Panama Canal Zone Census
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U.S. Census Panama Canal Zone Census
U.S. Federal population schedules and indexes
Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes with images 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.
| 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 |
Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes and images in other databases
| 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
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
- ↑ 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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