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Many federal census records are available at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census|United States Research Outline ]]provides more detailed information about these records.
==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>
Idaho became a territory of the United States in 1863 and admitted as the forty-third state on July 3, 1890. It will not appear on U.S. censuses before 1863.  


The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for the state of Idaho for 1900, 1910, and 1920 but there is no 1890 census. The 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses have been indexed. The Family History Library has a soundex (phonetic) index on microfilm for the 1900 and 1920 censuses.
====United States Federal Censuses with Online Links====
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!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]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
|-


=== Territorial ===
|{{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]
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!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]]
|-
|{{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
|-
|}


The area that is presently Idaho was included in censuses of the Oregon Territory (1850), Washington Territory (1860), and Idaho Territory (1870 and 1880). For the 1860 census of Idaho County, see Spokane County, Washington. Parts of southern Idaho were also included in the 1860 and 1870 censuses of Cache County, Utah.
===Non-Population Schedules for Idaho===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
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! 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
|-
|1870
|Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality and Other
|at [https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/1870_Federal_Census_Non_Population_Schedules.pdf Idaho State Archives]
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|1880
|Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality and Other
|at [https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/1880_Federal_Census_Non_Population_Schedules.pdf Idaho State Archives]
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|}


Statewide indexes are available for the 1870 and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format. A Soundex (phonetic) index is available on microfilm for part of the 1880 census. The censuses and indexes are at the Family History Library.
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Idaho Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Idaho]]
*'''1890''' [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wQwLc0GEr0UkKTylwVPfi4h2pP4_75HW1EMQ-OzdYv4/edit#gid=1643209993 Reconstructed 1890 Idaho Census] at Idaho State Archives - index
*'''1890''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20270/idaho-reconstructed-census-1890?s=275764761 Idaho, Reconstructed Census, 1890] at MyHeritage — index ($)


Mortality schedules exist for the 1870 and 1880 censuses. The Family History Library has the schedules and indexes.
==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>
'''There are no state censuses for Idaho.'''
 
===Idaho Included in Territorial Censuses ===
====1856 Utah Territorial Census====
The 1856 territorial census of Utah included the former "Malad County" whose boundaries are now partly in Idaho, and the former "Green River County" now part of Wyoming. Cache County may also have included a few resident of far southern Idaho. Caution: this census was padded. Most listings are correct, but some were repeated, and in a few cases deceased people were listed.<ref>See Bryan Lee Dilts, ''1856 Utah Census Index: An Every-Name Index'' (Salt Lake City, UT : Index Pub., 1983), xvi-xvii. {{FSC|175091|item|disp=FS Catalog book 979.2 X22d}}; {{WorldCat|10123360|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref><br>
*'''1856''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3576/ Utah, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1850-1890 (includes 1856)] at Ancestry - index and images ($)
*'''1856''' {{FSC|12915|item|disp=1856 Utah Census Returns}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
====1860 Utah Territorial Census====
The Cache County, Utah Territory federal census included a few residents on the Idaho side of the border near Bear Lake. The panhandle part of Idaho was part of Spokane County, Washington Territory but does not seem to have had any white residents.
*'''1860''' {{RecordSearch|1473181|United States Census, 1860}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Census, 1860 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry] ($)
 
== Other Census Images ==
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|+ '''Microfilm Available from the FamilySearch Library'''
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| {{FSC|750690|title-id|disp=Colville Indian census, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FSC|44370|title-id|disp=Coeur d'Alene Agency, census, 1919-1933}}
| {{FSC|750666|title-id|disp=Fort Hall Indian census, 1885-1939}}
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| {{FSC|747673|title-id|disp=Coeur d'Alene Indian census,1906,1910-1937}}
| {{FSC|739908|title-id|disp=Lemhi Agency Indian census, 1885-1906}}
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| {{FSC|747668|title-id|disp=Fort Lapwai Indian census, 1902-1933}}
| {{FSC|246129|title-id|disp=Nisqually and Skokomish census, 1885-1887}}
|-
| {{FSC|728373|title-id|disp=Nez Perce' Indian census, 1890-1901}}
|
|-
|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
|
|-
|}
 
==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==
 
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[[Category:Idaho Census Records]]
[[Category:Idaho, United States]]

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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.

Idaho became a territory of the United States in 1863 and admitted as the forty-third state on July 3, 1890. It will not appear on U.S. censuses before 1863.

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

1870 1880 1890 1900 1910
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
1920 1930 1940 1950 1960
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
NARA 		Release Date
April 1, 2032

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

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

Year Type of Census Links
1870 Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality and Other at Idaho State Archives
1870 Mortality at Ancestry
1880 Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality and Other at Idaho State Archives
1880 Mortality at Ancestry

Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]

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.

There are no state censuses for Idaho.

Idaho Included in Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

1856 Utah Territorial Census[edit | edit source]

The 1856 territorial census of Utah included the former "Malad County" whose boundaries are now partly in Idaho, and the former "Green River County" now part of Wyoming. Cache County may also have included a few resident of far southern Idaho. Caution: this census was padded. Most listings are correct, but some were repeated, and in a few cases deceased people were listed.[1]

1860 Utah Territorial Census[edit | edit source]

The Cache County, Utah Territory federal census included a few residents on the Idaho side of the border near Bear Lake. The panhandle part of Idaho was part of Spokane County, Washington Territory but does not seem to have had any white residents.

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Microfilm Available from the FamilySearch Library
Northern Idaho Indian census, 1938-1939 Colville Indian census, 1885-1939
Coeur d'Alene Agency, census, 1919-1933 Fort Hall Indian census, 1885-1939
Coeur d'Alene Indian census,1906,1910-1937 Lemhi Agency Indian census, 1885-1906
Fort Lapwai Indian census, 1902-1933 Nisqually and Skokomish census, 1885-1887
Nez Perce' Indian census, 1890-1901
1944 U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944 Ancestry - index ($)

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


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ See Bryan Lee Dilts, 1856 Utah Census Index: An Every-Name Index (Salt Lake City, UT : Index Pub., 1983), xvi-xvii. FS Catalog book 979.2 X22d; At various libraries (WorldCat).

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