United States Census 1900

Additional information may be found on the United States Census Portal page.

Content
 1840 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1820, for two weeks to thirty days. The following information was recorded by the census taker:

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

Value
The 1870 census can be used to:1

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

Unique Features and Problems

 * Asks the birth month and year
 * The same new questions as the 1890
 * According to some it has one of the best Soundex indexes
 * Oklahoma is 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)
 * Hawaii
 * New Mexico
 * Oklahoma — split between
 * Oklahoma Territory
 * Indian Territory

Web Sites
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

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