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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]].
 
<br>  
 
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Montana Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online Montana indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Montana}}
 
=== 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
| {{FHL|637337|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
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| {{FHL|1037443|title-id|disp=1930}}
| {{FHL|676483|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| {{FHL|576294|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| {{FHL|698907|title-id|disp=1870}}
!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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| {{FHL|638150|title-id|disp=1910}}
| {{FHL|186967|title-id|disp=1860}}
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|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#montana 1910 T624]&nbsp;
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#montana 1900 T623&nbsp;]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-04.html#montana Soundex T1056]
!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]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#montana 1920 T625]&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282155234914_935" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282155234914_56" />and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-04.html#montana Soundex M1572]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#montana 1880 T9]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#montana Soundex T759]
|{{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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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#montana 1870 M593]
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===Non-Population Schedules for Montana===
==== 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 Montana, [[Montana Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Montana'''</font>
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
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! 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'''
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|1880
| '''1890'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Veterans
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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| 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]
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|1870
| '''1880'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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|1860
| '''1870'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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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]]
 
==Online State and Territorial 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'''


== Other Census Images ==
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| {{FHL|246045|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Rocky Boy, 1919-1939}}  
| {{FSC|750669|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Flathead, 1886-1939}}
| {{FHL|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}}  
| {{FHL|239183|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. Shaw School, 1910}}  
| {{FSC|529023|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. Belknap, 1885-1939}}
| {{FHL|529023|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. Belknap, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FHL|320332|title-id|disp=Census rolls, 1909-1948}}  
| {{FSC|737667|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. Peck, 1885-1939}}
| {{FHL|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}}  
| {{FHL|750659|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Great Sioux, 1892}}  
| {{FSC|738381|title-id|disp=Nonpopulation, 1870-1880}}
| {{FHL|738381|title-id|disp=Nonpopulation, 1870-1880}}
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| {{FSC|750680|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Crow, 1891-1940}}  
| {{FHL|750680|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Crow, 1891-1940}}  
| {{FSC|343843|title-id|disp=Mortality, agricuture, industry schedules, 1870-80}}
| {{FHL|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}}  
| {{FHL|630115|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Blackfeet, 1890-1939}}  
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==Why Use the Census?==
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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 microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Montana, [[Montana Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
 
*Sex
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
*Age
 
*Color
Montana&nbsp;took a few 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.
*Nativity
 
*Place of birth of this person
*''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:
*Place of birth of Father of this person
 
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
:*''Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana'' . . . , 1: 293-308, Second Edition. (Helena: Rocky Mountain Publishing Company, 1902; Family History Library film {{FHL|183040|title-id|disp=1000177 item 2}}).
*Period of Residence
 
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
 
*Regular occupation
For a list of available and missing Montana censuses, [[Montana Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
*Military service
 
=== 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  ===
=== 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  ===
{{reflist}}


{{Place|Montana}} {{USCensus}} {{Montana|Montana}}


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

Revision as of 17:08, 7 May 2012

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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]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1900 and Soundex
1930 1880 and Soundex
1920 and Soundex 1870
1910 1860


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1056
1920 T625 and Soundex M1572 1880 T9 and Soundex T759
  1870 M593

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]

Indian census rolls, Rocky Boy, 1919-1939 Indian census rolls, Flathead, 1886-1939
Indian census rolls, Ft. Shaw School, 1910 Indian census rolls, Ft. Belknap, 1885-1939
Census rolls, 1909-1948 Indian census rolls, Ft. Peck, 1885-1939
Indian census rolls, Great Sioux, 1892 Nonpopulation, 1870-1880
Indian census rolls, Crow, 1891-1940 Mortality, agricuture, industry schedules, 1870-80
Indian census rolls, Blackfeet, 1890-1939

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]

Montana took a few 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.

  • 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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