Ghana Census

Census records
Record type: Population enumerations.

Time period: 1872 to present.

Contents: Individual names, relationships, number of households for each city, town or village, unmarried mature males, widows who were heads of households, land and property owners.

Location: National Archives, Accra; some are also in the National Archives in London.

Population coverage: Estimate 65% of British population and 35% of native population.

Reliability: Generally good, some gaps.

Online Records 


 * 1984 - at FamilySearch — index and images