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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>
Oklahoma was admitted to the United States as the 46th state on 16 Nov 1907. So in the 1900 Census, it would be listed as Oklahoma Territory.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|{{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]
|{{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
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For a list of available and missing Oklahoma censuses, [[Oklahoma Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
===Non-Population Schedules for Oklahoma===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
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|1890
|Veterans
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Slave Owner (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Mortality (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands)
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|}
*'''1933''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20273/oklahoma-unemployed-relief-census-1933?s=275764761 Oklahoma, Unemployed Relief Census, 1933] at MyHeritage — index($)


== Historical Background  ==
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Oklahoma Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Oklahoma]]


Many special censuses were taken in Oklahoma, especially censuses of Indians. For more information about these, see the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Oklahoma_Census#Special_Censuses Special Censuses]&nbsp;section. For information on censuses of specific Indian Tribes, see [[Indians of Oklahoma|Indians of Oklahoma]].


In 1819 Arkansas Territory (including most of what is now Oklahoma) was created from the southern part of the Missouri Territory.  
==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>
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|1907
|Territorial (Seminole County), all household members
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8925/ Ancestry] ($)
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|1890
|Territorial (Select counties), all household members
|at {{FSC|126946|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8925/ Ancestry] ($)<br>
at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20692/1890-oklahoma-territorial-census?s=275764761  MyHeritage] ($) <br>
at [https://www.okhistory.org/research/1890 Oklahoma Historical Society]
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'''1820. '''Some general white settlememt had started in what is now the far southeast corner of Oklahoma. They were counted on the census of Miller County, Arkansas, which included parts of what is now Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. But these population schedules are lost.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=545087&disp=Map+guide+to+the+U%2ES%2E+Federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920''] (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 275.</ref>
== Other Census Images ==
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| {{FSC|234549|title-id|disp=Census and school records, 1879-1943}}
| {{FSC|669922|title-id|disp=1851 Cherokee Old Settlers' annuity roll}}
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| {{FSC|607267|title-id|disp=1878 annuity rolls of Chickasaw Nation}}
| {{FSC|778920|title-id|disp=Cherokee Nation east, roll of 1835}}
| {{FSC|51409|title-id|disp=Cherokee census rolls, 1880}}
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1059/ U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940] ($) at Ancestry
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8810/ Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959] ($) at Ancestry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2976/ U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914] ($) at Ancestry
|*'''1898-1914''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60543 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1241/ U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914] ($) at Ancestry
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2398/ U.S., Cherokee Baker Roll and Records, 1924-1929] ($) at Ancestry
|-
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4663/ Oklahoma Osage Tribe Roll, 1921] ($) at Ancestry
|[https://www.okhistory.org/research/reliefcensus Unemployed Relief Census of 1933] at Oklahoma Historical Society
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In 1828 the western boundary of Arkansas was established, separating the Indian Territory (to become Oklahoma) from what had been Arkansas Territory and including part of the southern edge of what had been Missouri Territory.<ref>Ibid., 275-76.</ref>
==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


At first, some white settlers departed when the area was set aside for the Indians. After Indian government proved effective, more whites began to settle in Indian Territory.
=== Sources and footnotes  ===


'''1830-1850. '''No other federal censuses were taken in present-day Oklahoma in 1830, 1840, or 1850.
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'''1860.''' The non-Indians of what is now Oklahoma were counted in 1860 in what were called the Indian Lands of Arkansas Territory.<ref name="three">Ibid., 276, and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=704360&disp=The+1790%2D1890+Federal+population+censu%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''The 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses: Catalog of National Archives Microfilm, rev. ed.''] (Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1993), 26.</ref>&nbsp; This census does not list Indians, but lists free and slave inhabitants in the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole nations. The slave schedules provide the names of slave owners, but not the names of slaves.
{{Oklahoma|Oklahoma}} 


'''1870. '''No census available.<br>
[[Category:Oklahoma Census Records]]Census]]
 
'''1880.''' All non-Indian and most Indian schedules are lost. Only the Cherokee Indian schedules survive.<ref name="four">Thorndale and Dollarhide, 277, and Family History Library Catalog entry for the title "[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=51409&disp=Cherokee+census+rolls%2C+1880%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Cherokee census rolls, 1880]".</ref>
 
'''1890. '''The population schedules were destroyed. The special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows survives for both the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.<ref name="five">Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1011178&disp=Guide+to+genealogical+research+in+the+Na%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, 3rd ed.''] (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2000), 37, and the Family History Catalog entry for the title "[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Schedules enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War]".</ref>
 
In addition to the federal censuses, a separate census was taken in 1890 of the Oklahoma Territory. Censuses exist for Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne and Beaver counties. This includes information on the entire household but is incomplete for some areas.&nbsp;
 
'''1900. '''Oklahoma was split between Indian Territory to the southeast, and Oklahoma Territory to the northwest on the 1900 census.<ref>Thorndale and Dollarhide, 278.</ref>&nbsp; The following map shows modern county boundaries and the division between Indian and Oklahoma&nbsp; territories.[[Image:Oklahoma1900.png]]
 
In 1907 Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory combined to become the state of Oklahoma.
 
