Oklahoma Census Records Online includes Federal and State censuses. Census records (especially when indexed) are one of the easiest ways to find family members and track individuals over their lifetime.
US Census Records
In the United States, federal censuses are taken every 10 years and these records are made public 72 after the census is taken. US Censuses began in 1790 and the most recent census available is the 1950 census. Most of the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, but parts remain and you can use other records as census substitutes.
HINT: You can look at federal (1870-1920) census records to see if your ancestor was naturalized and if they were, visit Oklahoma Naturalization Records online.
HINT: Between 1790 and 1840, only the head of household is named in the census.
HINT: Between 1850 and present, all people living in a household are named in the census.
HINT: Between 1850 and 1880 there are census mortality schedules listing who died in the year before the census was taken.
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US level Census Records
US – 1790 – United States Census, 1790, at FS, index & images
US – 1790 – 1790 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1800 – United States Census, 1800, at FS, index & images
US – 1800 – 1800 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1810 – United States Census, 1810, at FS, index & images
US – 1810 – 1810 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1820 – United States Census, 1820, at FS, index & images
US – 1820 – 1820 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1830 – United States Census, 1830, at FS, index & images
US – 1830 – 1830 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1840 – United States Census, 1840, at FS, index & images
US – 1840 – 1840 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1848 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – United States Census, 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1850 – United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census (Mortality Schedule), at MH-$
US – 1850 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census (Slave Schedule), at MH-$
US – 1860 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860, at FS, index & images
US – 1860 – United States Census, 1860, at FS, index & images
US – 1860 – 1860 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1870 – United States Census, 1870, at FS, index & images
US – 1870 – 1870 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1880 – United States Census, 1880, at FS, index & images
US – 1880 – 1880 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1885 – United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940, at FS, index & links to images
US – 1890 – United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890, at FS, index & images
US – 1890 – United States Census, 1890, at FS, index & images
US – 1890 – 1890 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1900 – United States Census, 1900, at FS, index & images
US – 1900 – 1900 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1908 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records, 1908-1910, at FS, index & links to images
US – 1910 – United States Census, 1910, at FS, index & images
US – 1910 – 1910 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1920 – United States Census, 1920, at FS, index & images
US – 1920 – 1920 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1930 – United States Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930, at FS, index & images
US – 1930 – 1930 United States Census of Merchant Seamen, at MH-$
US – 1930 – United States Census, 1930, at FS, index & images
US – 1930 – 1930 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1940 – United States Census, 1940, at FS, index & images
US – 1940 – 1940 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1950 – United States Census, 1950, at FS, index & images
Oklahoma Census Records online at the state level
Oklahoma – 1817 – Register of persons…under Treaty of 1817, Cherokee (Tahlequah) – census, at FS
Oklahoma – 1831 – Choctaw and Chickasaw early census records, at FS
