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''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[Oregon|Oregon]]  >  [[Oregon_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[Oregon|Oregon]]  >  [[Oregon Census|Census]]''  


=== Existing and lost censuses ===
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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, [[Oregon Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online Oregon indexes and images ===


For a list of available and missing Oregon censuses, [[Oregon Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
{{Census Online Oregon}}


== Availability ==
=== Federal population schedules ===


'''1790-1840:''' Census records are not available for Oregon.
==== Microfilm images  ====


'''1850 Census:''' This is a first federal census taken when Oregon was still a territory.  
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|+ '''Oregon Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library]]'''  
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=640355&disp=Oregon%2C+1910+federal+census+%3A+popula++ 1910]&nbsp;
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=676507&disp=Oregon%2C+1880+federal+census+%3A+sounde++ 1880 and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=706371&disp=Oregon%2C+1860+federal+census+%3A+popula++ 1860]
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=555227&disp=Oregon%2C+1920+federal+census+%3A+sounde++ 1920 and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=641584&disp=Oregon%2C+1900+federal+census+%3A+sounde++ 1900 and Soundex]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=698916&disp=Oregon%2C+1870+federal+census+%3A+popula++ 1870]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=706371&disp=Oregon%2C+1860+federal+census+%3A+popula++ 1850]
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'''1850-1930 Census:''' The 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon are available.
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'''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.<br>
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|+ '''Oregon Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''  
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| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#oregon 1910 T624]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#oregon 1880 T9] &amp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#oregon Soundex T768]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#oregon 1860 M653]
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#oregon 1920 T625] &amp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-05.html#oregon Soundex M1583]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#oregon 1900 T623] &amp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-05.html#oregon Soundex T1067]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#oregon 1870 M593]  
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#oregon 1850 M432]
|}


'''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.
<br>


'''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.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


'''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.
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Oregon, [[Oregon Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]


'''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.
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===


'''1900 Federal Census:''' A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the&nbsp; [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.
==== Online indexes and images ====


== Historical Background  ==
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Oregon'''</font>
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1890'''
| width="20%" | Veterans
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
| '''1880'''
| width="20%" | 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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
| 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]
|}


'''1848:''' Oregon Territory was created.
==== Microfilm images  ====


'''1853:''' Washington Territory was created which reduced the size of the Oregon Territory by about half.  
{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="center" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Oregon'''  
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=76&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules%25252Benumerating%25252BUnion%25252Bveterans%25252Band%25252B%25252B&last=175&columns=*%2C0%2C0 1890 Veterans]
| 1870 Mortality
| 1860 Slave owner
| 1850&nbsp;Slave owner&nbsp;
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| 1880 Mortality
| 1870&nbsp;Agricultural
| 1860 Mortality
| 1850 Mortality
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| 1880&nbsp;Agricultural
| 1870&nbsp;Industrial
| 1860 Agricultural
| 1850 Agricultural
| <br>
|-
| 1880 Industrial
| 1870 Social Statistics
| 1860 Industrial
| 1850 Industrial
| <br>
|-
| 1880 Defective
| <br>
| 1860 Social Statistics
| 1850 Social Statistics
| <br>
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'''14 February 1859:''' Oregon became the 33rd state.
<br>


== Indexes  ==
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|+ '''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Oregon'''
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| 1890 Veterans
| 1860 Slave owner
| 1860 Industrial
| 1850 Agricultural
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|-
| 1880 Mortality
| 1860 Mortality
| 1850 Slave owner
| 1850 Industrial
| <br>
|-
| 1870 Mortality
| 1860 Agricultural
| 1850 Mortality
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| <br>
|}


'''Ancestry:''' All of Oregon federal censuses are indexed at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com].
<br>


'''1860-1880:''' Statewide indexes are available for the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ====


'''Soundex:''' A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.  
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Oregon, [[Oregon Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].  


