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== State Censuses  ==
== State Censuses  ==


'''1870, 1878, 1879, 1881, 1885, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1914, and 1917'''--State census records are available for these years.  
'''1870--'''State census records are available.
 
'''1878--'''State census records are available. '''<br>'''
 
'''1879--'''State census records are available. <br>
 
'''1881--'''State census records are available. <br>
 
'''1885--'''State census records are available. <br>
 
'''1887--'''State census records are available. <br>
 
'''1890-1895--'''State census records are available. <br>
 
'''1904-1907--'''State census records are available. <br>
 
'''1914--'''State census records are available. <br>'''1917--'''State census records are available. <br>


== Territorial Censuses  ==
== Territorial Censuses  ==

Revision as of 12:53, 18 July 2008

Additional information may be found on the United States Census Portal page.

Availability[edit | edit source]

1900-1930 Census--The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for Alaska for 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. They are also available online at Ancestry:  http://www.ancestry.com . Federal census records are found at the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides more detailed information about these records. 

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Alaska became a state in 1959. 

Indexes[edit | edit source]

1870-1907 Indexes--Miscellaneous censuses of parts of the Aleutian Islands have been indexed in:

  •  Jackson, Ronald Vern. Alaska Census Records, 1870-1907. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1976. (FHL book 979.8 X22j).

1900, 1920 Indexes--Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for the 1900 and 1920 censuses.

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Alaska does not have mortality or other special censuses.

State Censuses[edit | edit source]

1870--State census records are available.

1878--State census records are available.

1879--State census records are available.

1881--State census records are available.

1885--State census records are available.

1887--State census records are available.

1890-1895--State census records are available.

1904-1907--State census records are available.

1914--State census records are available.
1917--State census records are available.

Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

1870-1880 Territorial Census--In addition to the federal censuses, the 1870 and 1880 territorial censuses of Sitka have been published (FHL film 982047). These censuses include information on the entire household. 


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/AK/

Access Genealogy:  http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/alaska.htm

Bibliographic Citations [edit | edit source]

Alaska Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1988, 1997.