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==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>
Nebraska was the 37th State to join the Union on March 1, 1867.  The State was formed from the Nebraska Territory. It was first included on the 1860 U.S. Census as a territory.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!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]]
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|Nebraska 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]
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!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]]
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|{{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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| 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, [[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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=== Nebraska State Censuses Online===
===Non-Population Schedules for Nebraska===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1668 Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885] Index and images. ($)  
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
*{{RecordSearch|1810728|Nebraska, State Census, 1885}} Index and images.  
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6585 Nebraska, State Census, 1885] Index and images. ($)  
|-
=== Online Nebraska indexes and images  ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
{{Census Online Nebraska}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
 
|-
=== Federal population schedules  ===
|1890
 
|Veterans
==== Microfilm images  ====
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
 
|-
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="700"
|1880
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Defective
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1880
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1870
|Industry
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
| 1940 N/A
|1870
| {{FHL|638153|title-id|disp=1910}}
|Agriculture
| {{FHL|698908|title-id|disp=1870&nbsp;}}
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
| {{FHL|1037448|title-id|disp=1930}}
|1860
| {{FHL|637409|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
|Social Statistics
| {{FHL|705444|title-id|disp=1860}}
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
| {{FHL|576337|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
|1860
| {{FHL|676486|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
|Mortality
|
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|}
 
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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|-
| 1940 N/A
|1860
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#nebraska 1910 T624]&nbsp;
|Industry
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#nebraska 1870 M593]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp 1930 T626]
|1860
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#nebraska 1900 T623&nbsp;]and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-04.html#nebraska Soundex T1057]
|Agriculture
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#nebraska 1860 M653]
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#nebraska 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#nebraska Soundex M1573]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#nebraska 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#nebraska Soundex T760]
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<br>
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Nebraska]]


In '''1860''', Nebraska Territory encompassed most of present-day Nebraska and parts of the present-day states of Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Colorado.  
==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>
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Nebraska, [[Nebraska Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  
|-
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="77%" align="center"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Nebraska'''</font>
|1917
|State (Cass County), names of household members
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|1898
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
|State (Gage County), names of household members
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|1885
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Type'''
|State, names of household members
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810728 FamilySearch]
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6585/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
| '''1890'''
|1884
| width="20%" | Veterans
|State (Madison)
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1885'''
|1878-1879
| width="20%" | Mortality
|State (Lancaster County), names of household members
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1876-1882
| width="20%" | Defective
|State (Cass County), names of household members
| align="center" | -  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1875
| width="20%" | Mortality
|State (Lancaster County), names of household members
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1874
| width="20%" | Industry
|State (Jefferson, Kearney and Lancaster Counties)
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1668/ Ancestry.com]- Lancaster County only ($)
| align="center" | -
contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1872
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|State (Dawson County), head of household
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1870
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
|State (Lancaster County)
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1869
| Mortality
|State (Butler and Stanton Counties)
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1865
| width="20%" | Industry
|State (Butler, Cuming, Lancaster, Otoe)
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1864
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|State (Cedar County)
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1858
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
|City (Nebraska City, Otoe County), head of household
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1856
| Mortality
|Territorial (Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, Lancaster, Clay, Dodge, Platte, Cuming, Douglas, Washington, Burt, and Dakota counties), head of household
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1855
| width="20%" | Industry
|Territorial (Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, Douglas, Washington, and Dodge counties), head of household
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1854
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|Territorial (District 1: Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha (part), Johnson (part), Gage (part); District 2: Nemaha (most), Otoe (most); District 3: Cass; District 4: Douglas, Sarpy; District 5: Dodge and additional territory; District 6: Burt and Washington), head of household
| align="center" | -
|contact [https://history.nebraska.gov/ History Nebraska]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|}
|}


==== Microfilm images  ====
== Other Census Images ==
 
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|-
|-
| {{FHL|746218|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Winnebago, 1904-1939}}
| {{FSC|746218|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Winnebago, 1904-1939}}  
| {{FHL|279887|title-id|disp=Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1880}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|744742|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Yankton, 1885-1931}}
| {{FSC|744742|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Yankton, 1885-1931}}  
| {{FHL|279984|title-id|disp=Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1870}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|744694|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Santee, 1885-1917}}
| {{FSC|744694|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Santee, 1885-1917}}  
| {{FHL|280055|title-id|disp=Mortality, agriculture and industry schedule, 1860}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|264147|title-id|disp=Census records, Winnebago, 1869-1929}}  
| {{FSC|264147|title-id|disp=Census records, Winnebago, 1869-1929}}  
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<br>
==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:  
Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are also located at the Nebraska State Historical Society at [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ http://www.nebraskahistory.org/].
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
 
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
*Sex
 
*Age
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Nebraska, [[Nebraska Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
*Color
 
*Nativity
=== State and territorial censuses  ===
*Place of birth of this person
 
*Place of birth of Father of this person
Nebraska often took 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.  
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
 
