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| Availability of U. S.
Federal Census Population Schedules for New Mexico Counties
by Ezekiel Gutierrez, Jr.,
as published in the New Mexico Genealogist,
March 1999. |
The following chart shows the census population schedules
that exist for New Mexico counties from 1850 through 1920
and that are available on microfilm for public research
at genealogical and family history libraries.
The first U.S. census of New Mexico was taken in 1850, the
year that New Mexico officially became a territory of the
United States. It remained a territory until statehood in
1912. The 1850 territorial census for the original seven
counties of New Mexico is itemized and indexed in New Mexico
1850 Territorial Census, Vols. 1 through 4 [Item B1, NMGS
Press].
Notes:
- Yes: A federal population schedule is extant
for that census year.
- No: The 1890 census was taken, but the schedules
are not available. A 1921 fire in the Commerce Department,
Washington, D.C., destroyed almost all the census documents.
None of the New Mexico records survived.
- Although there is no 1890 Federal Census, a Special
Schedule of 1890 (an enumeration of union veterans and
widows) is available. The Special Schedule for Doña
Ana County has been published in the New Mexico
Genealogist, Sep 1997:113 and Dec 1997:158.
- Under current law, a federal census does not become
available to the public for 72 years after it is taken.
The 1930 census will come into the public domain in
the year 2002.
|
| County |
1850 |
1860 |
1870 |
1880 |
1885 |
1890 |
1900 |
1910 |
1920 |
Established |
| Bernalillo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1852 |
| Catron |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1921 |
| Chaves |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1889 |
| Cibola |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1981 |
| Colfax |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1869 |
| Curry |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
1909 |
| DeBaca |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
1917 |
| Doña Ana |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1852 |
| Eddy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1889 |
| Grant |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1868 |
| Guadalupe |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1891 |
| Harding |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1921 |
| Hidalgo |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
1919 |
| Lea |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
1917 |
| Lincoln |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1869 |
| Los Alamos |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1949 |
| Luna |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
1901 |
| McKinley |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
1899 |
| Mora |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1860 |
| Otero |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1899 |
| Quay |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
1903 |
| Rio Arriba |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1852 |
| Roosevelt |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
1903 |
| San Juan |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1887 |
| San Miguel |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1852 |
| Sandoval |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
1903 |
| Santa Ana |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1852-1876* |
| Santa Fe |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1852 |
| Sierra |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1884 |
| Socorro |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1850 |
| Taos |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1852 |
| Torrance |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
1903 |
| Union |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1893 |
| Valencia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1852 |
*Santa
Ana County was absorbed by Bernalillo County in 1876.
References:
- Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920,
by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Genealogical
Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD 1987.
- Twenty Censuses Population and Housing Questions,
1790-1980, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
the Census, October 1979.
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