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1870 Iowa Census Records
- Madison County Iowa 1870 (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project
- Palo Alto, Iowa 1870 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- 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 Census
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1880 Iowa Census Records
- Adair County Iowa 1880 Census
- Adair Village Page 1
- Adair Village Page 2
- Adair Village Page 3
- Adair Village Page 4
- Adair Village Page 5
- Adair Village Page 6
- Adair Village Page 7
- Fontanelle Pages 1-2
- Fontanelle Pages 3-4
- Fontanelle Pages 5-6
- Fontanelle Pages 7-8
- Fontanelle Pages 9-10
- Fontanelle Pages 11-12
- Greenfield Village Page 1
- Greenfield Village Page 2
- Greenfield Village Page 3
- Greenfield Village Page 4
- Greenfield Village Page 5
- Greenfield Village Page 6
- Greenfield Village Page 7
- Greenfield Village Page 8
- Greenfield Village Page 9
- Greenfield Village Page 10
- Greenfield Village Page 11
- Greenfield Village Page 12
- Greenfield Village Page 13
- Greenfield Village Page 14
- New Casey Township
- Orient Twp Page 1
- Orient Twp Page 2
- Orient Twp Pages 3-4
- Orient Twp Pages 5-6
- Orient Twp Pages 7-8
- Orient Twp Pages 9-10
- Orient Twp Pages 11-12
- Linn County Iowa 1880 Census
- A
- Ba-Bn
- Bo-By
- Ca-Cl
- Cm-Cu
- D
- E
- F
- G
- Ha-He
- Hi-Hy
- I-J
- K
- L
- Ma-Mc
- Me-My
- N-O
- P
- Q-R
- Sa-Sm
- Sn-Sy
- T-V
- W
- Y-Z
- Brown Twp.
- Buffalo Twp.
- Cedar Rapids Ward 2
- Cedar Rapids Ward 1
- Cedar Rapids Ward 3
- Cedar Rapids Ward 4
- Boulder Twp
- Clinton Twp.
- College Twp.
- Fairfax Twp.
- Fayette Twp
- Mt. Vernon Twp
- Lisbon Twp
- Jackson Twp
- Fairfax Twp
- Marion Twp
- Cedar Rapids Ward 3
- Monroe Twp
- Otter Creek Twp
- Putnam Twp
- Spring Grove Twp
- Washington Twp
- Madison County Iowa 1880
- O’Brien County Iowa 1880 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
- 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)
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1885 Iowa State Census Records
- 1885 Iowa State Census: Scott County
This index covers Scott County and includes the age, birthplace, and stated occupation of all listed members of a household.
1890 Iowa Census Records
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1900 Iowa Census Records
- Palo Alto, Iowa 1900 Census
- Scott County Iowa 1900
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1910 Iowa Census Records
- Palo Alto Iowa 1910 Census
- Scott County Iowa 1910
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1920 Iowa Census Records
- 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 )
- Scott County Iowa 1920 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
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1925 Iowa State Census Records
- 1925 Iowa State Census: Scott County
This Census provide the names of the individual’s parents and their place of birth. The index provides book and page numbers for residents of Scott County with the exception of the city of Davenport.
1930 Iowa Census Records
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1940 Iowa Census Records
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