== Special Censuses ==
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses ===


==== Mortality Schedules  ====
*'''1905'''{{Cn}}
*'''1895'''{{Cn}}
*'''1885'''{{Cn}}
*'''1865'''{{Cn}}
*'''1856-1859'''{{Cn}}
*'''1852-1854'''{{Cn}}


'''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:  
:*'''1851-1859''' Ronald Vern Jackson, Scott D. Rosenkilke (sic), and W. David Samuelsen, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16699579 Oregon census records, 1851-1859]'' (N. Salt Lake, Utah&nbsp;: Accelerated Indexing Systems, ©1984)[[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46338&disp=Oregon+census+records%2C+1851-1859%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL Book 979.5 X22o 1851-1859]].


::*[http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/ Oregon State Library]  
*'''1842-1859''' ''Provisional and territorial census record of Oregon, 1842-1859'' (Salem, Oregon&nbsp;: Oregon State Archives, 1970)[[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=91051&disp=Provisional+and+territorial+census+recor++ FHL Film 899786]].
::*[http://www.ohs.org/research/library/index.cfm Oregon Historical Society Library]
*'''1849''' Only for the counties of Champoeg, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (part of Wastington State), Linn, Polk, Twality (now Washington County), Vancouver (part of Washington State), and Yamhill.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 97-98.</ref><ref>Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 53-54, 71.</ref>
::*[http://www.uoregon.edu/ University of Oregon]  
*'''1845'''{{Cn}}
::*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
*'''1842-1843'''{{Cn}}


== State and Territorial Censuses  ==
:*'''1841-1849''' Ronald Vern Jackson, Scott D. Rosenkilde, and W. David Samuelsen, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13212939 Oregon census records 1841-1849]'' (North Salt Lake, Utah&nbsp;: Accelerated Indexing Systems, ©1984)[[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46332&disp=Oregon+census+records+1841-1849%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL Book 979.5 X22o 1841-1849]].


'''1850 Census:''' The 1850 Federal census for the Oregon Territory is available.  
Copies of most state and territorial censuses are available at the Oregon State Archives and the [[Family History Library]].  


'''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.
=== Existing and lost censuses ===


== Web Sites  ==
For a list of available and missing Oregon censuses, [[Oregon Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>


Ancestry: [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
=== Why use a census?  ===


Heritage Quest Online: [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
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.  


Census Online: [http://www.census-online.com/links/OR/ http://www.census-online.com/links/OR/]
=== More about censuses  ===


Genealogy Today: [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html]
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  


Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm]  
:*[[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]]


Mortality Schedules: [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
=== Sources and footnotes  ===


== References  ==
{{reflist}}


''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Oregon.ASP Oregon Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
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Tips
  • If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
  • Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
  • Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
  • On the family group record show each person's census listings.
  • Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.


  • For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.

Online Oregon indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Oregon

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Oregon Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1930 1910  1880 and Soundex 1860
1920 and Soundex 1900 and Soundex 1870 1850


Oregon Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1930 T626 1910 T624 1880 T9 & Soundex T768 1860 M653
1920 T625 & Soundex M1583 1900 T623 & Soundex T1067 1870 M593 1850 M432


Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Oregon, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Oregon

Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Record Search Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1890 Veterans - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Family History Library Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Oregon
1890 Veterans 1870 Mortality 1860 Slave owner 1850 Slave owner 
1880 Mortality 1870 Agricultural 1860 Mortality 1850 Mortality
1880 Agricultural 1870 Industrial 1860 Agricultural 1850 Agricultural
1880 Industrial 1870 Social Statistics 1860 Industrial 1850 Industrial
1880 Defective
1860 Social Statistics 1850 Social Statistics


National Archives Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Oregon
1890 Veterans 1860 Slave owner 1860 Industrial 1850 Agricultural
1880 Mortality 1860 Mortality 1850 Slave owner 1850 Industrial
1870 Mortality 1860 Agricultural 1850 Mortality


Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Oregon, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]


  • 1842-1859 Provisional and territorial census record of Oregon, 1842-1859 (Salem, Oregon : Oregon State Archives, 1970)[FHL Film 899786].
  • 1849 Only for the counties of Champoeg, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (part of Wastington State), Linn, Polk, Twality (now Washington County), Vancouver (part of Washington State), and Yamhill.[1][2]
  • 1845[citation needed]


Copies of most state and territorial censuses are available at the Oregon State Archives and the Family History Library.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Oregon censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 97-98.
  2. ↑ Henry J. Dubester, State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 53-54, 71.
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