Iowa, State Census, 1895
Name index of the Iowa state census taken in 1895. The census names everyone in the household.
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Iowa, State Census, 1895
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What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index of the Iowa state census taken in 1895. The census names everyone in the household. Iowa became a territory in 1838 and a state in 1846. The state of Iowa conducted statewide censuses in 1847, 1849, 1854, 1856, 1859, 1862, 1865, 1867, 1869, 1873, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, and 1925. The census was compiled to obtain a count of the population to determine how many representatives the state would send to Congress. Reliability of the information in the census is determined by the accuracy of the knowledge of the informant, which could have been any member of the family or even a neighbor.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of every person who resided in the family
- Age range (18 or over, 5-18 years, under 5 years)
- Marital status
- Gender
- Race
- Place of birth (if in Iowa, the county of birth; if not in Iowa, state or country)
- Religious belief
- Whether subject to military duty
- Whether entitled to vote
- If a foreigner, whether or not naturalized
- Births or deaths in 1894
- Whether literate or not (by age category, under or over 10 years old)
- Children over 6 and under 17 not attending any school in 1894
- Any disabilities
- Occupation
- If a soldier in the Civil War, the company, regiment, state, arm of service, and rank
- If a soldier in the Mexican war, the regiment and state.
Collection Content
Sample Images
Iowa State Census 1895 part 1
Iowa State Census 1895 part 2
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Secretary of State. Historical Society, Des Moines
"Iowa, State Census, 1895." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 19 October 2025. Citing Secretary of State. State Historical Society, Des Moines.
