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Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.
Wyoming became the forty-fourth state admitted to the United States on 10 Jul 1890 and has 23 counties. Wyoming was created form Wyoming Territory and is located in the northwest region of the United States. Its capital is Cheyenne.[1] It will not be included in the early United States Censuses.
United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
Non-Population Schedules for Wyoming[edit | edit source]
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
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.
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Type of Census
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| 1925
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State; no names given, statistical only.
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Contact Wyoming State Archives
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| 1915
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State; no names given, statistical only.
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HathiTrust - images
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| 1878
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City of Cheyenne only; includes names.
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Contact Wyoming State Archives
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| 1875
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City of Cheyenne only; includes names.
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Contact Wyoming State Archives
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| 1869
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Territorial; includes names.
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Contact Wyoming Archives
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| 1856
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Utah Territorial Census included Green River (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names.
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Ancestry ($) - index
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| 1850 (i.e 1851)
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Used as the 1850 federal census for Utah, it includes Green River Precinct (Fort Bridger), Wyoming; includes names.
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Ancestry ($) - index
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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
| Links to United States Census-related articles |
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| | Introduction | | | Census
Topics | | | Federal
Population | | | Federal Non-
Population | | | | By State | | | | By Territory | | | | Census Types | | | | Substitutes | | | | FamilySearch Historical Records | |
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| Links to Wyoming-related articles |
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| | Topics | | | | Counties | | | | Extinct Co. | | | Major
Repositories | | | Migration
Routes | |
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