Iowa Census Records 1870-1930

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• Iowa 1840 – 1860 Census Records

1870

• Madison County Iowa 1870 (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project
  

  Crawford Crawford Douglas Douglas Grand River Grand River Jackson Jackson Jefferson Jefferson Lee Lincoln

  Lincoln Madison Madison City of Earlham Monroe Ohio Ohio Penn Penn Scott Scott Scott South South South Union Union Union Walnut Walnut Webster Winterset Winterset Winterset Winterset Townships

• Palo Alto, Iowa 1870 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
  • Index
  • Notes
  • Emmettsburg
  • Great Oak
  • West Bend
• Pottawattamie County Iowa 1870 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-B B-C C-D E-G G-H H-K K-M M-N O-R R-S S-V W-Z Notes Bommer Twp Center Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp

  Council Bluffs Ward 4 Council Bluffs Ward 4 Council Bluffs Ward 4 Council Bluffs Ward 4 Council Bluffs Ward 4 Council Bluffs Ward 5 Council Bluffs Ward 5 Kane Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp Kane Twp Crescent Crescent Crescent Harding Kane Township Kane Township Knox Township Knox Township Macedonia Township Rocky Ford Township Walnut Creek Township Township Notes

• Scott County Iowa 1870 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-E F-J K-M N-R S-V W-Z Partial Blue Grass Blue Grass Blue Grass Butler

  Scott Cleona Cleona Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Rockingham Sheridan Sheridan Sheridan

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1880

• Linn County Iowa 1880 (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A Babb-Bohs Boland-Byre Cabasha-Cluwinkle Cmighead-Cuylen D E F G Habetzel-Hertz Hess-Hynlett I-J K L Mac-McWilliams Mead-Myers N-O P-Q R Sabin-Silo Simm-Sroboda St. Clair-Synch T-V Wag-Wiltz Wim-Zwacak Brown Twp. Part1 Part2 Part3 Buffalo Twp. Part 1 Part 2 Cedar Rapids Ward 2 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Cedar Rapids Ward 1 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Cedar Rapids Ward 3 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Cedar Rapids Ward 4 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Boulder Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Clinton Twp. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

  College Twp. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Fairfax Twp. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Fayette Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Mt. Vernon Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Lisbon Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Jackson Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Fairfax Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Marion Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Cedar Rapids Ward 3 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Monroe Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Otter Creek Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Putnam Twp Part 1 Part 2 Spring Grove Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Washington Twp Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

• Madison County Iowa 1880 (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
  • Index
    • A-Fry
    • Fry-Pow
    • Powe-Zim
  • Earlham
  • Penn Twp
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
  • Madison
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3

• O’Brien County Iowa 1880 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-C D-I J-P R-Y Twp. Notes Grant Waterman Hartley Center Lincoln

  Sanborn Franklin Highland Liberty Caldonia Baker Carroll Sheldon Sheldon Floyd

• Palo Alto Iowa 1880 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-G H-M N-A Notes District 165 Freedom Twp Fairfield Township Vernon Township Walnut Township Highland Township Village of Ruthven

  Lost Island Township Town of Emmetsburg Emmetsburg Township Great Oak Township Rush Lake Township Silver Lake Township West Bend Township District 169 Nevada Township Fern Valley Township

• Poweshiek County Iowa 1880 Census hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
  • Index
  • Partial
  • Chester
  • Chester
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1890

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1900

• Palo Alto, Iowa 1900 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-C D-J K-O P-Y Partial Ellington Ellington Nevada Emmetsburg

  City of Emmetsburg Emmetsburg Emmetsburg Emmetsburg Great Oak Great Oak Walnut Walnut

• Scott County Iowa 1900 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-G H-P Q-Z Davenport Twp, Ward 4 Davenport Twp, Ward 4 Davenport Twp, Ward 4 Davenport Twp, Ward 4 Davenport Twp, Ward 4 Davenport Twp, Ward 4 Davenport Twp, Ward 4

  Davenport Twp, Ward 4 Davenport Twp, Ward 4 Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Sheridan Sheridan Sheridan Sheridan Partial

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1910

• Palo Alto Iowa 1910 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
  • A-L
  • M-Z
  • Partial
  • Emmetsburg
  • Emmetsburg
  • Emmetsburg
  • Emmetsburg
  • Emmetsburg
  • Emmetsburg
  • Walnut
  • Walnut
• Scott County Iowa 1910 (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  Index Part of Blue Grass Town Scott County Jail Soldier’s Orphans Home Soldier’s Orphans Home Soldier’s Orphans Home

  Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Partial

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1920

• Palo Alto County Iowa 1920 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
  • Index
  • Emmetsburg, Ward 3
  • Emmetsburg, Ward 3
• Pottawattamie County Iowa 1920 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-B C-F G-I J-L M-O P-R S T-Z Partial Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane

  Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane

• Scott County Iowa 1920 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-L M-Z Partial Buffalo Lincoln Lincoln Sheridan Sheridan

  Sheridan Sheridan Winfield Winfield Winfield Winfield

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1930

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