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Online Federal Censuses

Population Schedules

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

Nevada was the 36th State to join the Union on October 31, 1860. It was first included in the federal census in 1864 as Nevada Territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links

1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900
Nevada 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 Nevada

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

Year	Type of Census	Links
1890	Veterans	at Ancestry
1880	Mortality	at Ancestry
1870	Mortality	at Ancestry
1860	Mortality (Humboldt and St. Mary's counties missing)	at Ancestry

Existing and Lost Censuses

List of existing and lost federal censuses for Nevada

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 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
1861	Territorial	at FamilySearch
1862	Territorial	FamilySearch
1875	State	at FamilySearch

Other Census Images

Indian census rolls, Ft. McDermitt, 1910-1923	Indian census rolls, Fallon, 1909-1924
Kaibab Paiute indian census, 1910-1911	Pyramid lake Paiute tribe tribal roll
1944 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

More about censuses

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

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+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Census|U.S. Census]]
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+| link5=[[Nevada Census|Census]]
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-=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
+==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>
+Nevada was the 36th State to join the Union on October 31, 1860. It was first included in the federal census in 1864 as Nevada 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]]
+|-
+|Nevada 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]]
+|-
-For a list of available and missing Nevada censuses, [[Nevada Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
+|{{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
+|-
+|}
-== Availability  ==
+===Non-Population Schedules for Nevada===
+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
+|-
+|1890
+|Veterans
+| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
+|-
+|1880
+|Mortality
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
+|-
+|1870
+|Mortality
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
+|-
+|1860
+|Mortality (Humboldt and St. Mary's counties missing)
+|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
+|-
+|}
-'''1870-1930--'''The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Nevada .Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives.
+===Existing and Lost Censuses===
+*[[Nevada Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Nevada]]
-'''&nbsp;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.
+==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
+|-
+|1861
+|Territorial
+| at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/615923?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
+|-
+|1862
+|Territorial
+|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/615923?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
+|-
+|1875
+|State
+|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/780383?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
+|-
+|}
-'''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.
+== Other Census Images ==
+{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0"
-'''1890--'''Census was destroyed, but the 1890 Union veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library.
+|-
+| {{FSC|747840|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Ft. McDermitt, 1910-1923}}
-'''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#start FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1236863911171_679" />]. 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.
+| {{FSC|747698|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fallon, 1909-1924}}
+|-
-== Historical Background  ==
+| {{FSC|692686|title-id|disp=Kaibab Paiute indian census, 1910-1911}}
+| {{FSC|194604|title-id|disp=Pyramid lake Paiute tribe tribal roll}}
-'''1848--'''Nevada was part of the area ceded by Mexico to the United States.
+|-
+|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
-'''1850--'''When Utah Territory was organized, almost all of present-day Nevada was included except the southern tip, which wsa then part of the New Mexico Territory.
+|
+|-
-'''1861--'''Congress created Nevada Territory.&nbsp; In 1862 the territory was enlarged by shifting the eastern boundary.
+|}
-'''1863--'''Nevada became a state.&nbsp; In 1866 and 1867 more easter land was gained from Utah Territory, and the southern tip was acquired from Arizona Territory.
-== Indexes  ==
-'''1870, 1880, and 1910--'''Census indexes are available for the&nbsp; censuses in book, microfilm, and microfiche.
-'''1900, 1920, 1930--'''Soundex (phonetic) indexes are on microfilm.
-== Special Censuses  ==
-==== Mortality Schedules  ====
-'''1870-1880--'''The mortality schedules are at the Nevada Historical Society.&nbsp;
-'''1870-1880--'''The Family History Library has indexes to the&nbsp;mortality schedules. <br>
-== State Censuses  ==
-Territorial and State The 1850 and 1860 federal censuses and the 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules for Utah Territory include present-day Nevada. The Family History Library has copies of the schedules and the indexes to them.
-Copies of an 1862 territorial census are available at the Nevada Historical Society, the Nevada State Library and Archives. This census includes Douglas, Lyon, Ormsby, Storey, and Washoe counties, and part of Humboldt County. The schedules have been filmed and are available at several Nevada repositories. The information in this census varies with each county.
-The Nevada State Library and Archives also has a census for Lander County for 1863.
-The 1875 state census and index are available at the Nevada State Library and Archives, University of Nevada—Reno and the Nevada Historical Society. The Family History Library has a copy of the schedules for 14 counties (Family History Library Fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=393855&disp=Census+of+the+inhabitants+of+the+state+o++ 6016536-53]) and a microfiche index.
 <br>
-== Territorial Censuses  ==
+==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:
-== Web Sites  ==
+*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
+*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
-Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
+*Sex
+*Age
-Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
+*Color
+*Nativity
-Indexed, searchable transcriptions of Nevada enumerations from 1860 through 1920 available through the [http://nevadaculture.org/shpo/nvcensus/findpeople/year.asp Nevada State Historic Preservation Office].
+*Place of birth of this person
+*Place of birth of Father of this person
-Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/NV/ http://www.census-online.com/links/NV/]
+*Place of birth of Mother of this person
+*Period of Residence
-Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/nv/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/nv/census.html]
+*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
+*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
-Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/nevada.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/nevada.htm]
+*Regular occupation
+*Military service
-&nbsp;[http://www.census-online.com/links/NV/Clark/ http://www.census-online.com/links/NV/Clark/]
+=== More about censuses  ===
-http://www.censusfinder.com/nevada.htm
+[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
-== References  ==
+:*[[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]]
-''[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=Nevada.ASP Nevada Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
+{{Place|Nevada}} {{USCensus}}
-[[Category:Nevada|Census]]
+[[Category:Nevada Census Records]]