Wyoming Census

Additional Information may be found on the United States Census Portal page.

Historical Background
1861-1868--The Dakota Territory was established, It included all of present-day North and South Dakota and most of Montana and Wyoming. In 1867 all of the Wyoming portion was included in Laramie County, which was divided early in 1868 by the creation of Carter County, later renamed Sweetwater County.

1868--Wyoming Territory was created, primarily from the Dakota Territory. It included small portions from Utah and Idaho territories.

1890--Wyoming became a state.

Web Sites
Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.com

Heritage Quest Online: http://www.heritagequestonline.com

Census Online: http://www.census-online.com/links/WY/

Genealogy Today: http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/wy/census.html

Access Genealogy: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/wyoming.htm

Bibliographic Citations
Wyoming Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

Federal

Most of the federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides more detailed information about the federal records.

The Family History Library has copies of the 1870 and 1880 federal census reports for Wyoming Territory. For Uintah County in 1850 and 1860, see the census reports for Salt Lake County, Utah. For eastern Wyoming in 1860, see "unorganized land" in the Nebraska census reports.

The library has the U.S. federal censuses 1900, 1910, and 1920 for the state of Wyoming. The 1890 census has been destroyed. The 1890 veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives.

There are indexes to the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1910 censuses in book and microfiche format. A soundex (phonetic) index is also available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.

Mortality schedules (lists of deaths during the year preceding the census) exist for the 1870 and 1880 censuses. The schedules for these years are indexed in book format. The schedules and indexes are available at the Family History Library and at the Wyoming State Archives.

Territorial and State

In addition to the federal censuses, a state census exists for 1905, which includes information on the entire household. It is available at the Wyoming State Archives. State censuses taken in 1915 and 1925 are missing.

Web Sites

Family History Library www.familysearch.org

National Archives http://www.archives.gov/

Wyoming State Archives http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/