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 61 Census Links For Montana Counties:  Beaverhead-Judith Basin

  Also See Counties: Lake-Yellowstone
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Montana Census Notes

The first Federal census enumerated for Montana was in 1870 and a census was taken every ten years thereafter: 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930.

1890 Federal Census Schedules were completely destroyed by fire in 1921, however,  the Veterans and Widows Census did survive and is often used for searching in that census year.

Soundex code (phonetic indexes) for Montana Federal census records are available on microfilm for census years: 1880,  1900, and 1920.

There are not very many census records online for Montana.  This is partly due to the fact that statehood was not until 1889.  Also, many counties were not formed until the late 1900s.  It is particularly important to look to the county formation dates so you will know which counties to search in for records in earlier time periods. 

State Census Records: Some states took their own censuses.  Unfortunately, there are not any Montana state census records known to exist.

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P. O. Box 4210
111 North Sanders 
Helena, MT 59604-4210
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*1894 History of Montana

by Joaquim Miller

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* 1899 Montana Pioneer Society Book  Index

* 1913 History of Montana

       by Helen Fitzgerald Sanders

* Index to 1921 "Montana Its Story and Biography:" 3 Volumes.

* Homestead Shacks Over Buffalo Tracks


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Montana

(Territory: 1864.  Statehood: 1889. )


Statewide Montana Census Records Online:

 1880 Federal Census - Search and View the images

 1880 Federal Census Index of Montana - Statewide

 1880 Federal Census of Montana - Statewide

 1880 Federal Census Search at Family Search

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Beaverhead County (formed 1865 - Original County)

1880 Federal Census of Lion's City (partial)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically

1864 Poll List of Bannack City

1864 Poll List of Bannack City with corrections


Big Horn County (formed 1913 from Rosebud & Yellowstone)

1870 Federal Census

1920 Federal Census Extraction of Germans From Russia

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Blaine County (formed 1912 from Chouteau & Hill)

1920 Federal Census Extraction of Germans From Russia

Other Records

Book -  The Land of Chinook, The Story of Blaine County - Names Index

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Broadwater County (formed 1897 from Jefferson & Meagher)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Carbon County formed 1895 from Park & Yellowstone)

1920 Federal Census Extraction of Germans From Russia

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Carter County (formed 1917 from Custer)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Cascade County (formed 1887 from Chouteau & Meagher)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Chouteau County (formed 1865 - Original county)

1893 County Census of Havre

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Custer County (formed 1865 - Original county)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Daniels County (formed 1920 from Sheridan & Valley)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Dawson County (formed 1869 - Original county)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Deer Lodge County (formed 1865 - Original county)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Fallon County (formed 1913 from Custer)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically

Homesteaders

Early Newspaper Abstracts of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obits


Fergus County (formed 1885 from Meagher)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically

Homestead Shacks Over Buffalo Tracks

1901-1910 Fergus High School Graduates


Flathead County (formed 1893 from Missoula)

1900 Federal Census of ED 37 - Pages 1A-8A

1900 Federal Census of ED 37 - Pages 8B-11A

1900 Federal Census of ED 38

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically

1890-1996 Death Records of Kalispell - surnames A-K

1890-1996 Death Records of Kalispell - surnames L-Z

1893-1899 Deaths, Divorces & Marriages

1901-1907 Babblings From Mountain Brook - History Book Name Index

1907-1946 High School Yearbooks

1890 Book Online - Flathead Facts


Gallatin County (formed 1865 - Original county)

1870 Federal Census Index

1870 Federal Census.  Pages:
[106A-110B]   [111A-116A]   [116B-121A]   [122B-128A]

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Garfield County (formed 1919 from McCone & Valley)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Glacier County (formed 1919 from Teton)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Golden Valley County (formed 1920 from Musselshell)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically

A Dawn in Golden Valley - History Book Index - Files arranged alphabetically

1915-1962 Pine Island School Students & History


Granite County (formed 1893 from Deer Lodge)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically

Early Residents

1909-1915 Naturalizations


Hill County (formed 1912 from Chouteau)

1893 County Census of Havre

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


Jefferson County (formed 1866 - Original county)

1870 Federal Census of Lower Boulder Precinct

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically

1864 Poll List

1883-1884 Taxpayers List - Surnames A-K

1883-1884 Taxpayers List - Surnames L-Z


Judith Basin County (formed 1920 from Cascade & Fergus)

Other Records

Early Land Records - Files arranged alphabetically


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montana Census Finder Counties

Beaverhead-Judith Basin

Lake-Yellowstone

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