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=== U.S. Federal population schedules and indexes === | === U.S. Federal population schedules and indexes === | ||
==== Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes with images available in FamilySearch ==== | ==== Panama Canal Zone census of 1912. ==== | ||
Free online census indexes for the Panama Canal Zone, including images, are available in the FamilySearch U.S. Census collections. The links in the following table enable you to directly access the records, using a predefined residence place identified in the Residence column. | A census of the Panama Canal Zone was conducted on February 1, 1912. Statistical information for that census was published in a book available in [http://www.worldcat.org/title/census-of-the-canal-zone-february-1-1912/oclc/951477 different libraries]. | ||
==== Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes with images, 1910-1940, available in FamilySearch ==== | |||
Free online census indexes for the Panama Canal Zone, including images, are available in the FamilySearch U.S. Census collections. The links in the following table enable you to directly access the records, using a predefined residence place identified in the Residence column. | |||
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|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=75&query=%2Bresidence_place%3A%22Panama%20Canal%20Zone%2C%20Panama%22~&collection_id=2000219 Link] | |[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=75&query=%2Bresidence_place%3A%22Panama%20Canal%20Zone%2C%20Panama%22~&collection_id=2000219 Link] | ||
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Statistical analysis data for the Panama Canal Zone, from 1912 to 1930, is available from [https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch8.pdf this document] in www2.census.gov. | |||
==== Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes and images in other databases ==== | ==== Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes and images, 1910-1940, in other databases ==== | ||
Census records available in different databases, such as FamilySearch and Ancestry, were indexed independently and, therefore, vary slightly in content. U.S. Census records are also available from www.censusrecords.com, a paid subscription site.{{Online Census Panama Canal Zone}} | |||
{{Online Census Panama Canal Zone}} | |||
=== Available on Microfilm === | === Available on Microfilm === | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 2 January 2018
United States 
U.S. Census Panama Canal Zone Census
U.S. Federal population schedules and indexes[edit | edit source]
Panama Canal Zone census of 1912.[edit | edit source]
A census of the Panama Canal Zone was conducted on February 1, 1912. Statistical information for that census was published in a book available in different libraries.
Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes with images, 1910-1940, available in FamilySearch[edit | edit source]
Free online census indexes for the Panama Canal Zone, including images, are available in the FamilySearch U.S. Census collections. The links in the following table enable you to directly access the records, using a predefined residence place identified in the Residence column.
| Year | Records | Residence used in search | Search results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 328,773 | Camp Elliott, Canal Zone | Link |
| 1920 | 19,573 | Canal Zone | Link |
| 1930 | 39,770 | Canal Zone | Link |
| 1940 | 51,902 | Panama Canal Zone, Panama | Link |
Statistical analysis data for the Panama Canal Zone, from 1912 to 1930, is available from this document in www2.census.gov.
Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes and images, 1910-1940, in other databases[edit | edit source]
Census records available in different databases, such as FamilySearch and Ancestry, were indexed independently and, therefore, vary slightly in content. U.S. Census records are also available from www.censusrecords.com, a paid subscription site.
| Online U.S. Federal Population Schedules for the Panama Canal Zone | |||||
| Free at Some Libraries (usually with a library card) | Pay | ||||
| Heritage Quest[1] | Ancestry FS Library ed.[2] | Ancestry Library ed.[2] | Ancestry Home ed.[2] | ||
| 1940 | indexes | - | - | - | - |
| images | - | Link | Link | Link | |
| 1930 | indexes | - | Link | Link | Link |
| images | Link | Link | Link | Link | |
| 1920 | indexes | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| images | Link | Link | Link | Link | |
| 1910 | indexes | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| images | Link | Link | Link | Link | |
Available on Microfilm[edit | edit source]
Federal census records on microfilm are available from the Family History Library and Family History Centers, and Regional Branches of U.S. National Archives.
1930. For a microfilm of the military and civilian population schedules, see Panama Canal and Consular Services, 1930 Federal Census: Population Schedules; NARA microfilm publication T626. (FHL film 2342372).
1920. For a Soundex index, and military and civilian population schedules on microfilm, see Canal Zone, 1920 Federal Census: Soundex and Population Schedules.
1910. For a microfilm of population schedules for Camp Elliott in the Panama Canal Zone, see the U.S. Military and Naval, 1910 Federal Census: Population Schedules. (FHL film 1375797).
Sources and Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ HeritageQuest has arranged with many subscribing public libraries in the United States to allow users free access on home computers by means of their personal library card numbers. HeritageQuest provides images of all surviving 1790 to 1930 federal censuses, and indexes to many but not all of them.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an FS Library edition free only at the FamilySearch Library and a few FamilySearch Centers, (2) a slightly smaller Library edition free only at some public libraries, and (3) a Home edition subscription service for individuals.
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