'''1910, 1920, and 1930. '''Federal censuses of Oklahoma are available, and have been indexed for each of these years.
 
== Availability  ==
 
=== '''Internet'''  ===
 
'''1860.''' To search an index of the Arkansas Territory "Indian Lands" (now Oklahoma) non-Indian population schedules for free at the Family History Library on Ancestry.com, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here]. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the search results list.&nbsp;
 
If you find a name in this Internet index you can click "View Image" to see a picture of the actual passenger list page including the home town of each emigrant, and his or her relatives on the same ship.
 
To browse Ancestry.com 1860 census images at the Family History Library, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Arkansas.Indian+Lands click here]. To browse at home with a subscription, [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Arkansas.Indian+Lands click here].
 
'''&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.
 
'''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.
 
'''1880. '''The Cherokee Nation 1880 Indian census is indexed on the Internet at [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/cherokeecensus.php www.accessgenealogy.com/native/cherokeecensus.php] This index does not include census images.
 
'''1890 Veterans. '''To search an index of the Civil War Union veterans schedules for Oklahoma and Indian territories&nbsp;for free at the Family History Library on Ancestry.com, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8667&path= click here]. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8667&path= click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the search results list.&nbsp;
 
If you find a name in this Internet index you can click "View Image" to see a picture of the actual passenger list page including the home town of each emigrant, and his or her relatives on the same ship.
 
To browse Ancestry.com 1890 veterans census images at the Family History Library, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8667&path=Oklahoma+and+Indian+Territory click here]. To browse at home with a subscription, [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8667&path=Oklahoma+and+Indian+Territory click here].
 
'''1890 Territorial Census. '''To search an index of the 1890 territorial census of seven Oklahoma counties for free at the Family History Library on Ancestry.com, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8925&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here]. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8925&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the search results list.
 
To browse Ancestry.com 1890 territorial census images at the Family History Library, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8925&path=1890 click here]. To browse at home with a subscription, [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8925&path=1890 click here].
 
'''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.
 
'''1900 '''To search an index of the 1900 territorial censuses of Indian and Oklahoma territories for free at the Family History Library on Ancestry.com, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here]. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the search results list.
 
''At the Family History Library'' to browse Ancestry.com 1900 census images for '''Indian Territory''', [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Indian+Territory click here]. For '''Oklahoma Territory''', [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Oklahoma click here].
 
''At home'' to browse 1900 '''Indian Territory''' census images with a subscription, [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Indian+Territory click here]. For '''Oklahoma Territory''', [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Oklahoma click here].
 
'''1907 Seminole Census. '''To search an index of the 1907 territorial census of Seminole County for free at the Family History Library on Ancestry.com, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8925&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here]. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8925&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the search results list.
 
To browse Ancestry.com 1907 Seminole County census images at the Family History Library, [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8925&path=1907 click here]. To browse at home with a subscription, [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8925&path=1907 click here].
 
=== '''Microfilm'''  ===
 
'''1860.''' The "Indian Lands" (Oklahoma) non-Indian population schedules are at the very end of Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=704521&disp=Arkansas%2C+1860+federal+census+%3A+popu++ film 803054] (M653 roll 52) after Yell County, Arkansas.<ref name="three" /> This census and a published index are available at the National Archives — Southwest Region, the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Family History Library.
 
'''1880. '''The Cherokee Nation 1880 census covering the Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Flint, Going Snake, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah and Tahlequah districts is for Indians only. Also includes census rolls of various years of Delaware Indians holding citizenship in the Cherokee Nation. FHL film 989204. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/cherokeecensus.php Indexed on the Internet].<ref name="four" />
 
'''1890. '''The Civil War Union veterans and their widows schedules are on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules%25252Benumerating%25252BUnion%25252Bveterans%25252Band%25252B%25252B film 338235] (M123 roll 76).<ref name="five" />
 
