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==Online Federal Censuses==
== Availability  ==
===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>
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.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!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]]
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
|{{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]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!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]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|{{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
|-
|}


===Non-Population Schedules for Washington===
'''1850--'''Oregon Territory census.  
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;"
|-
! 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
|-
|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
|Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1860
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Mortality (as part of Oregon Territory)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|}


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
'''1860-1880--'''Washington Territory census.
*[[Washington Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Washington]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
'''1890--'''Census destroyed.  
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.
'''1900-1930--'''Washington State.
*{{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.'''
== Historical Background  ==
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
|-
! 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
|-
|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
|Territorial (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1871
|Territorial (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1873
|Territorial (Jefferson and Thurston Counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1875
|Teritorial (Jefferson and Thurston Counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1877
|Territorial (Jefferson and Thurston Counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1878
|Territorial (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1879
|Territorial Census (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Territorial (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1881
|Territorial (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1883
|Territorial
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1885
|Territorial
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1887
|Territorial
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1889
|Territorial
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1891
|Territorial (Jefferson)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1892
|Territorial (limited counties)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|1898
|Garfield
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1018/ Ancestry]
|-
|}


'''FamilySearch and the Washington State Archives have state and territorial census records organized by county.'''
'''1848--'''The Oregon Territory was created.&nbsp; It included what is now Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.
{| class="wikitable sortable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
|-
! County
! Year
! Links
|-
|Yakima
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/107 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Yakima
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/412 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Yakima
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/439 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Yakima
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/194 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Whitman
|1889
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/189 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Whitman
|1887
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/81 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Whitman
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/514 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Whitman
|1883
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/328 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Whatcom
|1889
|at {{FSC|701739|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/193 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Whatcom
|1887
|at {{FSC|671894|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Whatcom
|1885
|at {{FSC|671894|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/370 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Whatcom
|1881
|at {{FSC|671894|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Whatcom
|1871
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/505 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Whatcom
|1870
|at {{FSC|671894|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Whatcom
|1860
|at {{FSC|671888|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at {{FSC|2358448|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Walla Walla
|1887
|at {{FSC|602090|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - book
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/626 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Walla Walla
|1885
|at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/687 Washington State Archives] - index & images 
|-
|Wahkiakum
|1926
|at {{FSC|2290845|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
|-
|Wahkiakum
|1892
|at {{FSC|2290845|item|disp=FamilySearch}} - images
at [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/428 Washington State Archives] - index & images
|-
|Wahkiakum
|1887
|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
|-
|}


== Other Census Images ==
'''1853--'''Washington Territory was created from the northern part of Oregon Territory.
==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:
*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==
{{reflist}}


{{Place|Washington}} {{USCensus}} {{Washington|Washington}}
'''1859--'''Oregon became a state. Washington Territory was enlarged to include the remaining Oregon territory not included in the new state.


[[Category:Washington Census Records|Census]]
'''1863--'''The Idaho Territory was created from lands in eastern Washington Territory.
 
'''1889--'''Washington became a state.
 
== Indexes  ==
 
==== Book Indexes ====
 
1860, 1870, 1880--Indexes in book and microfiche format are available.
 
'''Soundex&nbsp;'''
 
'''1880, 1900, 1920, 1930--'''A soundex (phonetic) index is available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1920 and 1930 censuses.
 
'''1910--'''The Family History Library has a street index for Seattle. (FHL fiche 6331481) <br>
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
 
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules exist for Washington (as part of Oregon Territory), censuses. The mortality schedules for 1860 to 1880 are available at the DAR library in Washington D.C. and at the Washington State Library. The Family History Library has copies of the 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules.
 
[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
 
== State Censuses  ==
 
State censuses also exist for a few counties of Washington for various years. These generally include heads of households only. These partial censuses are available at the Washington State Library and the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library film 1841781).&nbsp; The years included:
 
:'''1854, 1857, 1861, 1871, 1875, 1877-1879, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1890-1892, 1907.'''
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
Territorial&nbsp;censuses exist for&nbsp;Washington.
 
'''1850--'''Part of Oregon Territory
 
'''1860-1880--'''Washington Territory
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
 
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/WA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/WA/]
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/wa/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/wa/census.html]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/washington.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/washington.htm]
 
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
 
== Bibliographic Citations  ==
 
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Washington.ASP Washington Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
 
<br>
 
[[Category:Washington]]

Revision as of 12:38, 6 August 2008

Portal:United States Census >Washington

Availability[edit | edit source]

1850--Oregon Territory census.

1860-1880--Washington Territory census.

1890--Census destroyed.

1900-1930--Washington State.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1848--The Oregon Territory was created.  It included what is now Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.

1853--Washington Territory was created from the northern part of Oregon Territory.

1859--Oregon became a state. Washington Territory was enlarged to include the remaining Oregon territory not included in the new state.

1863--The Idaho Territory was created from lands in eastern Washington Territory.

1889--Washington became a state.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Book Indexes[edit | edit source]

1860, 1870, 1880--Indexes in book and microfiche format are available.

Soundex 

1880, 1900, 1920, 1930--A soundex (phonetic) index is available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1920 and 1930 censuses.

1910--The Family History Library has a street index for Seattle. (FHL fiche 6331481)

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Mortality Schedules[edit | edit source]

1850-1880--Mortality schedules exist for Washington (as part of Oregon Territory), censuses. The mortality schedules for 1860 to 1880 are available at the DAR library in Washington D.C. and at the Washington State Library. The Family History Library has copies of the 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules.

Mortality Schedules 1850-1880

State Censuses[edit | edit source]

State censuses also exist for a few counties of Washington for various years. These generally include heads of households only. These partial censuses are available at the Washington State Library and the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library film 1841781).  The years included:

1854, 1857, 1861, 1871, 1875, 1877-1879, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1890-1892, 1907.

Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

Territorial censuses exist for Washington.

1850--Part of Oregon Territory

1860-1880--Washington Territory

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Ancestry:  http://www.ancestry.com

Heritage Quest Online:  http://www.heritagequestonline.com

Census Online:  http://www.census-online.com/links/WA/

Genealogy Today:  http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/wa/census.html

Access Genealogy:  http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/washington.htm

Mortality Schedules:  http://mortalityschedules.com/

Bibliographic Citations[edit | edit source]

Washington Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.


Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)

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