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* ''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival (Department of Oran, prefecture funds, sub-series 1 G, population archive),'' France Archives d'Outre-Mer; Hick, Daniel. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmés par la Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992''.'' {{FSC|537717|item|disp=FS Microfilm 1811061}};{{WorldCat|866521823|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} This book contains French census information from 1906, 1911, 1931, and 1954 for the Department of Oran in Algeria. | * ''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival (Department of Oran, prefecture funds, sub-series 1 G, population archive),'' France Archives d'Outre-Mer; Hick, Daniel. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmés par la Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992''.'' {{FSC|537717|item|disp=FS Microfilm 1811061}};{{WorldCat|866521823|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} This book contains French census information from 1906, 1911, 1931, and 1954 for the Department of Oran in Algeria. | ||
'' | * ''[http://www.merselkebir.org/genealogie.htm Mers-el-Kébir]'' - History and families of the village Mers-el-Kebir (Oran) in French Algeria, including census information. | ||
==Background== | |||
The French attempted 19 census of the area between 1830-1962. While these censuses do provide information about both the native Algerians and French populations, there is more information about Europeans living in Algeria. The last census while Algeria was under French rule was in 1960.<ref>National Overseas Archives, "Prefecture of Oran, Population, Sub-series 1G," Europeans in Algeria (1830-1962), https://europalg.huma-num.fr/s/guide-des-sources/item-set/319, accessed September 4, 2024.</ref><br> Additional censuses were also created in 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020. | |||
The French attempted 19 census of the area between 1830-1962. While these | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
*The census records found in the ''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival'' (1906, 1911, 1931, 1954) contain the following information about Algerian citizens: Births, marriages, deaths, population statistics and movements. | |||
The censuses created in 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020 include information | *The censuses created in 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020 include the following information: Name, age, sex, household relationships. | ||
==Strategy== | |||
FamilySearch is constantly working to gain access to new collections, check back later for more information about census records. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Algeria]] | [[Category:Algeria]] | ||
[[Category:Census records by country|Algeria]] | [[Category:Census records by country|Algeria]] | ||
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