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Census Records for the State of California

   
Census Years 
   
Early Padron census 1790
Santa Barbara County (Ventura County was included in Santa Barbara) 1850, 1860, 1870
Ventura County (after county formation) 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
State Federal Census 1852
   

Federal Mortality Schedules

   
Santa Barbara County (Ventura County was included in Santa Barbara) 1850, 1860, 1870
Ventura County (after county formation) 1880
   

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Census Records Online

   
Family History Center   1880 census available online.
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Federal Census Population Statistics for Ventura County

   

Year

Population

   
1850     (Santa Barbara County)* 1,185
1860     (Santa Barbara County)* 3,543
1870     (Santa Barbara County)* 7,784
1880     (Ventura County) 5,073
1890 10,071
1900 14,367
1910 18,347
1920 28,274
1930 54,976
1940 69,685
1950 114,647
1960 199,270
1970 378,497
1980 529,899
*The Ventura County area was part of Santa Barbara County during these census years.