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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>
Colorado was settled in the latter half of the 19th Century, so the state won't be in censuses prior to 1860. Additionally, the Colorado territory wasn't organized until 1861, so people residing in the area of Colorado, during the 1860 Census, will either be listed under the Colorado, Kansas, or Nebraska 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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|Colorado 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/2442/ 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, [[Colorado Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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=== Online Colorado indexes and images  ===
===Non-Population Schedules for Colorado===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{{Census Online Colorado}}
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=== Federal population schedules ===
 
==== Microfilm Images  ====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| {{FHL|648322|title-id|disp=1910}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| {{FHL|698887|title-id|disp=1870}}&nbsp;&nbsp;
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|-
| {{FHL|1034481|title-id|disp=1930}}
|1860
| {{FHL|647801|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}}
|Mortality
|
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
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|-
| {{FHL|557226|title-id|disp=1920&nbsp;and Soundex}}
|1870
| {{FHL|670371|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}
|Mortality
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
|}
 
<br>
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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| 1940 N/A
|1880
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#colorado 1910 T624]&nbsp;
|Mortality
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#colorado 1870 M593]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
|-
|-
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]
| 1885
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#colorado 1900 T623]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-02.html#colorado Soundex T1035]
| Mortality
|
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html#colorado 1920 T625]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-02.html#colorado Soundex M1552]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#colorado 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#colorado Soundex T738]
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<br>
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
 
*[[Colorado Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Colorado]]
<br>


==== 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 population schedules of Colorado, [[Colorado 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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=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Colorado'''</font>
! 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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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
| 1885
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
| State
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| {{RecordSearch|1807096|FamilySearch}} — index and images<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6837/ Ancestry ($)] — index and images
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|}
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Type'''
 
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
== Other Census Images ==
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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|-
| '''1885'''
|{{FSC|747695|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Consolidated Ute, 1923-1939}}
| width="20%" | Mortality
|{{FSC|747839|title-id|disp=Indian census rolls, Fort Lewis, 1904-1908}}
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8756 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8756 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8756 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1880'''
|{{RecordSearch|2761958|United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940}}
| width="20%" | Mortality
|{{RecordSearch|2796818|United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970}}
| 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]
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|-
| '''1870'''
| 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]
|-
| '''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]
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==== Microfilm 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:
'''[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for&nbsp;Colorado'''
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
 
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Indian census rolls, Consolidated Ute, 1923-1939 {{FHL|575769}}
*Sex
*Indian census rolls, Fort Lewis, 1904-1908 {{FHL|576838}}
*Age
*Federal mortality census schedules and related indexes: Colorado; 1870-1880 {{FHL|422411}}
*Color
 
*Nativity
<br>'''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] Federal Census [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/colorado.html Non-Population Schedule] Microfilms for Colorado'''
*Place of birth of this person
 
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*1935 Census of Business
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*1850 - 1880 Federal Mortality Schedules
*Period of Residence
 
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
 
*Regular occupation
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Colorado, [[Colorado Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
*Military service
 
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
 
Colorado&nbsp;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.
 
*'''1885''' Garfield county missing.<ref>William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 55, says Fremont and Garfield counties missing (from National Archives copy); Colorado State Archives copy includes Fremont, but lacks Garfield and 18 other counties.</ref> Arapahoe County available [http://history.denverlibrary.org/research/census_arapahoe/census_arapahoe.pdf online].
*'''1866''' Logan, Morgan, Sedgwick, Weld and northern parts of Washington and Yuma counties only<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 27-28, lists an index, Arliss Shaffer Monk, ''Index to a Weld County Census, Colorado Territory, 1866'' (1978).</ref>
*'''1860''' The Kansas Territory federal census includes parts of Colorado. Kansas has a state copy of that federal census. That state copy and it's index including names from Colorado are available at the Kansas State Historical Society.<ref>Lainhart, 45.</ref>
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Colorado censuses, [[Colorado 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  ===
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{Place|Colorado}} {{USCensus}}} {{Colorado-stub}} {{Colorado|Colorado}}<br>
 
'''A wiki article describing this collection in found at:'''
 
[[Colorado 1885 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


[[Category:Colorado|Census]] [[Category:Census_by_State|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Colorado, United States|Census]]

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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.

Colorado was settled in the latter half of the 19th Century, so the state won't be in censuses prior to 1860. Additionally, the Colorado territory wasn't organized until 1861, so people residing in the area of Colorado, during the 1860 Census, will either be listed under the Colorado, Kansas, or Nebraska territory.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links
1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900
Colorado not enumerated. 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 Colorado

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

Year Type of Census Links
1860 Mortality Ancestry ($) — index and images
1870 Mortality Ancestry ($) — index and images
1880 Mortality Ancestry ($) — index and images
1885 Mortality Ancestry ($) — index and images

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
1885 State FamilySearch — index and images
Ancestry ($) — index and images

Other Census Images

Indian census rolls, Consolidated Ute, 1923-1939 Indian census rolls, Fort Lewis, 1904-1908
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970

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
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