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Online Resources
- United States Online Census, 1790-1940
- United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 — index and images
- South Dakota, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and images ($)
- South Dakota, State Census, 1895 Index and images ($)
- South Dakota, State Census, 1905 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
- South Dakota, State Census, 1915 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
- South Dakota, State Census, 1925 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
- South Dakota, State Census, 1935 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
- South Dakota, State Census, 1945 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
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Tips
- If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
- Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
- Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
- On the family group record show each person's census listings.
- Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.
- For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.
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South Dakota State Censuses Online
- South Dakota, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and images ($)
- South Dakota, State Census, 1895 Index and images ($)
- South Dakota, State Census, 1905 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
- South Dakota, State Census, 1915 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
- South Dakota, State Census, 1925 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
- South Dakota, State Census, 1935 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
- South Dakota, State Census, 1945 index and images. Also at FindMyPast, ($), index/images, and Ancestry.com, ($), index/images, and MyHeritage, ($), index/images
Wiki artictes describing online collections are found at:
Online South Dakota indexes and images
Template:Census Online South Dakota
Federal population schedules
Microfilm images
Indexes: fiche, film, or book
Template:Adoption SDGenWeb For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of South Dakota, click here
Federal non-population schedules
Online indexes and images
| Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for South Dakota
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Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card)
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Heritage Quest
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Ancestry FHL
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Ancestry Home
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| 1890
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Veterans
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Microfilm images
Indian Census Rolls
| Supplemental census, births and deaths,1946-1948
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Indian census rolls, Crow Creek, 1886-1942
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| Census of Yankton Reservation, 1931
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Tribal census, 1886-1942
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| Indian census rolls, 1910,1911,1921,1924
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Indian census rolls, Yankton, 1885-1931
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| Register of Lower Yantonai Sioux families, ca.1901
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Indian census rolls, Santee, 1885-1917
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| Tribal census of the Lower Yantonai Sioux, 1895-1940
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Tribal census, 1877
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| Indian census rolls, Flandreau, 1892-1939
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Census records, 1876-1939
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| Lists of males over 18 years of age, 1889
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Census records, 1874-1932
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| Indian census rolls, Cheyenne River, 1886-1942
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Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of South Dakota, click here.
State and territorial censuses
South Dakota often took censuses in the years before and 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.
| South Dakota (Dakota Territory 1861-1889) state, territorial, and colonial censuses[1][2]
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Exist for only the counties of Beadle, Brule, Pratt (now Jones), Presho (now Lyman), Campbell, and Charles Mix.
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a Federal census of Dakota Territory; see the chart above for details.
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Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing South Dakota censuses, click here.
Why use a census?
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
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
Sources and footnotes
| Links to United States Census-related articles |
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| | Introduction | | | Census
Topics | | | Federal
Population | | | Federal Non-
Population | | | | By State | | | | By Territory | | | | Census Types | | | | Substitutes | | | | FamilySearch Historical Records | |
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| | Topics | | | | Counties | | | Extinct
Counties | | | Major
Repositories | | | Migration
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