Oregon Census: Difference between revisions
(fix category) |
m (a) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] > [[Oregon|Oregon]] > [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] > [[Oregon|Oregon]] > [[Oregon Census|Census]]'' | ||
== Available and Lost Census Schedules == | == Available and Lost Census Schedules == | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1 | {| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | ||
|+ '''OREGON: Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 51-59, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: HeritageQuest, 1999), 103-104.</ref> | |+ '''OREGON: Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 51-59, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: HeritageQuest, 1999), 103-104.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | width="90" bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Population Schedules''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Vets''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Slave''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Mortal''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Agricu''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Indust''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" | '''Defect''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''1850''' Jun 1 | | '''1850''' Jun 1 | ||
| Line 71: | Line 71: | ||
| '''1910''' Apr 15 | | '''1910''' Apr 15 | ||
| Exist for all counties. | | Exist for all counties. | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1920''' Jan 1 | | bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1920''' Jan 1 | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | Exist for all counties. | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | Exist for all counties. | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''1930''' Apr 1 | | '''1930''' Apr 1 | ||
| Exist for all counties. | | align="center" | Exist for all counties. | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1940''' | | bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''1940''' | ||
| Line 106: | Line 106: | ||
|} | |} | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
== Availability | == Availability == | ||
'''1790-1840 | '''1790-1840:''' Census records are not available for Oregon. | ||
'''1850 Census''' | '''1850 Census:''' This is a first federal census taken when Oregon was still a territory. | ||
'''1850 United States Census''' A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1401638 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. | |||
'''1870-1930 Census--'''The 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon are available. | |||
'''1860 United States Census''' | '''1860 United States Census:''' A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors. | ||
'''1870 United States Census | '''1870 United States Census:''' A free internet index and images can be viewed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch Record Pilot site]. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country. | ||
'''1880 United States Census''' | '''1880 United States Census:''' A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1417683 Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site.] This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number. | ||
'''1890 Census | '''1890 Census:''' The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans' schedule is available at the Family History Library (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 338236]) and at the National Archives. | ||
'''1900 Federal Census''' | '''1900 Federal Census:''' A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1236863911171_679" />]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States. | ||
== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
'''1848 | '''1848:''' Oregon Territory was created. | ||
'''1853 | '''1853:''' Washington Territory was created which reduced the size of the Oregon Territory by about half. | ||
'''1859 | '''14 February 1859:''' Oregon became the 33rd state. | ||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
'''Ancestry | '''Ancestry:''' All of Oregon federal censuses are indexed at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com]. | ||
'''1860-1880 | '''1860-1880:''' Statewide indexes are available for the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format. | ||
'''Soundex | '''Soundex:''' A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses. | ||
== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
| Line 148: | Line 148: | ||
==== Mortality Schedules ==== | ==== Mortality Schedules ==== | ||
'''1850-1880 | '''1850-1880:''' 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: | ||
::*[http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/ Oregon State Library] | ::*[http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/ Oregon State Library] | ||
| Line 157: | Line 157: | ||
== State and Territorial Censuses == | == State and Territorial Censuses == | ||
'''1850 Census | '''1850 Census:''' The 1850 Federal census for the Oregon Territory is available. | ||
'''1842-1843, 1845, 1849, 1852-1854, 1856-1859, 1865, 1885, 1895 and 1905 | '''1842-1843, 1845, 1849, 1852-1854, 1856-1859, 1865, 1885, 1895 and 1905:''' Territorial and state censuses also exist for a few counties for these years. Most of the extant (still existing) schedules from 1842-1859 are indexed (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=91051&disp=Provisional+and+territorial+census+recor%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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. | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
Ancestry: | Ancestry: [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com] | ||
Heritage Quest Online: | Heritage Quest Online: [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com] | ||
Census Online: | Census Online: [http://www.census-online.com/links/OR/ http://www.census-online.com/links/OR/] | ||
Genealogy Today: | Genealogy Today: [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html] | ||
Access Genealogy: | Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm] | ||
Mortality Schedules: | Mortality Schedules: [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 23 September 2009
United States > U.S. Census > Oregon > Census
Available and Lost Census Schedules[edit | edit source]
| Population Schedules | Vets | Slave | Mortal | Agricu | Indust | Defect | |
| 1850 Jun 1 | Enumerated as the Oregon Territory; exist for all counties. | ||||||
| 1860 Jun 1 | Exist for all counties. | ||||||
| 1870 Jun 1 | Exist for all counties. | ||||||
| 1880 Jun 1 | Exist for all counties. | ||||||
| 1890 Jun 2 | Lost | Exist | |||||
| 1900 Jun 1 | Exist for all counties. | ||||||
| 1910 Apr 15 | Exist for all counties. | ||||||
| 1920 Jan 1 | Exist for all counties. | ||||||
| 1930 Apr 1 | Exist for all counties. | ||||||
| 1940 | Public release coming in 2012 |
Availability[edit | edit source]
1790-1840: Census records are not available for Oregon.
1850 Census: This is a first federal census taken when Oregon was still a territory.
1850 United States Census A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
1870-1930 Census--The 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon are available.
1860 United States Census: A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.
1870 United States Census: A free internet index and images can be viewed on FamilySearch Record Pilot site. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.
1880 United States Census: A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site. This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.
1890 Census: The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans' schedule is available at the Family History Library (Family History Library film 338236) and at the National Archives.
1900 Federal Census: A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
1848: Oregon Territory was created.
1853: Washington Territory was created which reduced the size of the Oregon Territory by about half.
14 February 1859: Oregon became the 33rd state.
Indexes[edit | edit source]
Ancestry: All of Oregon federal censuses are indexed at www.ancestry.com.
1860-1880: Statewide indexes are available for the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format.
Soundex: A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.
Special Censuses[edit | edit source]
Mortality Schedules[edit | edit source]
1850-1880: 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:
State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]
1850 Census: The 1850 Federal census for the Oregon Territory is available.
1842-1843, 1845, 1849, 1852-1854, 1856-1859, 1865, 1885, 1895 and 1905: Territorial and state censuses also exist for a few counties for these years. Most of the extant (still existing) schedules from 1842-1859 are indexed (Family History Library 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.
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.com
Heritage Quest Online: http://www.heritagequestonline.com
Census Online: http://www.census-online.com/links/OR/
Genealogy Today: http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html
Access Genealogy: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm
Mortality Schedules: http://mortalityschedules.com/
References[edit | edit source]
Oregon Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
- ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 51-59, and William Dollarhide, The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes (Bountiful, Utah: HeritageQuest, 1999), 103-104.