Alaska Census

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

Availability
1900-1930 Census--The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for Alaska for 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. They are also available online at Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.com. Federal census records are found at the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides more detailed information about these records.

Historical Background
1959--Alaska became a state.

Indexes
1870-1907 Indexes--Miscellaneous censuses of parts of the Aleutian Islands have been indexed in:


 * Jackson, Ronald Vern. Alaska Census Records, 1870-1907. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1976. (FHL book 979.8 X22j).

1900, 1920 Indexes--Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for the 1900 and 1920 censuses.

Special Censuses
Alaska does not have mortality or other special censuses.

State Censuses
1870--State census records are available.

1878--State census records are available.  

1879--State census records are available.

1881--State census records are available.

1885--State census records are available.

1887--State census records are available.

1890-1895--State census records are available.

1904-1907--State census records are available.

1914--State census records are available.

1917--State census records are available.

Territorial Censuses
1870-1880 Territorial Census--In addition to the federal censuses, the 1870 and 1880 territorial censuses of Sitka have been published (FHL film 982047). These censuses include information on the entire household.

Web Sites
Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.com

Heritage Quest Online: http://www.heritagequestonline.com

Census Online: http://www.census-online.com/links/AK/

Access Genealogy: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/alaska.htm

Bibliographic Citations
Alaska Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001.