| In 1842, the
first Oregon census was taken
of persons living south of the
Columbia River in Oregon
country. |
|
List of Settlers West of
Rockies, 1842 - By
Elijah White, Indian
Agent From
Letters Received by the
Office of Indian Affairs,
1842-1880. (Oregon
Superintendency) |
|
1845 Oregon Territorial
census records were
taken for the following
counties: Champoic (Now Marion
Co.), Clackamas, Clatsop,
Tuality (now Washington
County), and Yamhill. |
|
1846 Oregon
census records exist for
Yamhill County.
|
|
A special
1849 Oregon census,
enumerating males over age
21, was taken and still
exists.
|
|
1850 US Federal Census
Mortality Schedule of Oregon |
|
1850 US Federal Census Indexed
and Searchable at LDS
FamilySearch |
|
1850 US Federal Census
Mortality Schedule -
Searchable at LDS FamilySearch |
|
In
1853 Washington
Territory was split off from
Oregon Territory and there
were census enumerations in
1853, 1854, 1855, 1856,
1857, 1858 and 1859 for
large portions of Oregon.
|
|
1860 US Federal Census
Mortality Schedule of Oregon |
| 1860
Josephine County OR US Federal
Census -The USGenWeb Census
Project |
|
1860 US Federal Census -
Searchable at LDS FamilySearch |
| Oregon State
Census records were taken
every 10 years between 1865
and 1905. A handful of
the state census survives [See
each year below] 1865 Benton,
Columbia, Marion and Umatilla
Counties. |
|
1870 US Federal Census
Mortality Schedule of Oregon |
|
1870 US Federal Census Indexed
and Searchable at FamilySearch
Records |
|
1875 Oregon
State Census for Lake,
Umatilla and Wasco Counties.
|
|
1880 Josephine County OR US
Federal Census Online at The
USGenWeb Census Project |
|
1880 US Federal Census
Searchable Index at
FamilySearch Records |
|
1885 Oregon
State Census for Linn and
Umatilla Counties.
|
|
1890
US Federal Census
|
|
1895 Oregon
State Census for Linn,
Marion, Morrow and Multnomah
Counties.
|
|
1900 US Federal Census Indexed
and Searchable at FamilySearch
Records |
| 1905 Oregon
State Census for Baker, Lane,
Linn and Marion Counties. |
| 1910 US Federal
Census |
|
1920 US Federal Census
at LDS Family Search |
| 1930 US Federal
Census |
| Early
Arrivals in Oregon 1792 - 1838 |
| NARA film #595
contains many census
enumerations taken by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
| Census
at Oregon State Archives |
