Arizona Census


 * If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
 * Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
 * Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
 * On the family group record show each person's census listings.
 * Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.

Online Resources

 * United States Online Census, 1790-1940
 * Arizona, Compiled Census Index, 1831-1880, image/index ($)
 * Arizona, Territory Census, 1864 ($)
 * For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.
 * Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s Index ($)

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

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

State, territorial, and colonial censuses
Arizona took many 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.


 * 1911 Coconino County
 * 1910 Coconino County
 * 1908 Coconino County
 * 1906 Coconino County
 * 1902 Coconino County
 * 1894 Coconino County
 * 1882 Counties: Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, and Yuma
 * 1880 Counties: Apache, and Mohave
 * 1876 Counties: Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, and Yuma
 * 1874 Counties: Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma
 * 1872 Counties: Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma
 * 1869 Yavapai County
 * 1867 Counties: Mohave, Pima, and Yuma
 * 1866 Counties: Mohave, Pah Ute, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma
 * 1864 Territorial (population 4,187)
 * 1862 Territorial
 * 1852 Southern pre-territorial Arizona
 * 1831 Counties: Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and part of Sonora, Mexico
 * 1801 Southern pre-territorial Arizona
 * 1796 Santa Cruz County (Tumacacori)

1864, 1866, 1867, 1869, 1871, 1872, and 1882 Territorial censuses--Territorial censuses are available at the Department of Libraries, Archives and Public Records, although they are not all complete. The Family History Library has indexes for 1864, 1866, 1867, and 1869.

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Arizona 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


 * Arizona Census Records at CensusFinder.com compiled list of links to state and county censuses.