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=== Federal ===
==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>
Oregon was admitted to the United States as the 33rd state on 14 Feb 1859. So in the 1850 Census, the place will be listed as Oregon Territory.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
|{{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]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
!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]]
|-


Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. '''[[United States Census|The United States Research Outline]]''' provides more detailed information about these records.  
|{{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/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
|-
|}


The Family History Library has the 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon. The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans' schedule is available at the Family History Library (FHL film 338236) and at the National Archives.&nbsp; See also '''[[United States Census Online|United States Census Online]]''' for information on how to access censuses online.<br>
===Non-Population Schedules for Oregon===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.  
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
|-
! 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
|-
|1890
|Veterans
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|}


Statewide indexes are available for the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format. A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Oregon Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Oregon]]


Mortality schedules (lists of deaths during the census year) exist for the years 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses. The schedules for the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 are indexed in book format. The schedules and indexes are available at the Oregon State Library, the Oregon Historical Society Library, and the University of Oregon.  
==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>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
|-
! 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
|-
|1859
|Territorial (Clatsop and Umpqua Counties)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1858
|Territorial (select counties)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1857
|Territorial (select counties)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1856
|Territorial (select counties)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1855
|Territorial (Coos, Jackson)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1854
|Territorial (Benton, Claptsop, Jackson)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1853
|Territorial (select counties)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1850
|Territorial
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3080/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1849
|Territorial (select counties), males over 21
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1845-6
|Territorial (Tuality)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1845
|Territorial (select counties)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1843
|Territorial, Elijah White Census
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|1842
|Territorial, persons living south of the Columbia River
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/91051?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]
|-
|}


=== Territorial and State  ===
== Other Census Images ==
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="700" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ Indian Census Rolls
|-
| {{FSC|750657|item}} Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923]
| {{FSC|726988|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1886-1889]
|-
| {{FSC|727118|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1907-1937]
| {{FSC|726986|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1885-1889]
|-
| {{FSC|726853|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1898-1906
| {{FSC|750661|item}} Indian census rolls, Grand Ronde, 1885-1914
|-
| {{FSC|727014|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1892, 1893, 1896
| {{FSC|116331|item}} Tribal Census Information, 1877-1952
|-
| {{FSC|727016|item}} Klamath Agency census, 1887
|
|-
|'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61873/ U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944] Ancestry - index ($)
|
|-
|}


The 1850 Federal census for the Oregon Territory is available and has been indexed by several compilers. Territorial and state censuses also exist for a few counties for the years 1842, 1843, 1845, 1849, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1865, 1885, 1895, and 1905.
<br>


Most of the extant schedules from 1842-1859 are indexed (FHL film 899786) and published. In most of these censuses only the heads of households are listed. Copies of most are available at the Oregon State Archives and the Family History Library. They are listed in the catalog under OREGON - [COUNTY] - CENSUS. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
==Why Use the Census?==
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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:
[[Category:Oregon]]
*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.

Oregon was admitted to the United States as the 33rd state on 14 Feb 1859. So in the 1850 Census, the place will be listed as Oregon Territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links
1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
NARA 		Release Date
April 1, 2032

Non-Population Schedules for Oregon

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 ($)
1880 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1870 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1860 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1850 Mortality at Ancestry ($)

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
1859 Territorial (Clatsop and Umpqua Counties) at FamilySearch
1858 Territorial (select counties) at FamilySearch
1857 Territorial (select counties) at FamilySearch
1856 Territorial (select counties) at FamilySearch
1855 Territorial (Coos, Jackson) at FamilySearch
1854 Territorial (Benton, Claptsop, Jackson) at FamilySearch
1853 Territorial (select counties) at FamilySearch
1850 Territorial at Ancestry ($)
1849 Territorial (select counties), males over 21 at FamilySearch
1845-6 Territorial (Tuality) at FamilySearch
1845 Territorial (select counties) at FamilySearch
1843 Territorial, Elijah White Census at FamilySearch
1842 Territorial, persons living south of the Columbia River at FamilySearch

Other Census Images

Indian Census Rolls
FS Library Collection Indians census rolls, Greenville, 1916-1923] FS Library Collection Klamath Agency census, 1886-1889]
FS Library Collection Klamath Agency census, 1907-1937] FS Library Collection Klamath Agency census, 1885-1889]
FS Library Collection Klamath Agency census, 1898-1906 FS Library Collection Indian census rolls, Grand Ronde, 1885-1914
FS Library Collection Klamath Agency census, 1892, 1893, 1896 FS Library Collection Tribal Census Information, 1877-1952
FS Library Collection Klamath Agency census, 1887
1944 U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944 Ancestry - index ($)


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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