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*'''1900''' {{FSC|4092225|item|displ=United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth Through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog
For an article about 1900 census population schedules available for free online at [[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]] see the [[United_States_Census_Population_Schedules,_1900_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|U.S. Census Population Schedules, 1900]] Wiki page. Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. A [[Soundex]] index for each state and for institutions is also available on microfilm.
*'''Pre-1900''' {{FSC|373717|item|disp=Ward Maps of United States Cities: Microfilm Reproduction of 232 Maps Described in Ward Maps of United States Cities}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog
 
For more details, see individual state census Wiki pages. For tips if the first census index search does not work, see the [[United States Census Searching]] Wiki page.


== Indexes and Images ==
For an article about 1900 census population schedules available for free online at [[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]] see the [[United States Census Population Schedules, 1900 - FamilySearch Historical Records|U.S. Census Population Schedules, 1900]] Wiki page. Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. A [[Soundex]] index for each state and for institutions is also available on microfilm.
== Content  ==
== Content  ==
The 1900 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1900, for thirty days or two weeks for populations of 10,000+. The following information was recorded by the census taker:
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*Name
*Address
*Relationship to head of household
*Color/race
*Sex
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*Month and year of birth
*Age at last birthday
*Marital status
*Number of years married
*Total children born to mother
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*Number of children living
*Birthplace
*Birthplace of parents
*Foreign born
*Year of Immigration
*Number of years in U.S.
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*Citizenship status of over 21
*Occupation
*Read, write & speak English
*Home owned or rented
*Home was a farm
*Home was mortgaged
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The 1900 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1900, for thirty days or two weeks for populations of 10,000+. The following information was recorded by the census taker:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Name<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Address<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Relationship to head of household<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Color/race<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sex<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Month and year of birth<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Age at last birthday<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Marital status<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Number of years married<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total children born to mother<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Number of children living<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Birthplace<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Birthplace of parents<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Foreign born<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Year of Immigration<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Number of years in U.S.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Citizenship status of over 21<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Occupation<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Read, write &amp; speak English<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Home owned or rented<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Home was a farm<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Home was mortgaged
== Value  ==
 
The 1900 census can be used to:<ref>Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. ''The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy''. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)</ref>  
<br>
#identify month of birth
 
#identify year of marriage
== &nbsp;Value  ==
#determine year of immigration


The 1900 census can be used to:<sup>1</sup><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Locate individuals by Soundex<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Month &amp; year of birth—go to vital records<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Great naturalization info<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Great marriage/child info<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Indian schedules at end of state instead of county<br>1850-1930 Search Tips: [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html]  
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1850-1940 Clues in Census Records, 1850-1940]


== Unique Features and Problems  ==
== Unique Features and Problems  ==
 
#Month and year of birth  
#Month &amp; year of birth  
#Number of years married  
#Number of years married  
#Number of children born &amp; living  
#Number of children born and living  
#How long immigrant been in country &amp; if naturalized  
#How long immigrant been in country and if naturalized  
#Home/farm was owned/rented  
#Home/farm was owned/rented  
#Property free or mortgaged  
#Property free or mortgaged  
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[[Image:Oklahoma1900.png|Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory on 1900 census]]  
[[Image:Oklahoma1900.png|Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory on 1900 census]]  
 
== States and Territories Covered  ==
== States Covered and Missing ==
All states, District of Columbia, and the Territories listed below:
 
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*All states, District of Columbia, and the Territories listed below
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<br>'''No States Missing'''
 
== &nbsp;Territories  ==
 
*[[Arizona Census|Arizona]]  
*[[Arizona Census|Arizona]]  
*[[Alaska Census|Alaska]] (unorganized)  
*[[Alaska Census|Alaska]] (unorganized)  
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*[[Guam Census|Guam]] (U.S. armed forces)  
*[[Guam Census|Guam]] (U.S. armed forces)  
*[[Hawaii Census|Hawaii]]  
*[[Hawaii Census|Hawaii]]  
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*[[New Mexico Census|New Mexico]]  
*[[New Mexico Census|New Mexico]]  
*Oklahoma — split between  
*Oklahoma — split between  
**[[Oklahoma Census|Oklahoma Territory]]  
**[[Oklahoma Census|Oklahoma Territory]]  
**[[Oklahoma Census|Indian Territory]]&nbsp;
**[[Oklahoma Census|Indian Territory]]
*[[Philippines Census|Philippines ]](U.S. armed forces)  
*[[Philippines Census|Philippines ]](U.S. armed forces)  
*[[Puerto Rico Census|Puerto Rico]] (U.S. armed forces)
*[[Puerto Rico Census|Puerto Rico]] (U.S. armed forces)
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== Web Sites ==
== Missing Records ==
 
'''1900 United States Census'''—A free Internet census index and images to the 1900 census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 FamilySearch Record Search]. This index shows every name listed on the census and is linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
 
1790-2000 Info: [http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf]
 
1850-1930 Search Tips: [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html]<br>
 
== Sources of This Collection  ==
 
1. Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)
 
'''How to Cite Your Sources'''


An example of citing these records is: United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900. United States Census, 1900. Census page. From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org), April 23, 2010. Jennie Smith, Pike Township, Election District 2, Bradford, Pennsylvania, image&nbsp;number 00027.  
* '''No States Missing'''
* '''Six million Agriculture Schedules from the 1900 Census were destroyed by order of the 66th United States Congress'''<ref>House of Representatives, 66th Congress, 2nd Session, "List of Useless Papers in the Bureau of the Census" in "Document No. 460," p. 1.</ref>


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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Indexes and Images[edit | edit source]

For an article about 1900 census population schedules available for free online at FamilySearch Historical Record Collections see the U.S. Census Population Schedules, 1900 Wiki page. Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. A Soundex index for each state and for institutions is also available on microfilm.

Content[edit | edit source]

The 1900 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1900, for thirty days or two weeks for populations of 10,000+. The following information was recorded by the census taker:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Relationship to head of household
  • Color/race
  • Sex
  • Month and year of birth
  • Age at last birthday
  • Marital status
  • Number of years married
  • Total children born to mother
  • Number of children living
  • Birthplace
  • Birthplace of parents
  • Foreign born
  • Year of Immigration
  • Number of years in U.S.
  • Citizenship status of over 21
  • Occupation
  • Read, write & speak English
  • Home owned or rented
  • Home was a farm
  • Home was mortgaged

Value[edit | edit source]

The 1900 census can be used to:[1]

  1. identify month of birth
  2. identify year of marriage
  3. determine year of immigration

Unique Features and Problems[edit | edit source]

  1. Month and year of birth
  2. Number of years married
  3. Number of children born and living
  4. How long immigrant been in country and if naturalized
  5. Home/farm was owned/rented
  6. Property free or mortgaged
  7. Person Civil War Vet or widow of one
  8. A Soundex index is available for each state.
  9. Oklahoma census schedules and Soundex indexes are split between Oklahoma Territory to the northwest, and Indian Territory to the southeast.

Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory on 1900 census

States and Territories Covered[edit | edit source]

All states, District of Columbia, and the Territories listed below:

Missing Records[edit | edit source]

  • No States Missing
  • Six million Agriculture Schedules from the 1900 Census were destroyed by order of the 66th United States Congress[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)
  2. ↑ House of Representatives, 66th Congress, 2nd Session, "List of Useless Papers in the Bureau of the Census" in "Document No. 460," p. 1.
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