Oklahoma – 1835 – Cherokee Nation east, roll of 1835, at FS
Oklahoma – 1851 – Oklahoma – 1851 Cherokee Old Settlers’ annuity roll, at FS
Oklahoma – 1851 – Cherokee Old Settler roll, 1851, at FS
Oklahoma – 1852 – Cherokees census of Flint District, with a complete list of names of emigrants, 1852, at FS
Oklahoma – 1860 – Indian lands west of Arkansas (Oklahoma), at FS
Oklahoma – 1879-1943 – Census records, school records, and related documents, 1879-1943, at FS (census, school, probate, marriage, Arapaho, Cheyenne)
Oklahoma – 1880 – Cherokee census rolls, 1880, at FS
Oklahoma – 1880 – Supplemental Roll of those left off the rolls of 1880, Cherokee (Tahlequah), per capita, at FS
Oklahoma – 1886-1927 – Indian census rolls, Ponca, 1886-1927, at FS
Oklahoma – 1887-1939 – Indian census rolls, Cheyenne and Arapaho, 1887-1939, at FS (Cheyenne, Arapaho, birth, death, census, marriage)
Oklahoma – 1887-1939 – Indian census rolls, Cheyenne and Arapaho, 1887-1939, at FS
Oklahoma – 1890 – Oklahoma – 1890 census of the Cherokee Nation, Going Snake District, at FS
Oklahoma – 1890 – Census records, school records, and related documents, 1879-1943, at FS
Oklahoma – 1890 – Cherokee census of Flint District, 1890, at FS
Oklahoma – 1890 – Cherokee Nation Census 1890, Illinois District, at FS
Oklahoma – 1890 – First territorial census of Oklahoma, 1890, at FS
Oklahoma – 1895-1936 – Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936, at FS, index & images
Oklahoma – 1895-1899 – Caddo Indian census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1895-1899, at FS
Oklahoma – 1895-1899 – Kechai Indian census at Anadarko Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1895-1899, at FS
Oklahoma – 1895-1899 – Tawakoni Indian census at Anadarko Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1895-1899, at FS
Oklahoma – 1895-1915 – Comanche Indian census at Anadarko Agency, Oklahoma Territory, ca. 1895-1915, at FS
Oklahoma – 1895-1924 – Wichita Indian census at Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, 1895-1924, at FS
Oklahoma – 1895-1934 – Kiowa Indian census at, Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1895-1934, at FS
Oklahoma – 1895-1952 – Tonkawa tribe records, 1895-1952, at FS (Tonkawa, census, school, birth, death, marriage, divorce)
Oklahoma – 1896-1930 – Apache Indian census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1896-1930, at FS
Oklahoma – 1897-1898 – Delaware Indian census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1898, at FS
Oklahoma – 1897-1898 – Wacoe Indian census at Anadarko Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1898, at FS
Oklahoma – 1897-1914 – Tribal census for annuity rolls, 1897-1914, at FS
Oklahoma – 1898-1914 – Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, at FS, index links to images
Oklahoma – 1900 – Oklahoma, 1900 federal census, at FS
Oklahoma – 1900 – Oklahoma, 1900 federal census, at FS
Oklahoma – 1903-1927 – Indian census rolls, Cantonment, 1903-1927, at FS
Oklahoma – 1904-1915 – Kiowa Indian census, 1904-1915, at FS
Oklahoma – 1907 – Population of Oklahoma and Indian territory : 1907, at FS
Oklahoma – 1910 – Oklahoma, 1910 federal census, at FS
Oklahoma – 1916-1920 – Census records, 1916-1920, at FS
Oklahoma – 1920 – Oklahoma, 1920 federal census, at FS
Oklahoma – 1926-1935 – Wichita, Caddo, Delaware Indians vital records added to census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1926-1935, at FS (Wichita, Caddo, Delaware, census, birth, death, census)
Oklahoma – 1926-1935 – Wichita, Caddo, Delaware Indians vital records added to census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1926-1935, at FS
Oklahoma – 1926-1936 – Kiowa, Comanche, Apache & Ft. Sill Apache Indian census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1926-1936, at FS
Oklahoma – 1926-1936 – Wichita, Caddo, Delaware Indians census at Anadarko Agency Oklahoma Territory, 1926-1936, at FS
Oklahoma – 1930 – Oklahoma, 1930 federal census, at FS
Oklahoma – 1934-1944 – School census, 1934-1944, at FS
Oklahoma – 1937 – Quapaw Indian Agency, Miami, Oklah[o]ma, Peoria Reservation, 1937 census, at FS
Oklahoma – 1940 – Oklahoma, 1940 population census , at FS
Oklahoma – Cherokee Nation, at FS (Cherokee, census, government, marriages, wills, court)
