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Colorado Census Notes:
New Mexico Territory was established in 1850 and included present
day Colorado and Arizona. Colorado Territory was separated from
New Mexico Territory in 1861 and Arizona Territory in 1863.
These are important facts when searching census records in these areas
during these time periods.
Federal Colorado census records begin in 1870 and continue every
10 years including census years: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930.
You will find early Coloradoans in the 1850 and 1860 Federal census
records for New Mexico.
1890 Colorado Federal Census records were destroyed by fire
including the Veterans and Widows schedules.
Soundex code
indexes for Federal Colorado census records
are available on microfilm for census years: 1880, 1900 and 1920.
Colorado state census records are known to exist for years: 1861,
1866 (partial) and 1885.
Colorado Census Records
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Colorado
Vital Records:
Colorado Dept of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Dr South
HSVRD-VS-A1
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: (303) 692-2224
Info Line: (303) 756-4464
Record Request Forms
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Birth Records Online!
*Order Death Records Online!
Birth
Records after 1910 are on file in the Dept. of Health above.
Birth
Records before 1910 are minimal and are on file with the County
Registrars of each respective county.
Death
Records after 1900 are on file in the Dept. of Health above.
Death
Records before 1900 are minimal and are on file with the County
Registrars of each respective county.
Marriage records are on file with the Clerk of District Court in
each respective county. A few exist as early as 1860 but in
general, they were not kept until after 1881.
Also See:
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Historic Maps
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