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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
'''1880-1930--'''Federal censuses for the state of Colorado are available. | '''1880-1930--'''Federal censuses for the state of Colorado are available. | ||
'''1890--'''The federal census was destroyed. | '''1890--'''The federal census was destroyed. | ||
== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
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== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
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==== Soundex (phonetic) Indexes ==== | ==== Soundex (phonetic) Indexes ==== | ||
'''1880--'''partial Soundex index exists | '''1880--'''partial Soundex index exists | ||
'''1900--'''Soundex index available | '''1900--'''Soundex index available | ||
'''1910--'''Use the Denver Street Index (FHL fiche 6331481) to help locate individuals in the census. | '''1910--'''Use the Denver Street Index (FHL fiche 6331481) to help locate individuals in the census. | ||
'''1920--'''Soundex index available | '''1920--'''Soundex index available | ||
==== Special Indexes ==== | ==== Special Indexes ==== | ||
Colorado Historical Society has a card index to the 1860 census. Separate indexes for the Nebraska and New Mexico portions are included in the 1860 indexes for those territories. An index to Arapahoe County, Kansas (where most of Colorado's 1860 population lived) is found in search 7A on the AIS census index on microfiche. An 1870 Colorado Territory census and index are also at the Family History Library. | Colorado Historical Society has a card index to the 1860 census. Separate indexes for the Nebraska and New Mexico portions are included in the 1860 indexes for those territories. An index to Arapahoe County, Kansas (where most of Colorado's 1860 population lived) is found in search 7A on the AIS census index on microfiche. An 1870 Colorado Territory census and index are also at the Family History Library. | ||
== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
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==== Mortality Schedule ==== | ==== Mortality Schedule ==== | ||
Both the 1860 and 1870 censuses include mortality schedules. | Both the 1860 and 1870 censuses include mortality schedules. | ||
== State Censuses == | == State Censuses == | ||
'''1885--'''Colorado took a state census. | '''1885--'''Colorado took a state census. | ||
== Territorial Censuses == | == Territorial Censuses == | ||
An 1860 federal territorial census was taken in the four territories from which Colorado was created. | An 1860 federal territorial census was taken in the four territories from which Colorado was created. | ||
'''Northeastern Section-- '''enumerated with Nebraska 1860 census schedules designated "unorganized territory." | '''Northeastern Section-- '''enumerated with Nebraska 1860 census schedules designated "unorganized territory." | ||
'''Central Eastern section--''' enumerated with Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. | '''Central Eastern section--''' enumerated with Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. | ||
'''Southeast section--''' enumerated in parts of Taos and Mora Counties of New Mexico Territory. | '''Southeast section--''' enumerated in parts of Taos and Mora Counties of New Mexico Territory. | ||
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Since half of the state of Colorado, included in the Utah Territory was not settled, no census was taken in that area. | Since half of the state of Colorado, included in the Utah Territory was not settled, no census was taken in that area. | ||
== <br>Web Sites == | |||
== Web Sites == | |||
Ancestry: [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com] | Ancestry: [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com] | ||
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== Bibliographic Citations<br> == | == Bibliographic Citations<br> == | ||
''Colorado Research Outline''. Salt Lake City: Utah. Intellectual Reserve, 1988, 1997. | ''Colorado Research Outline''. Salt Lake City: Utah. Intellectual Reserve, 1988, 1997. | ||
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Mortality schedules (lists of deaths in the year before a census) exist for the 1860 (Kansas Territory), 1870, 1870, and 1880. The schedules and indexes are at the Family History Library. | Mortality schedules (lists of deaths in the year before a census) exist for the 1860 (Kansas Territory), 1870, 1870, and 1880. The schedules and indexes are at the Family History Library. | ||