Oklahoma – Cherokee national records and other documents, at FS
Oklahoma – Cheyenne and Arapaho nations, at FS
Oklahoma – Chickasaw Nation records, at FS
Oklahoma – Choctaw and Chickasaw early census records, at FS
Oklahoma – Choctaw Nation records, at FS (Choctaw, government, census, probate, land, court, military, school, marriage)
Oklahoma – Citizenship, census takers for Tahlequah District in the Cherokee Nation, at FS
Oklahoma – Creek Nation, at FS (Creek, Shawnee, court, government, military, land, school, census, marriage)
Oklahoma – Hester roll of Eastern Cherokees and census, at FS
Oklahoma – Kiowa Nation, at FS (census, court, government, military, history, probate. land, school, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Wichita, Caddo, Delaware)
Oklahoma – Letters received and documents regarding Cherokee enrollment and census, at FS
Oklahoma – National council and senate meetings for the Cherokee Nation, at FS (Cherokee, government, court, divorce, census, land)
Oklahoma – Pawnee Agency, at FS
Oklahoma – Quapaw nation, at FS
Oklahoma – Sac and Fox, and Shawnee nations, at FS
Oklahoma Census Records online at the county level
Adair County – Census – T. L. & M. Genealogy, at FS
Alfalfa County – Schools – School Census Reports, 1912-1936, at FS
Atoka County – Schools – Scholastic Census Reports, 1912-1934, at FS
Beaver County – Schools – School Census Reports, 1912-1936, at FS
Beckham County – Census – School Records (Beckham County, Oklahoma), 1909-1960, at FS
Blaine County – Census – School Records (Blaine County, Oklahoma), 1895-1986; Index, 1912-1986, at FS
Caddo County – Native Races – 1927 Census, Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma, at FS
Caddo County – Schools – Scholastic Census Books, 1912-1936; Index to School Census Books, 1912-1936, at FS
Canadian County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, 1907-1934, at FS
Carter County – Schools – Scholastic Census (Carter County, Oklahoma); Scholastic Census Index, 1914-1962, 1914-1934, at FS
Cherokee County – Census – Census of Citizens of Tahlequah District, Cherokee Nation, 1896, at FS
Cherokee County – Census – Scholastic Census Records (Cherokee County, Oklahoma), 1913-1967, at FS
Cherokee County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records (Cherokee County, Oklahoma), 1913-1967, at FS
Choctaw County – Census – School Census Reports (Choctaw County, Oklahoma), 1912-1970, at FS
Choctaw County – Schools – School Census Reports (Choctaw County, Oklahoma), 1912-1970, at FS
Cimarron County – Schools – School Census Reports, 1912-1934, at FS
Cleveland County – Schools – Scholastic Census Reports, 1912-1934; Index, 1912-1930,, at FS
Cleveland County – Taxation – Cleveland County, Oklahoma Census of Taxpayers, 1891, at FS
Comanche County – Schools – Scholastic Census Index, 1918-1968; Scholastic Census Reports, 1918-1936, Comanche County (Oklahoma). Superintendent of Schools, at FS
Cotton County – Schools – School Census Records 1913-1936; Indexes, 1913-1936, at FS
Craig County – Schools – Scholastic Census Reports, 1915-1935, at FS
Delaware County – Census – 1890 – 1890 Census of the Cherokee Nation, Delaware District, at FS
Delaware County – Census – School Enumeration Reports (Ottawa County, Oklahoma), 1912-1968, at FS
Delaware County – Census – T. L. & M. Genealogy, at FS
Delaware County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, 1914-1934, at FS
Dewey County – Census – Scholastic Census, 1912-1936 ; Pupils High School Credit Records, 1901- 1952, at FS
Ellis County – Census – School District Enumeration Reports, 1912-1936, at FS
Harper County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, 1912-1934, at FS
Hughes County – Schools – School Census Reports, 1912-1934, at FS
Jackson County – Schools – School Census Reports, 1912-1938; Changes in School District, 1908- 1947; School District Petitions, 1908-1937, at FS
Kay County – Census – Old Census Records, Petition to Incorporate, 1893-1966, at FS
Kay County – Schools – Census of School Districts, 1897-1938, at FS
Kay County – Schools – Oklahoma, Kay County, School Census Records, 1939-1968, at FS
