| In 1842, the first
Oregon census was taken of persons living south of the
Columbia River in Oregon country. |
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List of Settlers West of Rockies, 1842 - By Elijah White,
Indian Agent
From Letters Received by the
Office of Indian Affairs, 1842-1880. (Oregon Superintendency) |
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1845 Oregon Territorial census records were taken for the
following counties: Champoic (Now Marion Co.), Clackamas,
Clatsop, Tuality (now Washington County), and Yamhill. |
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1846
Oregon census records exist for Yamhill County. |
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A special
1849 Oregon census, enumerating males over age 21, was taken
and still exists. |
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1850 US Federal
Census of the Oregon Territory |
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1850 US Federal Census Mortality Schedule of Oregon |
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1850 US Federal Census Indexed and Searchable at LDS FamilySearch |
1850 US Federal Census Mortality Schedule - Searchable at
LDS FamilySearch |
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In 1853
Washington Territory was split off from Oregon Territory and
there were census enumerations in 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856,
1857, 1858 and 1859 for large portions of Oregon. |
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1860 US Federal Census Mortality Schedule of Oregon |
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1860 Josephine County OR US Federal Census -The
USGenWeb Census Project |
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1860 US Federal Census - Searchable at LDS FamilySearch |
| Oregon State Census
records were taken every 10 years between 1865 and 1905.
A handful of the state census survives [See each year below]
1865 Benton, Columbia, Marion and Umatilla Counties. |
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1870 US Federal Census Mortality Schedule of Oregon |
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1870 US Federal Census Indexed and Searchable at FamilySearch
Records |
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1875
Oregon State Census for Lake, Umatilla and Wasco Counties. |
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1880 Josephine County OR US Federal Census Online at The
USGenWeb Census Project |
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1880 US Federal Census Searchable Index at FamilySearch
Records |
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1885
Oregon State Census for Linn and Umatilla Counties. |
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1890
Federal census schedules were completely destroyed by fire,
however the 1890 Veterans and Widows census did survive and
can be a helpful alternative resource. |
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1895
Oregon State Census for Linn, Marion, Morrow and Multnomah
Counties. |
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1900 US Federal Census Indexed and Searchable at FamilySearch
Records |
| 1905 Oregon State
Census for Baker, Lane, Linn and Marion Counties. |
| 1910 US Federal Census |
|
1920 US Federal Census - 21% Complete at LDS Family Search |
| 1930 US Federal Census |
|
Early Arrivals in Oregon 1792 - 1838 |
| NARA film #595 contains
many census enumerations taken by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
|
Census
at Oregon State Archives |
