Oregon Census

Online Resources

 * United States Online Census, 1790-1940
 * — index and images
 * Oregon Compiled Census Index, 1841-90 ($)
 * Oregon Territory Census, 1850 Index ($)

Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Oregon, click here

Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Oregon, click here.

State and territorial censuses
Oregon took censuses in the years 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.

Census Subtitute
1836-1837 Slacum's Report on Oregon. Print copy in the Oregon Historical Quarterly] Vol 13: Jun 1912, 175-224. ▲

Copies of state and territorial censuses are available at the Oregon State Archives. Most state and territorial censuses 1842-1859 are available at the Family History Library: } Provisional and territorial census record of Oregon, 1842-1859 (Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Archives, 1970) Film 899786.

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Oregon 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:


 * index searching tips
 * analyzing and using what you find
 * census accuracy
 * historical background
 * contents of various census years and types