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United States U.S. Census Oregon Census

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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 and territorial censuses[edit | edit source]

State and Territorial Censuses of Oregon

1905

State census Baker, Lane, Linn and Marion counties^[1]^[2]

1895

State census Linn, Morrow, Multnomah, Marion counties ^[1]^[2]

1885

State census Linn and Umatilla counties only ^[1]^[2]

1875

State census Umatilla county ^[1]^[2]

1870

State census Umatilla county ^[1]^[2]

1865

State census Benton, Columbia, Marion and Umatilla counties ^[1]^[2]

1859

Territorial census Clatsop, Umpqua (now Douglas) counties^[1]^[2]

1858

Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Umpqua (now Douglas) counties^[1]^[2] ^[3]

1857

Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Tillamook, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington counties^[1] ^[2]

1856

Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Curry, Polk, and Washington counties^[1]^[2]

1855

Territorial census Coos and Jackson counties^[1] ^[2]

1854

Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, and Jackson counties^[1] ^[2]

1853

Territorial census Benton, Marion, Polk, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington and counties^[1] ^[2]

1849

Apportionment Census of Males over 21 --Benton, Champoeg, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (Washington State), Linn, Polk, Tualatin, Vancouver (Washington State), and Yamhill counties^[1] ^[2]

1845-46

Tualaty county (now Washington State)^[1] ^[2]

1845

Champoeg (now Marion), Clackamas, Clatsop, and Yamhill^[1] ^[2]

1842

Elijah White Census (persons living south of the Columbia River)^[1] ^[2]

1836-1837

Slacum's Report on Oregon. Incompete census. Print copy in the Oregon Historical Quarterly Vol 13: Jun 1912, 175-224. FHL Book 979.5 B2h ^[2]

Copies of state and territorial censuses are available at the Oregon State Archives. Most state and territorial censuses 1842-1859 are available at the Family History Library: Provisional and territorial census record of Oregon, 1842-1859 (Salem, Oregon : Oregon State Archives, 1970) [FHL Film 899786].

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]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records State Census Records(Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 97-98.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 Connie Miller Lenzen, Research in Oregon Research in Oregon(Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Association, 2007), 16-17.[Book 979.5 D27L 1992]
↑ Ronald Vern Jackson, Scott D. Rosenkilde, W. David Samuelson,Census Records 1951-1859(North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Systems, 1984)

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[lain-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records State Census Records(Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 97-98.

[Lenz-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 Connie Miller Lenzen, Research in Oregon Research in Oregon(Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Association, 2007), 16-17.[Book 979.5 D27L 1992]

[jack_2-3] Ronald Vern Jackson, Scott D. Rosenkilde, W. David Samuelson,Census Records 1951-1859(North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Systems, 1984)

