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 These represent every household in the Utah censuses. For most families, they index only the first person listed in each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. Many families had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index.  
 These represent every household in the Utah censuses. For most families, they index only the first person listed in each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. Many families had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index.  


'''1850, 1860, and 1870'''  
'''1850, 1860, and 1870 -- '''Statewide indexes are available in books, on microfiche, or microfilm. They are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: UTAH - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES. See: 
 
Statewide indexes for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses are available in books, on microfiche, or microfilm. They are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: UTAH - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES  
 
For an index to 1850, 1860 and 1870 see:  


Kearl, J.R., ''Index to the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Censuses of Utah: Heads of Households''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1981. (Family History Loibrary [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=979.2+X2k book 979.2 X2k; fiche 6051336].) These multi-state indexes list the census year, each head of household's name, age, sex, occupation, household visitation number, city, county, birthplace, real wealth, and personal wealth.  
Kearl, J.R., ''Index to the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Censuses of Utah: Heads of Households''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1981. (Family History Loibrary [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=979.2+X2k book 979.2 X2k; fiche 6051336].) These multi-state indexes list the census year, each head of household's name, age, sex, occupation, household visitation number, city, county, birthplace, real wealth, and personal wealth.  


'''1880, 1900, 1920 and 1930 Indexes'''  
'''1880, 1900, 1920 and 1930'''


'''1880 '''-- There is a [[Soundex|Soundex]] (phonetic index) on microfilm for famililies with children who had been born between the last half of 1869 and census day in 1880.  
'''1880 '''-- There is a [[Soundex|Soundex]] (phonetic index) on microfilm for families with children who had been born between the last half of 1869 and census day in 1880.  


'''1900, 1920 and 1930 -- '''There is a Soundex for each of these years.  
'''1900, 1920 and 1930 -- '''There is a Soundex for each of these years.  


'''1880 -- '''Index to the Salt Lake City, Utah census.
====  '''Miscelllaneous Indexes''' ====
 
 '''Miscelllaneous Indexes'''  


'''1850, 1860, and 1870 '''-- Statewide surname indexes; represent every household in Utah. For most families, they index only the first person listed in each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. Many families had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index.  
'''1850, 1860, and 1870 '''-- Statewide surname indexes; represent every household in Utah. For most families, they index only the first person listed in each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. Many families had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index.  


'''Mortality Schedules'''
==== '''Mortality Schedules''' ====


'''1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 '''-- Some of the statewide indexes mentioned previously are combined into composite master indexes of several census years, states, and census types. See:  
'''1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 '''-- Some of the statewide indexes mentioned previously are combined into composite master indexes of several census years, states, and census types. See:  
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FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer. Version 4.0. Family Tree Maker Archives, index. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1997. (Family History Llibrary compact disc no. 9 1997 index.) Does not circulate to Family History Centers. It is a single composite index to Utah 1850 and 1860 federal censuses and the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules.  
FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer. Version 4.0. Family Tree Maker Archives, index. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1997. (Family History Llibrary compact disc no. 9 1997 index.) Does not circulate to Family History Centers. It is a single composite index to Utah 1850 and 1860 federal censuses and the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules.  


'''Enumeration Districts'''
==== '''Enumeration Districts''' ====


''' 1910 -- '''Two reference tools for locating the Enumeration District for towns in Utah and street address for Salt Lake City and for determining which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses are in:   
''' 1910 -- '''Two reference tools for locating the Enumeration District for towns in Utah and street address for Salt Lake City and for determining which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses are in:   
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