*Period of Residence
*'''1917 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*'''1898 '''Counties: Gage <ref name="npcr" />
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*'''1885''' Counties: Extant for all counties except Blaine and Chase. <ref name="npcr" />
*Regular occupation
*'''1884 '''Counties: Madison <ref name="npcr" />
*Military service
*'''1882 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1881 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1880 '''Counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1879 '''Counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1878 '''counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1877 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1876 '''Counties: Cass, Frontier, Sarpy (Richardson Precinct) <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1875 '''Counties: Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1874 '''Counties: Jefferson, Kearney, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1872 '''Counties: Dawson <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1870''' Counties: Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1869''' Counties: Butler, Stanton <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1865''' Counties: Butler, Cumings, Lancaster (Saltillo and Lancaster Precincts), Otoe <ref name="newh" /><ref name="npcr" />
*'''1864 '''Counties: Cedar <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1858 '''Counties: Otoe (Nebraska City) <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1856''' Counties:&nbsp;&nbsp;Burt, Cass, Clay, Cumings, Dakota, Dodge (Northern and Southern Districts),&nbsp;Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Platte, Richardson, Washington &nbsp;<ref name="newh" /> <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1855''' Counties: Cass (census and index), Dodge, Douglas, Franklin (records and index), Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson <ref name="newh" /><ref name="npcr" />
*'''1854 '''all 6 districts <ref name="newh">State Census Register: State and County Census Register Located at the Family History Library. (Salt Lake City: FHL, 2005), 2: 771-8.</ref> <ref name="npcr">“Nebraska Population Census Records at the Nebraska State Historical Society [Internet site]” at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ (accessed 3 Jan 2010).</ref>
 
*'''1913-1914''' A detailed census of [[Germans from Russia|German immigrants from Russia living]] in Lincoln was taken for Nebraska. The information is similar to that found in the 1900 census, but the town or colony of birth is also given. It is arranged by street. (Family History Library film 833157.)
*'''1885''' The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska, which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the state ''Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886'' and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.
*The '''1854, 1855, and 1856''' Nebraska territorial censuses have been transcribed, indexed, and published in: Cox, Eunice Evelyn. ''1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses''. Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977. (Family History Library {{FHL|183518|title-id|disp=book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283}}.)  
*'''1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869''' Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska. The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties, were published in:[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/censindx.html ''The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record'', vols. 13-22, 1932-44] (Family History Library film 162018).&nbsp;The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses. The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Nebraska censuses, [[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
 
=== 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  ===


[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  
See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
 
:*[[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]]
 
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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.

Nebraska was the 37th State to join the Union on March 1, 1867. The State was formed from the Nebraska Territory. It was first included on the 1860 U.S. Census as a territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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Non-Population Schedules for Nebraska[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.com ($)
1880 Mortality at Ancestry.com ($)
1880 Defective at Ancestry.com ($)
1880 Mortality at Ancestry.com ($)
1880 Industry at Ancestry.com ($)
1880 Agriculture at Ancestry.com ($)
1870 Social Statistics at Ancestry.com ($)
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1860 Social Statistics at Ancestry.com ($)
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1860 Agriculture at Ancestry.com ($)

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
1917 State (Cass County), names of household members contact History Nebraska
1898 State (Gage County), names of household members contact History Nebraska
1885 State, names of household members at FamilySearch

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1884 State (Madison) contact History Nebraska
1878-1879 State (Lancaster County), names of household members contact History Nebraska
1876-1882 State (Cass County), names of household members at Ancestry.com ($)
1875 State (Lancaster County), names of household members at Ancestry.com ($)

contact History Nebraska

1874 State (Jefferson, Kearney and Lancaster Counties) at Ancestry.com- Lancaster County only ($)

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1872 State (Dawson County), head of household contact History Nebraska
1870 State (Lancaster County) contact History Nebraska
1869 State (Butler and Stanton Counties) contact History Nebraska
1865 State (Butler, Cuming, Lancaster, Otoe) contact History Nebraska
1864 State (Cedar County) contact History Nebraska
1858 City (Nebraska City, Otoe County), head of household contact History Nebraska
1856 Territorial (Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, Lancaster, Clay, Dodge, Platte, Cuming, Douglas, Washington, Burt, and Dakota counties), head of household contact History Nebraska
1855 Territorial (Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, Douglas, Washington, and Dodge counties), head of household contact History Nebraska
1854 Territorial (District 1: Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha (part), Johnson (part), Gage (part); District 2: Nemaha (most), Otoe (most); District 3: Cass; District 4: Douglas, Sarpy; District 5: Dodge and additional territory; District 6: Burt and Washington), head of household contact History Nebraska

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Indian census rolls, Winnebago, 1904-1939
Indian census rolls, Yankton, 1885-1931
Indian census rolls, Santee, 1885-1917
Census records, Winnebago, 1869-1929

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

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

See United States Census for more information about censuses, such as:

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