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*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
==Online Federal Censuses==
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
===Population Schedules===
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.  
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>
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.  
Arizona was a part of Mexico until the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, when it was given to the United States as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Therefore, Arizona was not included in census prior to 1850. Additionally, until 1862, Arizona was part of the New Mexico territory.
*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]].


== Online Resources ==
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
 
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*1790-1940  [[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]  
|-
*1831-1880  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3533 Arizona, Compiled Census Index, 1831-1880], image/index ($)
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
*1864      [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3121 Arizona, Territory Census, 1864] ($)
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
*1864-1882  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/azterrcensus/ Arizona, Territorial Census Records, 1864-1882] ($)
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Arizona Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
*Late 1800s [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3085 Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s] Index ($)
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
 
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
==== Microfilm Images  ====
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|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
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|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|style="vertical-align:top"|Census lost
|{{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]
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| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| {{FHL|652076|title-id|disp=1910}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:16%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| {{FHL|698884|title-id|disp=1870}}
!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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| {{FHL|1034456|title-id|disp=1930}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|647003|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|815203|title-id|disp=1864}}
|{{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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| {{FHL|534275|title-id|disp=1920 and Soundex}}
| {{FHL|670360|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
| {{FHL|198528|title-id|disp=1860}}
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{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="745" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
===Non-Population Schedules for Arizona===
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
|-
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| 1940 N/A
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1910/ 1910]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| [https://archive.org/details/1870_census 1870]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1930/ 1930]  
|1870
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1900/ 1900 and Soundex]
|Mortality
|
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry] — index and images
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry] — index and images
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1920/part-01.html 1920]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1920/part-02.html Soundex]
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-07.html#arizona 1880 and Soundex]
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|}
|}


==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*1890 Census was lost for Arizona.
*[[Arizona Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Arizona]]


For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Arizona, [[Arizona Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
==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>
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
 
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
==== Online indexes and images  ====
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="60%" align="center" border="1"
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|1864
|Territorial, names of household members
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61064/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3121/ Ancestry ($)] — index
|-
|1866
|Territorial, head of household
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61064/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Arizona'''</font>
|1867, head of household
|Territorial
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61064/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|1869, head of household
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Free'''
|Territorial
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries'''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61064/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''
|1874, head of household
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''
|Territorial
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61064/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|1876
| width="20%" | Mortality
|Territorial, head of household
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61064/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1882
| Mortality
|Territorial, household members
| align="center" | -
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61064/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
| 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'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | -
| 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]
|}
|}


==== Microfilm images  ====
== Other Census Images ==
 
===Indian Census Rolls===
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{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''Family History Library Microfilm'''
|-
| {{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
| {{FSC|692686|title-id|disp=Census for Kaibab Paiute Indians at the Kaibab Paiute Reserveration, Moccansin, Ariziona, 1910-1911 and Moapa River Reservation, Nevada}}
|-
| {{FSC|739917|title-id|disp=Census for Navajo in Leupp Agency and school in Leupp, Arizona 1915-1929}}
| {{FSC|142621|title-id|disp=Census, birth and death records, 1932-1937}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|142621|title-id|disp=Bureau Indian Affairs, census,&nbsp;1932-1937}}  
| {{FSC|750684|title-id|disp=Indian census roll, Hualapai Agency, Hackberry, Arizona, 1896-1898}}
| {{FHL|750655|title-id|disp=Havasupai census rolls, 1905-1933}}
| {{FSC|680638|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Camp McDowell, 1905-1909 and 1911-1912}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|662921|title-id|disp=Hopi Reservation census rolls, 1924-1939}}  
| {{FSC|426885|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Camp Verde, 1915-1927}}
| {{FHL|750668|title-id|disp=Fort Apache census rolls, 1898-1939}}
| {{FSC|750693|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Colorado River, 1885-1940}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|739917|title-id|disp=Navajo Census, Leupp Agency 1915-1929}}  
| {{FSC|750668|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Apache, 1898-1939}}
| {{FHL|750684|title-id|disp=Hualapai census rolls, 1896-1898}}
| {{FSC|747841|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Mojave, 1892-1915}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|426885|title-id|disp=Camp Verde census rolls, 1915-1927}}  
| {{FSC|750665|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Yuma, 1905-1935}}
| {{FHL|747841|title-id|disp=Fort Mojave census rolls, 1892-1915}}
| {{FSC|750655|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Havasupai, 1905-1933}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|692686|title-id|disp=Kaibab Paiute census rolls, 1910-1911}}
| {{FSC|662921|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Hopi Reservation, 1924-1939}}
| {{FHL|750693|title-id|disp=Colorado River census rolls, 1885-1940}}
|-
|-
| {{FHL|680638|title-id|disp=Camp McDowell census rolls, 1905-1912}}
|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
| {{FHL|783024|title-id|disp=Mortality Schedules 1870-1880}}
|
|-
|-
| {{FHL|750665|title-id|disp=Fort Yuma census rolls, 1905-1935}}
|
|}
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
==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:
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Arizona, [[Arizona Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
 
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
*Sex
 
*Age
Arizona took many 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.
*Color
 
