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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