Talk:Idaho Census

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

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

State, territorial, and colonial censuses
The area that is presently Idaho was included in the federal censuses of:


 * 1850 Oregon Territory (no known white residents in what is now Idaho)
 * 1860 Washington Territory (for Idaho see Spokane County, Washington)
 * 1870 and later Idaho Territory or State

In 1860 and 1870 slices of far southern Idaho were also included in the federal censuses of Cache County, Utah.

Also, the 1856 territorial census of Utah included residents in "Malad County" and Cache County who actually may have lived on the extreme south edge of Idaho.

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