*Nativity
*'''1911''' Coconino County<ref name="Lain">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 17-18.</ref>
*Place of birth of this person
*'''1910''' Coconino County<ref name="Lain" />
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*'''1908''' Coconino County<ref name="Lain" />
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*'''1906''' Coconino County<ref name="Lain" />
*Period of Residence
*'''1902''' Coconino County<ref name="Lain" />
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*'''1894''' Coconino County<ref name="Lain" />
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*'''1882''' Counties: Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, and Yuma<ref name="Lain" /><ref name="Croom">Emily Anne Croom, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29564874 The Genealogist's Companion and Sourcebook]'' (Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 1994)[FHL REF Book 929.1 C882g], 39.</ref>
*Regular occupation
*'''1880''' Counties: Apache, and Mohave<ref name="Lain" />
*Military service
*'''1876''' Counties: Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, and Yuma<ref name="Lain" /><ref name="Croom" />
*'''1874''' Counties: Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma<ref name="Lain" />
*'''1872''' Counties: Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma<ref name="Lain" /><ref name="Croom" />
*'''1869''' Yavapai County<ref name="Lain" />
*'''1867''' Counties: Mohave, Pima, and Yuma<ref name="Lain" /><ref name="AZ3180">Ancestry.com "Arizona Census, 1831-80" at http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3533 (accessed 15 December 2009).</ref>
*'''1866''' Counties: Mohave, Pah Ute, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma<ref name="Lain" /><ref name="Croom" /><ref name="AZ3180" />
*'''1864''' Territorial (population 4,187)<ref name="Croom" /><ref name="AZ3180" /><ref>Ancestry.com. ''Arizona Territory Census, 1864 [database on-line]'' at http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3121 (accessed 14 December 2009), citing original data: Historical Records Survey, Works Progress Administration. Census of Arizona Territory, April 1864. Phoenix, AZ, USA: n.p., 1938</ref>
*'''1862''' Territorial<ref name="AZ3180" />
*'''1852''' Southern pre-territorial Arizona<ref>Eugene L. Sierras, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80962089 Mexican Census Pre-Territorial : Pimeria Alta, 1852]'' (Tucson, Arizona : Arizona State Genealogical Society, 1986)[FHL Book 979.1 X2se 1852]. Pimeria Alta was an area of land in southern pre-territorial Arizona. The census was conducted in 1852 in the district of Altar, Sonora.</ref>
*'''1831''' Counties: Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and part of Sonora, Mexico<ref name="AZ3180" /><ref>Instituto Genealógico e Histórico Latinoamericano, ''Index to the 1831 Census of Arizona and Sonora'' (Highland, Utah: [Instituto], 1983)[FHL Book 979.1 A1 no. 87; Film 697282 Item 7]. The census includes Tucson, Tubac and Santa Cruz, as well as parts of Sonora, Mexico.</ref>
*'''1801''' Southern pre-territorial Arizona<ref>Eugene L. Sierras, and Kieran McCarty, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16824303 Mexican Census Pre-Territorial : Pimeria Alta, 1801]'' (Tucson, Arizona : Arizona State Genealogical Society, 1986)[FHL Book 979.1 X2s 1801]. Pimeria Alta was an area of land in southern pre-territorial Arizona.</ref>
*'''1796''' Santa Cruz County (Tumacacori)<ref>Alfred F. Whiting, "The Tumacacori Census of 1796" in the [http://www.altamirapress.com/RLA/journals/Kiva/TOC2.shtml?SKU=V19N1 Kiva], 19, no. 1, Fall, 1953. [FHL Film 874325 Item 5].</ref>
 
'''1864, 1866, 1867, 1869, 1871, 1872, and 1882 Territorial censuses--'''Territorial censuses are available at the Department of Libraries, Archives and Public Records,&nbsp;although they are not all complete. The Family History Library has indexes for 1864, 1866, 1867, and 1869.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Arizona censuses, [[Arizona 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]]
 
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/arizona.htm Arizona Census Records] at CensusFinder.com compiled list of links to state and county censuses.
 
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
 
{{reflist}}
 


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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.

Arizona was a part of Mexico until the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, when it was given to the United States as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Therefore, Arizona was not included in census prior to 1850. Additionally, until 1862, Arizona was part of the New Mexico territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
Census lost FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
1920 1930 1940 1950 1960
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
NARA
Release Date
April 1, 2032

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

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

Year Type of Census Links
1870 Mortality Ancestry — index and images
1880 Mortality Ancestry — index and images

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
1864 Territorial, names of household members Ancestry ($) — index and images
Ancestry ($) — index
1866 Territorial, head of household Ancestry ($) — index and images
1867, head of household Territorial Ancestry ($) — index and images
1869, head of household Territorial Ancestry ($) — index and images
1874, head of household Territorial Ancestry ($) — index and images
1876 Territorial, head of household Ancestry ($) — index and images
1882 Territorial, household members Ancestry ($) — index and images

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Indian Census Rolls[edit | edit source]

United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 Census for Kaibab Paiute Indians at the Kaibab Paiute Reserveration, Moccansin, Ariziona, 1910-1911 and Moapa River Reservation, Nevada
Census for Navajo in Leupp Agency and school in Leupp, Arizona 1915-1929 Census, birth and death records, 1932-1937
Indian census roll, Hualapai Agency, Hackberry, Arizona, 1896-1898 Indian census rolls, Camp McDowell, 1905-1909 and 1911-1912
Indian census rolls, Camp Verde, 1915-1927 Indian census rolls, Colorado River, 1885-1940
Indian census rolls, Fort Apache, 1898-1939 Indian census rolls, Fort Mojave, 1892-1915
Indian census rolls, Fort Yuma, 1905-1935 Indian census rolls, Havasupai, 1905-1933
Indian census rolls, Hopi Reservation, 1924-1939
1944 U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944 Ancestry - index ($)

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