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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Wyoming|Wyoming]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Wyoming_Census|Census]]''  
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==Online Federal Censuses==
===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>


Wyoming became the forty-fourth state admitted to the United States on 10 July 1890 and has 23 counties. Wyoming was created form Wyoming Territory and is located in the northwest region of the United States. It was included in the Nebraska Territory in the 1860 census and Wyoming Territory in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.
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| 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]].
 
<br>
 
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Wyoming Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online Wyoming indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Wyoming}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=646895&disp=Wyoming%2C+1910+federal+census+%3A+popul%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1910]&nbsp;
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=698929&disp=Wyoming%2C+1870+federal+census+%3A+popul++ 1870&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=1037545&disp=Wyoming%2C+1930+federal+census++ 1930]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=655308&disp=Wyoming%2C+1900+federal+census+%3A+sound++ 1900 and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=707067&disp=Utah%2C+1860+federal+census+%3A+populati++ 1860 Uinta Co.] with Green River, Utah
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=558339&disp=Wyoming%2C+1920+federal+census+%3A+sound++ 1920&nbsp;and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=646360&disp=Wyoming%2C+1880+federal+census+%3A+sound++ 1880 and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=707067&disp=Utah%2C+1860+federal+census+%3A+populati++ 1860 Eastern Wyoming] with Nebraska
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
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!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]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=744501&disp=Utah%2C+1850+federal+census+%3A+populati++ 1850 Uinta Co.] with Green River, Utah
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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|Wyoming was not enumerated.
| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html 1910 T624]  
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#wyoming 1870 M593&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{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]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#wyoming 1900 T623]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-06.html#wyoming T1080]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!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]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#wyoming 1920 T625&nbsp;]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-06.html#wyoming Soundex M1596]  
|{{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#wyoming 1880 T9] [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#wyoming Soundex T746]  
|{{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]
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|{{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 Wyoming===
==== 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 Wyoming, [[Wyoming Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="77%" align="center" border="1"
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wyoming'''</font>
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Free'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
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|1890
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|Veterans
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com ($)]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|1880
| '''1890'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Veterans
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
| 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]
|-
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|1870
| '''1880'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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|1860
| '''1870'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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|1850
| '''1860'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|}
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
==== Microfilm images  ====
*[[Wyoming Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Wyoming]]
 
*&nbsp; [http://files.usgwarchives.org/wy/pens1883.txt 1883 List of Civil War Pensioners]
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Wyoming, [[Wyoming Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
 
Wyomong took several 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.


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" align="center"
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>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''Wyoming state, territorial, and colonial censuses'''<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 116.</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}}]], 65-66, 73.</ref>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1925
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1925'''
|State; no names given, statistical only.
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State Census. Statistical only.<ref name="Dubes" /><ref name="WSA">[http://micrographics.state.wy.us/search.aspx Wyoming State Archives] ''Search Micrographics Database'' Department - select all agencies; Division - select all divisions; Description: type the word census</ref>
|Contact [https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/index.php/find-it-in-the-archives/genealogical-resources Wyoming State Archives]
|-
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|1915
| align="left" | '''1915'''
|State; no names given, statistical only.
| align="left" | State Census. Statistical only.<ref name="Dubes" /><ref name="WSA" />
|[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001525373u&view=2up&seq=1&size=175 HathiTrust] - images
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|1878
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1905'''
|City of Cheyenne only; includes names.
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State census.&nbsp;Statistical only.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="WSA" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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|1875
| align="left" | '''1878'''
|City of Cheyenne only; includes names.
| align="left" | City of Cheyenne only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="WSA" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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|1869
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''
|Territorial; includes names.
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | City of Cheyenne only.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="WSA" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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|1856
| align="left" | '''1869'''
|Utah Territorial Census included Green River (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names.
| align="left" | Territory census<ref>Wyoming. State Archives and Historical Department ''Wyoming Territory 1869 Census'' (Cheyenne, Wyoming : Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department [19--?])[[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=958477&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Wyoming+Territory+1869+census++ FHL Film 2261365]]</ref><ref name="WSA" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3576/ Ancestry ($)] - index
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|1850 (i.e 1851)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1856'''
|Used as the 1850 federal census for Utah, it includes Green River Precinct (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names.
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Utah territorial census included Green River (Fort Bridger), Wyoming<ref>''1856 Utah Census Returns''(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981)[[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=12915&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=1856+Utah+census+returns%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 FHL Film 505913]]</ref>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3576/ Ancestry ($)] - index
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1850 (''i.e.'' 1851)'''
| align="left" | Used as the 1850 federal census for Utah, it includes Green River Precinct (Fort Bridger), Wyoming<ref>William Bowen (transcribed by) and United States Census Office. 7th census, 1850 ''1851 Census of Utah''(1972)[[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=186877&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=1851+census+of+Utah%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 FHL book 979.2 X2b 1851 or FHL film 924039 item 3]]</ref>
|}
|}


== Other Census Images ==
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
*'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
 
For a list of available and missing Wyoming censuses, [[Wyoming Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
 
=== Why use a census?  ===
 
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.  
 
=== More about censuses  ===
 
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
 
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


==Why Use the Census?==
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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
==References==


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{{Place|Wyoming}} {{USCensus}} {{Wyoming|Wyoming}}  
{{Place|Wyoming}} {{USCensus}} {{Wyoming-stub}}
 
{{Wyoming|Wyoming}}


[[Category:Wyoming Census Records]]
[[Category:Wyoming|Census]] [[Category:Census_by_State|{{PAGENAME}}]]

Revision as of 17:01, 10 December 2010

United States  Gotoarrow.png  U.S. Census  Gotoarrow.png  Wyoming  Gotoarrow.png  Census

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 Wyoming indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Wyoming

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 Uinta Co. with Green River, Utah  
1920 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex 1860 Eastern Wyoming with Nebraska  
  1850 Uinta Co. with Green River, Utah  


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 1870 M593        
1930 T626 1900 T623 and T1080
1920 T625 and Soundex M1596 1880 T9 Soundex T746
     

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wyoming

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
1850 Mortality Link - 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 Wyoming, click here.

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

Wyomong took several 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.

Wyoming state, territorial, and colonial censuses[1][2]
1925 State Census. Statistical only.[2][3]
1915 State Census. Statistical only.[2][3]
1905 State census. Statistical only. [1][3]
1878 City of Cheyenne only.[1][3]
1875 City of Cheyenne only.[1][3]
1869 Territory census[4][3]
1856 Utah territorial census included Green River (Fort Bridger), Wyoming[5]
1850 (i.e. 1851) Used as the 1850 federal census for Utah, it includes Green River Precinct (Fort Bridger), Wyoming[6]

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

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

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

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

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

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

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 116.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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]], 65-66, 73.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Wyoming State Archives Search Micrographics Database Department - select all agencies; Division - select all divisions; Description: type the word census
  4. ↑ Wyoming. State Archives and Historical Department Wyoming Territory 1869 Census (Cheyenne, Wyoming : Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department [19--?])[FHL Film 2261365]
  5. ↑ 1856 Utah Census Returns(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981)[FHL Film 505913]
  6. ↑ William Bowen (transcribed by) and United States Census Office. 7th census, 1850 1851 Census of Utah(1972)[FHL book 979.2 X2b 1851 or FHL film 924039 item 3]
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