Kay County – Schools – Oklahoma, Kay County, Census of School Districts, at FS
Kingfisher County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, 1911-1934, Kingfisher County, at FS
Kiowa County – Schools – School Census Records, 1912-1936, Tillman County (Oklahoma). Superintendent of Schools, at FS
Latimer County – Schools – School Census Reports and Index, 1912-1936, at FS
Le Flore County – Schools – School Census Reports, 1921-1934, at FS
Lincoln County – Census – Scholastic Census Reports (Lincoln County, Oklahoma), 1908-1936, 1941, at FS
McClain County – Schools – Scholastic Census Reports, 1912-1934, at FS
Major County – Census – Scholastic Enumeration Records, 1912-1934, at FS
Muskogee County – Census – Scholastic Census Records (Cherokee County, Oklahoma), 1913-1967, at FS
Muskogee County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records (Cherokee County, Oklahoma), 1913-1967, at FS
Nowata County – Census – School Enumeration Records (Nowata County, Oklahoma)1912-1935, at FS
Oklahoma County – Schools – Scholastic Census Records, 1914-1933, at FS
Ottawa County – Census – School Enumeration Report (Ottawa County, Oklahoma), 1916-1938 : Miami District 23, at FS
Ottawa County – Census – School Enumeration Reports (Ottawa County, Oklahoma), 1912-1968, at FS
Pittsburg County – Census – – 1896 – 1896 Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, at FS
Pittsburg County – Census – – 1910 – McAlister, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, an Extraction of Records from the Oklahoma State Prison in 1910 : Copied from the Census Records of 1910, Indexed by Volume, at FS
Pittsburg County – Schools – Scholastic Census Reports, 1918-1936, at FS
Pottawatomie County – Census – School Records (Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma), 1930-1934, at FS
Pushmataha County – Census – School Census Records (Pushmataha County, Oklahoma), 1934-1968, at FS
Pushmataha County – Schools – School Census Records (Pushmataha County, Oklahoma), 1934-1968, at FS
Roger Mills County – Census – School Census (Roger Mills County, Oklahoma), 1919-1934, at FS
Roger Mills County – Schools – School Census (Roger Mills County, Oklahoma), 1919-1934, at FS
Seminole County – Census – 1907 – 1907 Census of Seminole County, Oklahoma, at FS
Seminole County – Schools – School Census Enumeration Reports Including Compulsory Attendance List, 1929-1934, at FS
Seminole County – Schools – School Census Reports, 1920-1934, at FS
Sequoyah County – Census – School Census, 1925-1928, at FS
Sequoyah County – Census – 1852 – Cherokee Census of Sequoyah District with List of Names of Cherokee Emigrants, 1852, at FS
Sequoyah County – Census – 1910 – 1910 Federal Population Census, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, at FS
Stephens County – Census – School Census (Stephens County, Oklahoma), 1912-1938, at FS
Stephens County – Schools – School Census (Stephens County, Oklahoma), 1912-1938, at FS
Texas County – Schools – School Census Records, 1915-1934, at FS
Tillman County – Cemeteries – Cemetery Census of Tillman County, Oklahoma, at FS
Tillman County – Schools – School Census Records, 1912-1936, at FS
Washita County – Schools – School Census Reports, 1914-1934, at FS
Woodward County – Census – School Census, 1912-1926, at FS
Oklahoma Census Records online at the city level
Anadarko – Census – Kiowa Indian Census, 1904-1915, at FS
Jay – Cemeteries – Census of Jay, Oklahoma Cemetery & Family History of Carlisle & Parker, at FS
McAlister – Correctional Institutions – McAlister, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, an Extraction of Records from the Oklahoma State Prison in 1910 : Copied from the Census Records of 1910, Indexed by Volume, at FS
Miami – Census – School Enumeration Report (Ottawa County, Oklahoma), 1916-1938 : Miami District 23, at FS
Moore – Census – 1890 – First Territorial Census of Oklahoma, 1890, Moore, Little River Township : Township 10 North – Ranges 3 & 4 West, at FS
Noble – Census – 1890 – Town of Noble, First Territorial Census of Oklahoma, 1890, at FS
Tahlequah – Native Races – Register of Persons…under Treaty of 1817, Cherokee (Tahlequah) – Census –, at FS
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