Alaska Census
Portal:United States Census >Alaska
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]
1959--Alaska became a state.
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., Family History Department,1998, 2001.