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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

United States Online Census, 1790-1940
United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 — index and images
New Mexico Resident Index, 1790 Index ($)
Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s Index ($)
New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and Images.
New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and images

New Mexico State Censuses Online[edit | edit source]

New Mexico Resident Index, 1790 Index ($)
Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s Index ($)
New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and Images.
New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and images

Tips

If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
On the family group record show each person's census listings.
Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.

For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.

Online New Mexico indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online New Mexico

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

**Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library**
1940 N/A	1910 and Soundex	1870
1930	1900 and Soundex	1860
1920 and Soundex	1880 and Soundex	1850

**Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives**
1940 N/A	1910 T624	1870 M593
1930 T626	1900 T623 and Soundex T1061	1860 M653
1920 T625 and Soundex M1577	1880 T9 and Soundex T764	1850 M432

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of New Mexico, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for New Mexico
		Free	Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card)			Pay
Year	Type	Record Search	Heritage Quest	Ancestry FHL	Ancestry Library	Ancestry Home
1890	Veterans	-	-	Link	Link	Link
1885	Mortality	-	-	-	-	-

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

School census of Navajo indians 1957,1961	Indian census rolls, Zuni, 1904-1935
Indian census rolls, Eastern Navajo, 1929-1935	Agency records, 1878-1926
Albuquerque school indian rolls, 1904-1907,1910,1911

1870, 1860, 1850--The New Mexico State Historical Society in Santa Fe has mortality schedules. These records are not at the Family History Library.

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of New Mexico, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

New Mexico took several censuses in the years between the federal censuses. The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.

1885 Federal census of New Mexico Territory.

1845, 1830, 1827, 1826, 1823, 1822, 1816, 1802, 1790, and 1750-- Mexican and Spanish colonial censuses exist. The colonial censuses include the wife's maiden name. These censuses are incomplete and do not include all families in New Mexico.

The colonial censuses are available at:

The New Mexico Records Center and Archives
The University of New Mexico Library
The Family History Library.

They have been transcribed and indexed in:

Olmsted, Virginia L. Spanish and Mexican Colonial Censuses of New Mexico: 1790, 1823, 1845. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1975. (Family History Library book 978.9 X2o.)

Olmsted, Virginia L. Spanish and Mexican Censuses of New Mexico: 1750-1830. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1981. (Family History Library book 978.9 X2ov 1750-1830.)

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing New Mexico censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]