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 === State and territorial censuses  ===
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+{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" align="center" border="1"
 |-
-| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''State and Territorial Censuses of Oregon'''
+| align="center" bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" | '''State and Territorial Censuses of Oregon'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1905'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1905'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State census Baker, Lane, Linn and Marion counties<ref name="lain">Ann S. Lainhart, ''State Census Records'' ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]''(Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 97-98.</ref><ref name="Lenz">Connie Miller Lenzen, ''Research in Oregon'' ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/research-in-oregon/oclc/175301069 Research in Oregon]''(Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Association, 2007), 16-17.[[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=321987&amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Research+in+Oregon&amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0FHL Book 979.5 D27L 1992]]</ref><br>
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | State census Baker, Lane, Linn and Marion counties<ref name="lain">Ann S. Lainhart, ''State Census Records'' ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]''(Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 97-98.</ref><ref name="Lenz">Connie Miller Lenzen, ''Research in Oregon'' ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/research-in-oregon/oclc/175301069 Research in Oregon]''(Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Association, 2007), 16-17.[[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=321987&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Research+in+Oregon&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0FHL Book 979.5 D27L 1992]]</ref><br>
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1895'''
 | align="left" | State census Linn, Morrow, Multnomah, Marion counties <ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1885'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1885'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State census Linn and Umatilla counties only <ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | State census Linn and Umatilla counties only <ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1875'''
 | align="left" | State census Umatilla county <ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1870'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1870'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | State census Umatilla county <ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | State census Umatilla county <ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1865'''
 | align="left" | State census Benton, Columbia, Marion and Umatilla counties <ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1859'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1859'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial census Clatsop, Umpqua (now Douglas)&nbsp;counties<ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />Indexed in ''Oregon Census Records 1951-1859<ref name="jack 2" />''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Territorial census Clatsop, Umpqua (now Douglas)&nbsp;counties<ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1858'''
 | align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Umpqua (now Douglas) counties<ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" /> <ref name="jack 2">Ronald Vern Jackson, Scott D. Rosenkilde, W. David Samuelson,''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/oregon-census-records-1851-to-1859/oclc/13235027Oregon Census Records 1951-1859]''(North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Systems, 1984)</ref>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1857'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1857'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Tillamook, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />Indexed in ''Oregon Census Records 1951-1859<ref name="jack 2" />''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Tillamook, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1856'''
-| align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Curry, Polk, and Washington counties<ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />Indexed in Oregon Census Records 1951-1859<ref name="jack 2" />
+| align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Curry, Polk, and Washington counties<ref name="lain" /><ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1855'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial census Coos and Jackson counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />Indexed in Oregon Census Records 1951-1859<ref name="jack 2" />
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Territorial census Coos and Jackson counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1854'''
-| align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, and Jackson counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />Indexed Oregon Census Records 1951-1859<ref name="jack 2" />
+| align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Clatsop, and Jackson counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1853'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1853'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Territorial census Benton, Marion, Polk, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington and counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />Indexed in Oregon Census Records 1951-1859<ref name="jack 2" />
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Territorial census Benton, Marion, Polk, Umpqua (now Douglas), Washington and counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1849'''
-| align="left" | Apportionment Census of Males over 21 --Benton, Champoeg, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (Washington State), Linn, Polk, Tualatin, Vancouver (Washington State), and Yamhill counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />&nbsp;Indexed in ''Oregon Census Records 1841-1849<ref name="jack" />''
+| align="left" | Apportionment Census of Males over 21 --Benton, Champoeg, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (Washington State), Linn, Polk, Tualatin, Vancouver (Washington State), and Yamhill counties<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1845-46'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1845-46'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Tualaty county (now Washington State)<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />&nbsp;Indexed in Oregon Census Records 1841-1849<ref name="jack" />
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Tualaty county (now Washington State)<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1845'''
-| align="left" | Champoeg (now Marion), Clackamas, Clatsop, and Yamhill<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />&nbsp;Indexed in Oregon Census Records 1841-1849<ref name="jack" />
+| align="left" | Champoeg (now Marion), Clackamas, Clatsop, and Yamhill<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />&nbsp;
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1842'''
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1842'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | [http://bluebook.state.or.us/notable/notwhite.htm Elijah White Census] (persons living south of the Columbia River)<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />Indexed in Oregon Census Records 1841-1849<ref name="jack">Ronald Vern Jackson, W. David Samuelson, Scott D. Rosenkilde, ''Oregon Census Records 1841-1849'' ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/oregon-census-records-1841-1849/oclc/13212939 Oregon Census Records 1841-1849]''(Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1984)[[{{Template:Oregon census records 1841}}]]FHL Book 979.5 X22o 1841-1849]]</ref>
+| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://bluebook.state.or.us/notable/notwhite.htm Elijah White Census] (persons living south of the Columbia River)<ref name="lain" /> <ref name="Lenz" />
 |-
 | align="left" | '''1836-1837'''
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 <br>
 <br>Copies of state and territorial censuses are available at the [http://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives]. Most state and territorial censuses 1842-1859&nbsp;are available at the Family History Library: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=91051&disp=Provisional+and+territorial+census+recor%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Provisional and territorial census record of Oregon, 1842-1859''] (Salem, Oregon&nbsp;: Oregon State Archives, 1970) [FHL Film 899786].