Source Information
About Arizona, U.S., Territorial Census Records, 1864-1882
Arizona became a U.S. Territory on February 24, 1863. On December 29, 1863, the first governor of the Territory of Arizona, John N. Goodwin, issued a proclamation to organize the government of the new Territory. The first step taken was to conduct a census of the Territory's inhabitants. In February of 1864, instructions for taking the census were sent to Milton B. Duffield, the U.S. Marshall for Arizona.
About This Collection:
The following items are included in this collection:
Territorial Census of Arizona (First, Second and Third Judicial Districts), 1864
- A map of the three judicial districts used for enumerating the territorial residents
- An edited transcript of the census, created by the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- The original or working copies of each census district
- The official certified duplicate copies of each census district, which were sent to the Territorial Governor
This collection also includes censuses taken during the following years:
- 1866
- 1867
- 1869
- 1874
- 1876
- 1882
The information that was recorded varies depending on the census year, but the following details may be available in this collection:
- Name
- Place of enumeration or residence
- Enumeration date
- Age
- Country or place of nativity
Additional information about an individual or family may be available on the census image.