Statehood: July 3, 1890 Living in ID Today Population
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Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Idaho has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1930 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1940 census will be available on April 1, 2012. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
If the population figure below is underlined click on it to be taken to a free online version of the census
1790 NO 1800 NO 1810 NO 1820 NO 1830 NO 1840 NO 1850 NO 1860 NO
1870 14,999 1880 32,610 1890 88,548 1900 161,772 1910 325,594 1920 431,866 1930 445,032 1940 524,873


Helpful Links
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BYU Idaho - Western States Marriages Searchable Database
Idaho Births and Christenings 1856-1965 LDS Searchable Database
Idaho Deaths and Burials 1907-1965 LDS Searchable Database
Idaho Death Certificates 1911-1937 LDS Searchable Database
Idaho County Marriages 1864-1950 LDS Searchable Database
Idaho Marriages 1878-1898, 1903-1942 LDS Searchable Database
State of Idaho Vital Records Official State of Idaho Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
Find a Grave Grave Registration and Search Website
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Today
If you still have family living in Idaho today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Boise, Idaho Falls, Meridian, Nampa, or Pocatello. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, England, Ireland, Norway or Sweden. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Idaho, like Boise Cascade Holdings, Coldwater Creek, Micron Technologies, J. R. Simplot Co. or Winco Foods. Some of them may enjoy eating an Idaho potato crusted pizza or huckleberry ice cream (huckleberry is the "offical State Fruit). They probably root for the Boise Hawks, Idaho Steelheads, Idaho Stampede the Broncos or the Vandals. Many Idahoans enjoy white water rafting or skiing.

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