Oregon Census

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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
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) [FHL 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