<br>
 
The ''First Territorial Census of Oklahoma, 1890'' is on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=126946&disp=First+territorial+census+of+Oklahoma%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 227,282] (M1811, roll 1). A card index is available at the Oklahoma State Historical Society. A helpful source for locating families in this census is Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory: For the Year Commencing August 1st, 1890 (see the “[[Oklahoma Directories|Directories]]” section of this Oklahoma Wiki article)
 
'''1900. '''All populiation schedules for Indians and non-Indians are available:<ref>Ibid., and Thomas Jay Kemp, [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=1007685&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+American+census+handbook%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 ''The American Census Handbook''] (Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 2001), 389, and Family History Library Catalog entry for the title "[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=641563&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Oklahoma%2C+1900+federal+census+%3A+soun++ Oklahoma, 1900 federal census&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;: soundex and population schedules]".</ref>
 
*Indian Territory Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=655844&disp=Indian+Territory%2C+1900+federal+census+++ films 1241843-54] (T623, rolls 1843-54)
*Oklahoma Territory Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=641563&disp=Oklahoma%2C+1900+federal+census+%3A+soun++ film 1241335-44] (T623, rolls 1335-44)
 
'''1910. '''Indian and non-Indian schedules are on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=144&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=639623&disp=Oklahoma%2525252C%25252B1910%25252Bfederal%25252Bcensus%25252B%2525253A%25252Bsoun%25252B%25252B&last=243&columns=*%2C0%2C0 films 1375255-90] (T624, rolls 1242-77).<ref>Eales and Kvasnicka, 38, and Family History Library Catalog entry for the title "[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=639623&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Oklahoma%2C+1910+federal+census+%3A+soun++ Oklahoma, 1910 federal census&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;: soundex and population schedules]".</ref>
 
'''1920. '''Indian and non-Indian schedules are on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=156&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=555224&disp=Oklahoma%2525252C%25252B1920%25252Bfederal%25252Bcensus%25252B%2525253A%25252Bsoun%25252B%25252B&last=255&columns=*%2C0%2C0 films 1821451-90] (T625, rolls 1451-90).<ref>Eales and Kvasnicka, 38, and Family History Library Catalog entry for the title "[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=555224&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Oklahoma%2C+1920+federal+census+%3A+soun++ Oklahoma, 1920 federal census&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;: soundex and population schedules]".</ref><br>
 
'''1930. '''Indian and non-Indian schedules are on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=1037508&disp=Oklahoma%2C+1930+federal+census++ films 2341626-72] (T626, rolls 1892-1938).<ref>Family History Library Catalog entry for the title "[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=1037508&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Oklahoma%2C+1930+federal+census++ Oklahoma, 1930 federal census&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;: population schedules&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;; NARA microfilm publication T626]".</ref><br>
 
Many of the federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census Online|"Census"]] section of the United States Research Outline provides more detailed information regarding these federal records.
 
== Indexes  ==
 
'''1880.''' The Cherokee Nation 1880 Indian census is indexed on the Internet at [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/cherokeecensus.php www.accessgenealogy.com/native/cherokeecensus.php] <ref name="four" />
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
== State Censuses  ==
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
== 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/OK/ http://www.census-online.com/links/OK/]
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ok/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ok/census.html]
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oklahoma.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oklahoma.htm]
 
== References  ==
 
[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=Oklahoma.ASP ''Oklahoma Research Outline'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
 
== Sources and Notes  ==
 
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[[Category:Oklahoma|Census]]

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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.

Oklahoma was admitted to the United States as the 46th state on 16 Nov 1907. So in the 1900 Census, it would be listed as Oklahoma Territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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April 1, 2032

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

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 ($)
1860 Slave Owner (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands) at Ancestry ($)
1860 Mortality (as part of Arkansas Indian Lands) 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.

Year Type of Census Links
1907 Territorial (Seminole County), all household members at Ancestry ($)
1890 Territorial (Select counties), all household members at FamilySearch

at Ancestry ($)
at MyHeritage ($)
at Oklahoma Historical Society

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Civil War Union veterans and their widows, 1890 Flint district Cherokee census and emigrants,1852 Census and school records, 1879-1943 1851 Cherokee Old Settlers' annuity roll
1878 annuity rolls of Chickasaw Nation Cherokee Nation east, roll of 1835 Cherokee census rolls, 1880 U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 ($) at Ancestry
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959 ($) at Ancestry U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914 ($) at Ancestry *1898-1914 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 at Ancestry — index & images ($) U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 ($) at Ancestry U.S., Cherokee Baker Roll and Records, 1924-1929 ($) at Ancestry
Oklahoma Osage Tribe Roll, 1921 ($) at Ancestry Unemployed Relief Census of 1933 at Oklahoma Historical Society

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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