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Online Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.

Colorado was settled in the latter half of the 19th Century, so the state won't be in censuses prior to 1860. Additionally, the Colorado territory wasn't organized until 1861, so people residing in the area of Colorado, during the 1860 Census, will either be listed under the Colorado, Kansas, or Nebraska territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]

1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900
Colorado not enumerated.	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com NARA	Release Date April 1, 2032

Non-Population Schedules for Colorado[edit | edit source]

Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.

Year	Type of Census	Links
1860	Mortality	Ancestry ($) — index and images
1870	Mortality	Ancestry ($) — index and images
1880	Mortality	Ancestry ($) — index and images
1885	Mortality	Ancestry ($) — index and images

Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]

List of existing and lost federal censuses for Colorado

Online State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

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 United States Census Bureau.

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 US Territorial Census page.

Year	Type of Census	Links
1885	State	FamilySearch — index and images Ancestry ($) — index and images

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Indian census rolls, Consolidated Ute, 1923-1939	Indian census rolls, Fort Lewis, 1904-1908
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940	United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970

Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]

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

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+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Census|U.S. Census]]
+| link3=[[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Colorado]]
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Colorado Census|Census]]
+}}
+==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>
+Colorado was settled in the latter half of the 19th Century, so the state won't be in censuses prior to 1860. Additionally, the Colorado territory wasn't organized until 1861, so people residing in the area of Colorado, during the 1860 Census, will either be listed under the Colorado, Kansas, or Nebraska territory.
+======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
+|-
+|Colorado not enumerated.
+|{{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:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
+|-
-== Availability  ==
+|{{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/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
+|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
+|-
+|}
-'''''1880 United States Census'''''– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1417683 Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site]. This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+===Non-Population Schedules for Colorado===
+Federal non-population schedules included such things 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
+|-
+|1860
+|Mortality
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
+|-
+|1870
+|Mortality
+|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
+|-
+|1880
+|Mortality
+| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
+|-
+| 1885
+| Mortality
+| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
+|-
+|}
-'''1860 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.''
+===Existing and Lost Censuses===
+*[[Colorado Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Colorado]]
-'''1870 United States Census---'''A free internet index and images can be viewed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch Record Pilot site]. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country. <br><br>'''1890--'''The federal&nbsp;census was destroyed.
+==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>
+{| 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
+|-
+| 1885
+| State
+| {{RecordSearch|1807096|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6837/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
+|-
+|}
-'''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the&nbsp; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.
+== Other Census Images ==
+{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|-
+|{{FSC|747695|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Consolidated Ute, 1923-1939}}
+|{{FSC|747839|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Lewis, 1904-1908}}
+|-
+|{{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
+|{{RecordSearch|2796818|United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970}}
+|-
+|}
-== Historical Background  ==
+==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
-'''1876--'''Colorado became a state. Prior to statehood, Colorado was part of divided among the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico.
+[[Category:Colorado, United States|Census]]
-== Indexes  ==
-==== Online Indexes  ====
-Use available online indexes to locate your Colorado ancestors.&nbsp; Online indexes are available at:
-Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
-Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
-==== Soundex (phonetic) Indexes&nbsp;  ====
-'''1880--'''partial [[Soundex|Soundex]] index exists
-'''1900--'''Soundex index available
-'''1910--'''Use the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232848&disp=Cross+index+to+selected+city+streets+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Denver Street Index] (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=232848&disp=Cross+index+to+selected+city+streets+and++ fiche 6331481])&nbsp;to help locate individuals in the census.
-'''1920--'''Soundex index available
-==== Special Indexes  ====
-Colorado Historical Society has a card index to the 1860 census. Separate indexes for the Nebraska and New Mexico portions are included in the 1860 indexes for those territories. An index to Arapahoe County, Kansas (where most of Colorado's 1860 population lived) is found in search 7A on the AIS census index on microfiche. An 1870 Colorado Territory census and index are also at the Family History Library. &nbsp;
-== Special Censuses  ==
-==== Mortality Schedule  ====
-Both the 1860 and 1870 censuses include mortality schedules.
-*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
-== State Censuses  ==
-'''1885--'''Colorado took a state census.&nbsp;
-Family History Library Book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232848&disp=Cross+index+to+selected+city+streets+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 978.852 X2c]
-== Territorial Censuses  ==
-An 1860 federal territorial census was taken in the four territories from which Colorado was created.&nbsp;
-'''Northeastern Section-- '''enumerated with Nebraska 1860 census schedules designated "unorganized territory."
-'''Central Eastern section--'''&nbsp;enumerated with Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory.
-'''Southeast section--''' enumerated in parts of Taos and Mora Counties of New Mexico Territory.Since&nbsp;half of the state of Colorado,&nbsp;included in the Utah Territory was not settled, no census was taken in that area.<br>
-== 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/CO/ http://www.census-online.com/links/CO/]
-Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/co/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/co/census.html]
-Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/colorado.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/colorado.htm]
-Census Finder:&nbsp; http://www.censusfinder.com/colorado.htm
-RootsWeb:&nbsp; http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/colorado/census/1930/
-RootsWeb:&nbsp; http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/colorado/census/1870/&nbsp;use with:
-Colorado State Archives:&nbsp; http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/1870/index.htm
-Colorado Historical Society: http://www.coloradohistory.org/chs_library/research_coll_files/rc_genealogy.htm
-Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
-== References  ==
-&nbsp;''[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=Colorado.ASP Colorado Research Outline]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
-[[Category:Colorado]]