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1920 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Colorado:

Adams Fremont Montrose
Alamosa Garfield Morgan
Arapahoe Gilpin Otero
Archuleta Grand Ouray
Baca Gunnison Park
Bent Hinsdale Phillips
Boulder Huerfano Pitkin
Chaffee Jackson Prowers
Cheyenne Jefferson Pueblo
Clear Creek Kiowa Rio Blanco
Conejos Kit Carson Rio Grande
Costilla La Plata Routt
Crowley Lake Saguache
Custer Larimer San Juan
Delta Las Animas San Miguel
Denver Lincoln Sedgwick
Dolores Logan Summit
Douglas Mesa Teller
Eagle Mineral Washington
El Paso Moffat Weld
Elbert Montezuma Yuma

Census Records - Counties

After separating the census records into groups by state, the federal government subdivided these records into county groups. Searching for an ancestor on the county level provides a smaller region for research if you remain uncertain about the specific township where your ancestor resided. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was enumerated on the census, so it remains important to search the counties surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.