unemployed-relief-census-1933?s=275764761 Oklahoma, Unemployed Relief Census, 1933] at MyHeritage — index($)
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[North Dakota Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for North Dakota]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
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State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
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|1857
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|Territorial (then part of the Minnesota territory)
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=746664&disp=Indian++census++rolls%2C++Fort++Berthold%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Indian census rolls, Ft. Berthold, 1889-1939]
|{{RecordSearch|1503055|FamilySearch}} - index & images <br> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1058&path=1857 Ancestry.com ($)] - index & images
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|1885
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=279582&disp=Indian++census++rolls%2C++Fort++Totten%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Indian census rolls, Fort Totten, 1906-1939]  
|Territorial
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=265799&disp=Lists++of++males++over++18++years++of++a%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Males over 18 years of age, 1889]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1078/ Ancestry.com ($)] - index & images <br> [https://library.ndsu.edu/db/census/ North Dakota State University Archives] - index <br>[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20307/north-dakota-territorial-census-1885?s=275764761 MyHeritage ($)]
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|1915
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=530441&disp=The++French%2DCanadian++families++of++th%20%20&columns=*,0,0 French Canadians, 1900]
|State
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|{{RecordSearch|2346284|FamilySearch}} - index & images <br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1078/ Ancestry.com ($)] - index & images
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|1925
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1000531&disp=Turtle++Mountain++Chippewa%2C++Roulete%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Roulete, ND, 1900]
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=266372&disp=Census++records%2C++1876%2D1939++%5BStan%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Standing Rock Agency census, 1876-1939]
| {{RecordSearch|2351024|FamilySearch}} - index & images <br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1078/ Ancestry.com ($)] - index & images
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=551764&disp=1890++North++Dakota++special++census++en%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Civil War Union veterans and widows, 1890]
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== Microfilm Images ==
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
===Indian Census Rolls of North Dakota===
 
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of North Dakota, [[North Dakota Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State and territorial censuses  ===
 
North Dakota often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.
 
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| {{FSC|746219|title-id|disp=Indian rolls, Turtle Mountain, 1910-1939}}
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" | '''North Dakota (Dakota Territory 1860-1900) state, territorial, or colonial censuses'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 90.</ref><ref>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), 51-52, 71.</ref>
| {{FSC|746664|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. Berthold, 1889-1939}}
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| {{FSC|279582|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Totten, 1906-1939}}
| align="left" width="10%" | '''1925'''
| {{FSC|265799|title-id|disp=Males over 18 years of age, 1889}}
| align="left" | Exist
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| {{FSC|737664|title-id|disp=Indian rolls, Devils Lake Agency, 1885-1905}}
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1915'''
| {{FSC|266372|title-id|disp=Standing Rock Agency census, 1876-1939}}
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist
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| {{FSC|1000531|title-id|disp=Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Roulete, ND, 1900}}
| align="left" | '''1885'''
| align="left" | Exist
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1857'''
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exists as part of a special federal census of '''Minnesota Territory'''<ref>In 1857 the white residents in what is now Pembina, North Dakota were enumerated as part of a special federal census in what was then Pembina County, Minnesota Territory. See 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), pages 172, and 259.</ref>
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==Why Use the Census?==
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
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
For a list of available and missing North Dakota censuses, [[North Dakota Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
 
*Sex
=== Why use a census? ===
*Age
 
*Color
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.
*Nativity
 
*Place of birth of this person
=== More about censuses  ===
*Place of birth of Father of this person
 
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
*Period of Residence
 
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
*Regular occupation
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
*Military service
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


== References ==
=== Sources and footnotes  ===


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[[Category:North Dakota Census Records]]
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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 North Dakota indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online North Dakota

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 T1064 1860 M653
1920 T625 and Soundex M1580 1880 T9 and Soundex T740
   

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for North Dakota

Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Record Search Census Bureau Google Book Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1890 Veterans - - - - Link Link Link
1885 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - - - Lost Lost Lost
1860 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality[1] Link - - - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Indian rolls, Turtle Moutain, 1910-1939 Indian census rolls, Ft. Berthold, 1889-1939
Indian census rolls, Fort Totten, 1906-1939 Males over 18 years of age, 1889
French Canadians, 1900 Indian rolls, Devils Lake Agency, 1885-1905
Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Roulete, ND, 1900 Standing Rock Agency census, 1876-1939
Civil War Union veterans and widows, 1890

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

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

State and territorial censuses[edit | edit source]

North Dakota often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.

North Dakota (Dakota Territory 1860-1900) state, territorial, or colonial censuses[2][3]
1925 Exist
1915 Exist
1885 Exist
1857 Exists as part of a special federal census of Minnesota Territory[4]

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing North Dakota censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

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Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ For deceased former residents in what is now North Dakota see the Pembina County, Minnesota Territory 1850 census mortality schedules.
  2. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 90.
  3. ↑ 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), 51-52, 71.
  4. ↑ In 1857 the white residents in what is now Pembina, North Dakota were enumerated as part of a special federal census in what was then Pembina County, Minnesota Territory. See William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), pages 172, and 259.
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