Panama Canal Zone Census

United States U.S. Census  Panama Canal Zone  Census

Panama Canal Zone census of 1904
According to some historians, the first census of the Canal Zone was conducted in 1904, around the time the Panama Canal construction began.

Panama Canal Zone census of 1912
A census of the Panama Canal Zone was conducted on February 1, 1912. Statistical information and historical background for that census was published in a report, available here.

Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes with images, 1910-1940, available in FamilySearch
Free online census indexes for the Panama Canal Zone, including images, are available in the FamilySearch U.S. Census collections. The links in the following table enable you to directly access the records, using a predefined residence place identified in the Residence column. Statistical analysis data for the Panama Canal Zone, from 1912 to 1930, is available from this document in www2.census.gov.

Online Panama Canal Zone census indexes and images, 1910-1940, in other databases
Census records available in different databases, such as FamilySearch and Ancestry, were indexed independently and, therefore, vary slightly in content. U.S. Census records are also available from www.censusrecords.com, a paid subscription site.

Available on Microfilm and Online Images
Federal census records on microfilm are available from the FamilySearch Library and Family History Centers, and Regional Branches of U.S. National Archives. All census records on the FS Library microfilms listed below have been digitized and are available from FamilySearch.

1930. For a microfilm of the military and civilian population schedules, see . (FS Library film 2342372).

1920. For a Soundex index, and military and civilian population schedules on microfilm, see .

1910. For a microfilm of population schedules for Camp Elliott in the Panama Canal Zone, see the U.S. . (FS Library film 1375797).