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Online Federal Censuses

Population Schedules

Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.

Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867; however, it was not significantly settled until the turn of the twentieth century. Alaska was first enumerated in 1870, but due to extreme weather and spring hunting, the enumerators did not get accurate counts until the 1900 census.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links

1870 partial	1880	1890	1900	1910
Ancestry	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	Census Lost	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com
1920	1930	1940	1950	1960
FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com	NARA Index FamilySearch Images	Release Date April 1, 2032

Non-Population Schedules for Alaska

Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules. There are currently no federal non-population schedules available for Alaska.

Existing and Lost Censuses

• 1890 Census lost for Alaska, except for parts of Sitka Borough
• List of existing and lost federal censuses for Alaska

Online State and Territorial Censuses

State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit United States Census Bureau.

Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the US Territorial Census page.

Year	Type of Census	Links
1907	Territorial	Ancestry.com ($) — index

Why Use the Census?

State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:

• Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
• Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
• Sex
• Age
• Color
• Nativity
• Place of birth of this person
• Place of birth of Father of this person
• Place of birth of Mother of this person
• Period of Residence
• How long a resident of this State (years and months)
• How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
• Regular occupation
• Military service