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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
Part of the Washington Territory, 1853; part of the Dakota Territory, 1861; part of the Idaho Territory, 1863; Montana Territory, 1864
STATEHOOD
1889
AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
Nebraska Territory census, 1860 (includes some southern Montana residents)
FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1870
PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
Public
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1907
MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1943
CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Department of Public Health
and Human Services
Vital Records and Statistics
Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604
(406) 444-2685
