Talk:Iowa Census

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

Microfilm images
The State Historical Society in Des Moines and Iowa City and the Family History Library have copies of the mortality schedules.


 * 1880 (Family History Library films 1421011-14)
 * 1870 (Family History Library films 1421008-10)
 * 1860 (Family History Library film 1421007)
 * 1850 (Family History Library film 1421006)

Like the census, these records are arranged by county and then by town.

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

State, territorial, and colonial censuses

 * 1925

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