Utah Census
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Online Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]
Population Schedules[edit | edit source]
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.
Utah was admitted to the Union as the 45th state on 4 Jan 1896. It was not included in federal censuses before that date. So it will appear in censuses from 1850 until 1900 as Utah territory.
United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
Non-Population Schedules for Utah[edit | edit source]
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
| Year | Type of Census | Links |
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| 1890 | Veterans | at Ancestry |
| 1880 | Mortality | at Ancestry |
| 1870 | Mortality | at Ancestry |
| 1860 | Mortality | at Ancestry |
| 1850 | Slave Owners | at Ancestry |
| 1850 | Mortality | at Ancestry |
Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]
Online State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]
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 |
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| 1856 | territorial | at FamilySearch |
Other Census Images[edit | edit source]
- 1851 The 1851 Census Records of Tooele County, Utah at FamilySearch, ebook
- 1852-1853 Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853 at FamilySearch, ebook
- 1914-1960 Church Census Records, 1914–1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; indexes and images
- 1944 U.S., Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944 Ancestry - index ($)
Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]
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
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