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Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Oregon censuses, click here.

Availability
1790-1840: Census records are not available for Oregon.

1850 Census: This is a first federal census taken when Oregon was still a territory.

1850-1930 Census: The 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 U.S. federal censuses for the state of Oregon are available.

1850 United States Census: A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

1860 United States Census: A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.

1870 United States Census: A free internet index and images can be viewed on FamilySearch Record Pilot site. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.

1880 United States Census: A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site. This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.

1890 Census: The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans' schedule is available at the Family History Library (Family History Library film 338236) and at the National Archives.

1900 Federal Census: A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.

Historical Background
1848: Oregon Territory was created.

1853: Washington Territory was created which reduced the size of the Oregon Territory by about half.

14 February 1859: Oregon became the 33rd state.

Indexes
Ancestry: All of Oregon federal censuses are indexed at www.ancestry.com.

1860-1880: Statewide indexes are available for the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses in book and microfiche format.

Soundex: A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.

Mortality Schedules
1850-1880: Mortality schedules (lists of deaths during the census year) exist for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses. The schedules for the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 are indexed in book format. The schedules and indexes are available at:


 * Oregon State Library
 * Oregon Historical Society Library
 * University of Oregon
 * Mortality Schedules 1850-1880

State and Territorial Censuses
1850 Census: The 1850 Federal census for the Oregon Territory is available.

1842-1843, 1845, 1849, 1852-1854, 1856-1859, 1865, 1885, 1895 and 1905: Territorial and state censuses also exist for a few counties for these years. Most of the extant (still existing) schedules from 1842-1859 are indexed (Family History Library film 899786) and published. In most of these censuses only the heads of households are listed. Copies of most are available at the Oregon State Archives and the Family History Library.

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

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

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

Genealogy Today: http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/or/census.html

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

Mortality Schedules: http://mortalityschedules.com/