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==Online Federal Censuses==
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===Population Schedules===
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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>
*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. Label it to Identify where you found it.&nbsp;
*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]].
 
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Wyoming Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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=== Online Wyoming indexes and images  ===


{{Census Online Wyoming}}
Wyoming became the forty-fourth state admitted to the United States on 10 July 1890 and has 23 counties. Wyoming was created form Wyoming Territory and is located in the northwest region of the United States. It was included in the Nebraska Territory in the 1860 census and Wyoming Territory in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.


=== Federal population schedules  ===
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
 
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==== Microfilm images  ====
 
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
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| {{FHL|646360|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
| {{FHL|707067|title-id|disp=1860 Eastern Wyoming}} with Nebraska
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| {{FHL|744501|title-id|disp=1850 Uinta Co.}} with Green River, Utah
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
 
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
|Wyoming was not enumerated.
| [https://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1910/part-04.html#wyoming 1910]  
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| [https://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-05.html#wyoming 1870 M593&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{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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| [https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1930/city-directories.html#WYOMING 1930]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| [https://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1900/part-06.html#wyoming 1900 Soundex]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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| [https://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1920/part-09.html#wyoming 1920 Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [https://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-06.html#wyoming 1880 Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{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
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
===Non-Population Schedules for Wyoming===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Wyoming, [[Wyoming Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
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=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wyoming'''</font>
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Free'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|1890
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|Veterans
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com ($)]
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1890'''
|1880
| width="20%" | Veterans
|Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| '''1880'''
|1870
| width="20%" | Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1870'''
|1860
| Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
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| 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]
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| '''1860'''
|1850
| Mortality  
|Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link]
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com ($)]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]
| 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]
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==== Microfilm images  ====
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
 
*[[Wyoming Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Wyoming]]
*&nbsp; [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wy/pens1883.txt 1883 List of Civil War Pensioners]


==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
==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>
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Wyoming, [[Wyoming Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].  
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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=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
 
Wyoming took several 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.  
 
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| align="center" bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" | '''Wyoming state, territorial, and colonial censuses'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 116.</ref><ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 65-66, 73.</ref>
! 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
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1925'''
|1925
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | State Census. Statistical only.<ref name="Dubes" /><ref name="WSA">[http://micrographics.state.wy.us/search.aspx Wyoming State Archives] ''Search Micrographics Database'' Department - select all agencies; Division - select all divisions; Description: type the word census</ref>
|State; no names given, statistical only.
|Contact [https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/index.php/find-it-in-the-archives/genealogical-resources Wyoming State Archives]
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|-
| align="left" | '''1915'''
|1915
| align="left" | State Census. Statistical only.<ref name="Dubes" /><ref name="WSA" />
|State; no names given, statistical only.
|[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001525373u&view=2up&seq=1&size=175 HathiTrust] - images
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1905'''
|1878
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | State census.&nbsp;Statistical only.&nbsp;</ref><ref name="WSA" />
|City of Cheyenne only; includes names.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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| align="left" | '''1878'''
|1875
| align="left" | City of Cheyenne only.</ref><ref name="WSA" />
|City of Cheyenne only; includes names.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1875'''
|1869
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | City of Cheyenne only.</ref><ref name="WSA" />
|Territorial; includes names.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61827/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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| align="left" | '''1869'''
|1856
| align="left" | Territory census<ref>Wyoming. State Archives and Historical Department ''Wyoming Territory 1869 Census'' (Cheyenne, Wyoming : Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department [19--?])[{{FHL|958477|title-id|disp=FHL Film 2261365}}]</ref><ref name="WSA" />
|Utah Territorial Census included Green River (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3576/ Ancestry ($)] - index
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1856'''
|1850 (i.e 1851)
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Utah territorial census included Green River (Fort Bridger), Wyoming<ref>''1856 Utah Census Returns''(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981)[{{FHL|12915|title-id|disp=FHL Film 505913}}]</ref>
|Used as the 1850 federal census for Utah, it includes Green River Precinct (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names.
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3576/ Ancestry ($)] - index
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| align="left" | '''1850 (''i.e.'' 1851)'''
| align="left" | Used as the 1850 federal census for Utah, it includes Green River Precinct (Fort Bridger), Wyoming<ref>William Bowen (transcribed by) and United States Census Office. 7th census, 1850 ''1851 Census of Utah''(1972)[{{FHL|186877|title-id|disp=FHL book 979.2 X2b 1851 or FHL film 924039 item 3}}]</ref>
|}
|}


=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
== Other Census Images ==
 
*'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
For a list of available and missing Wyoming censuses, [[Wyoming 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  ===
 
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use 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]]


=== Sources and footnotes  ===
==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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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.

Wyoming became the forty-fourth state admitted to the United States on 10 July 1890 and has 23 counties. Wyoming was created form Wyoming Territory and is located in the northwest region of the United States. It was included in the Nebraska Territory in the 1860 census and Wyoming Territory in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links
1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900
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NARA 		Release Date
April 1, 2032

Non-Population Schedules for Wyoming

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

Year Type of Census Links
1890 Veterans Ancestry.com ($)
1880 Mortality Ancestry.com ($)
1870 Mortality Ancestry.com ($)
1860 Mortality Ancestry.com ($)
1850 Mortality Ancestry.com ($)

Existing and Lost Censuses

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
1925 State; no names given, statistical only. Contact Wyoming State Archives
1915 State; no names given, statistical only. HathiTrust - images
1878 City of Cheyenne only; includes names. Ancestry - index & images ($)
1875 City of Cheyenne only; includes names. Ancestry - index & images ($)
1869 Territorial; includes names. Ancestry - index & images ($)
1856 Utah Territorial Census included Green River (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names. Ancestry ($) - index
1850 (i.e 1851) Used as the 1850 federal census for Utah, it includes Green River Precinct (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names. Ancestry ($) - index

Other Census Images

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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