United States Census 1900

United States   U.S. Census    1900 Census

Indexes and Images
For an article about 1900 census population schedules available for free online at FamilySearch Historical Record Collections see the U.S. Census Population Schedules, 1900 Wiki page. Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1900 federal censuses. A Soundex index for each state and for institutions is also available on microfilm.

For more details, see individual state census Wiki pages. For tips if the first census index search does not work, see the United States Census Searching Wiki page.

Content
The 1900 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1900, for thirty days or two weeks for populations of 10,000+. The following information was recorded by the census taker:                       Name                        Address                        Relationship to head of household                        Color/race                        Sex                        Month and year of birth                        Age at last birthday                        Marital status                        Number of years married                        Total children born to mother                        Number of children living                        Birthplace                        Birthplace of parents                        Foreign born                        Year of Immigration                        Number of years in U.S.                        Citizenship status of over 21                        Occupation                        Read, write &amp; speak English                        Home owned or rented                        Home was a farm                        Home was mortgaged

Value
The 1900 census can be used to:1                       Locate individuals by Soundex                        Month &amp; year of birth—go to vital records                       Great naturalization info                       Great marriage/child info                        Indian schedules at end of state instead of county 1850-1930 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html

Unique Features and Problems

 * 1) Month &amp; year of birth
 * 2) Number of years married
 * 3) Number of children born &amp; living
 * 4) How long immigrant been in country &amp; if naturalized
 * 5) Home/farm was owned/rented
 * 6) Property free or mortgaged
 * 7) Person Civil War Vet or widow of one
 * 8) A Soundex index is available for each state.
 * 9) Oklahoma census schedules and Soundex indexes are split between Oklahoma Territory to the northwest, and Indian Territory to the southeast.



States Covered and Missing

 * All states, District of Columbia, and the Territories listed below

No States Missing

Territories

 * Arizona
 * Alaska (unorganized)
 * American Samoa (U.S. armed forces)
 * Cuba (U.S. armed forces)
 * Guam (U.S. armed forces)
 * Hawaii
 * New Mexico
 * Oklahoma — split between
 * Oklahoma Territory
 * Indian Territory
 * Philippines (U.S. armed forces)
 * Puerto Rico (U.S. armed forces)

Web Sites
1900 United States Census—A free Internet census index and images to the 1900 census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. This index shows every name listed on the census and is linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

1790-2000 Info: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf

1850-1930 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html

Sources of This Collection
1. Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)

How to Cite Your Sources

An example of citing these records is: United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900. United States Census, 1900. Census page. From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org), April 23, 2010. Jennie Smith, Pike Township, Election District 2, Bradford, Pennsylvania, image number 00027.

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