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Government Sources by Subject: Washington State Historical Census Records
Starting Points
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Washington State and Territorial Census Availability, Washington State LibraryPDF listing of every county, years available, and whether you can find the information online or on microfilm at the Washington State Library.
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Washington State Digital ArchivesChoose "Census Records" in the search box menu; searchable by name; in addition to the territorial census and US Census schedules, this resource includes naturalization records, a variety of cemetery, county birth, death records, prison death records, and more. . .
Print Resources
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Federal census index Washington mortality schedules 1850/1860/1870/1880Registers of births, etc.
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Washington 1860 : territorial census indexIncludes every given name in the census record; a partial reprint of: Washington 1860 territorial census index
Historical Census
A portion of an 1860 census form from Port Ludlow in Jefferson County. Census records are made available through the Washington State Digital Archives.