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=== Online Resources ===
=== Online Resources ===
*'''[http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/ National Archives of Algeria]''' If having trouble accessing, try the archived version [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614143719/http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/ here]
*'''1906-1911''' [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/?exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&from=&id_filter_block=search-filter-niveaux&loc_1=DZA&niveaux_1___3798133817__=archives&niveaux_2___1505804306__=archives%23acte_recensement_denombrement&page=1&size=10&to=&type_periode=between French Colonists in Algeria Census Records] at Geneanet - images ($)
*'''''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)}} - The FS Microfilm 1811061 has been digitized, click on the camera icon to access online.
*''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, Daniel Hick. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmés par la Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. {{FSC|537717|item|disp=FS Catalog microfilm 1811061 Item 3}}; {{WorldCat|866521823|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|537717|item|disp=FamiliySearch Catalog}}(*)
*'''1906-1911''' [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/ Search all records] at Geneanet; [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/?exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&from=&id_filter_block=search-filter-niveaux&loc_1=DZA&niveaux_1___3798133817__=archives&niveaux_2___1505804306__=archives%23acte_recensement_denombrement&page=1&size=10&to=&type_periode=between Catalog] of census records included for Algeria.
* [http://www.merselkebir.org/genealogie.htm Généalogie, history and census of information of Mers-el-Kebir] at Mers-el-Kébir - index
 
* ''[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.


=== Offices to Contact ===
=== Offices to Contact ===
'''National Archives of Algeria'''
'''National Archives of Algeria'''<br>
 
20 rue Hassan Ben-namane<br>
20 rue Hassan Ben-namane<br>
POB n 38<br>
POB n 38<br>
Brikahadem, Algiers<br>
Brikahadem, Algiers<br>
Telephone: (213) 021 54 16 20/21<br>
Telephone: (213) 021 54 16 20/21<br>
Email: informatique@archives-dgan.gov.dz<br>
Email: [mailto:informatique@archives-dgan.gov.dz informatique@archives-dgan.gov.dz]<br>
or dgan@archives-dgan.gov.dz<br>
or [mailto:dgan@archives-dgan.gov.dz dgan@archives-dgan.gov.dz]<br>
[http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/ Website] (If having trouble accessing, try the archived version [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614143719/http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/ here])
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080614143719/http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/ National Archives of Algeria] archived version


==Background ==
==Background ==
During the Ottoman era, population data was collected through the Nüfus Defterleri (population registers), which began in the mid-19th century. These registers recorded demographic information, including births, marriages, and deaths, primarily for administrative and tax purposes. Under French colonial rule (1830-1962), more systematic censuses were conducted to manage both the European settler and indigenous populations. Following independence in 1962, Algeria continued to conduct national censuses, starting with the first post-independence census in 1966. These modern censuses, carried out roughly every ten years, have been essential for national planning and development, providing detailed data on population distribution, economic activities, and social conditions.


=== Types of censuses ===
=== Types of censuses ===
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==== French census ====
==== French census ====
French censuses can be found in the Department d'Oran book above, as well as through Geneanet.com. The French censuses provide some details about native Algerians, but mostly record information about European Algerians.<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> Some websites also exist with information about residents of French villages during this period, such as the ''[http://www.merselkebir.org/genealogie.htm '''Mers-el-Kébir''']'' (see more information above)''.'' 
The French censuses provide some details about native Algerians, but mostly record information about European Algerians.<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>


==== Ottoman census ====
==== Ottoman census ====
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
* '''National Archives of Algeria:''' Contains the administrative documents of the Algerian government since 1962, likely including the census records of 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020. The older Sharia Courts Series obtained from the French in 1974 dates back to the '''Ottoman''' period and includes the following records: probate, marriage, divorce, declarations of lineage, and inheritance. This [https://web.archive.org/web/20081230102741/http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/Bulletin/Bull03-05.pdf '''document'''] (Arabic) describes the holdings of the Archive.
* '''National Archives of Algeria:''' Contains the administrative documents of the Algerian government since 1962, likely including the census records of 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020. The older Sharia Courts Series obtained from the French in 1974 dates back to the Ottoman period and includes the following records: probate, marriage, divorce, declarations of lineage, and inheritance. This [https://web.archive.org/web/20081230102741/http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/Bulletin/Bull03-05.pdf '''document'''] (Arabic) describes the holdings of the Archive.
*'''''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival:''''' A Department of Oran in Algeria book with census information from 1906, 1911, 1931, and 1954; contains births, marriages, deaths, population statistics and movements. 
:*'''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|537717|item|disp=FamiliySearch Catalog}}(*)
*'''Geneanet:''' Has census records for French colonists in Algeria includes names, birthdates, occupation, household relationships
:*'''1906-1911''' [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/?exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&from=&id_filter_block=search-filter-niveaux&loc_1=DZA&niveaux_1___3798133817__=archives&niveaux_2___1505804306__=archives%23acte_recensement_denombrement&page=1&size=10&to=&type_periode=between French Colonists in Algeria Census Records] at Geneanet - images ($)


*'''''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival''': A'' book created by the Department of Oran in Algeria with census information from 1906, 1911, 1931, and 1954. It contains the following information about Algerian (mostly European) citizens: Births, marriages, deaths, population statistics and movements.
*'''Geneanet''': Census records for French colonists in Algeria includes: names, birthdates, occupation, household relationships.


==Strategy==
==Strategy==
==References ==
==References ==
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