Census of Population and Housing Statistics

Census of Population and Housing Statistics

in the Main Library at Middlebury College

1790	First Census of the United States	Starr Stacks Oversize HA201 1790 [reprint]
1800	Second Census of the United States	Starr Stacks Oversize HA201 1800a [reprint]
1810	Third Census of the United States	Starr Stacks Oversize HA201 1810b [reprint]
1820	Fourth Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict Oversize I 5.5:1
1830	Fifth Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict Oversize I 6.5:
1840	Sixth Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict Oversize I 7
1850	Seventh Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict SS# 686
1860	Eighth Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict I 9.5:
1870	Ninth Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict I 10
1880	Tenth Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict SS #s 2059, 2060, 2129-2152
1890	Eleventh Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict Serial Set #s 3008-3036
1900	Twelfth Census of the United States	Govt Docs Restrict C 3.5:
1910	13^th Census of the United States	Govt Docs C 3.15: 3.16
1920	14^th Census of the United States	Govt Docs C 3.28/5:
1930	15th Census of the United States	Govt Docs C 3.37/5:
1940	16^th Census of the United States	Govt Docs C 3.940-5:
1950	Census of Population
	Characteristics of the Population	Govt Docs C 3.950-7/5:
	Census Tract Characteristics	Govt Docs C 3.950-7/2:
	Special Reports	Govt Docs C 3.950-7/6:
1950	Census of Housing
	General Characteristics	Govt Docs C3.950-8/5:
1960	Census of Population
	Characteristics of the Population	Govt Docs C 3.223/9:960
	Subject Reports	Govt Docs C 3.223/10:960/
1960	Census of Housing
	Block Statistics	Govt Docs C 3.224/5:960/
	Metropolitan Housing	Govt Docs C 3.224/9:960/
1960	Census of Population and Housing
	Census Tracts	Govt Docs C 3.223/11:960/
1970	Census of Population
	Number of Inhabitants (Vermont volume only)	Govt Docs C 3.223/5:970/
	Employment Profiles of Selected Low-Income Areas	Govt Docs C 3.223/17:970/
	Subject Reports	Govt Docs C 3.223/10:970/
1980	Census of Population
	Number of Inhabitants	Govt Docs C 3.223/5:980/A
	General Population Characteristics	Govt Docs C 3.223/6:980/B/
	General Social & Economic Characteristics	Govt Docs C 3.223/7:980/C/
	Detailed Population Characteristics	Govt Docs C 3.223/8:980/D/
1980	Census of Housing
	General Housing Characteristics	Govt Docs C 3.224/3:980/A
	Detailed Housing Characteristics	Govt Docs C3.224/3:980/B
	Metropolitan Housing Characteristics	Govt Docs C 3.223/4:980/
	Subject Reports	Govt Docs C 3.223/10:980/
1980	Census of Population and Housing
	Summary Characteristics for Governmental Units and Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas	Govt Docs C3.223/23:980/
1990	Census of Population
	General Population Characteristics (100% data)	Govt Docs C3.223/6:990 CP
	Social and Economic Characteristics (sample data)	Govt Docs C3.223/7:990 CP
	Population Subject Reports (sample data)	Govt Docs C3.223/10:990 CP
1990	Census of Housing
	General Housing Characteristics (100% data)	Govt Docs C3.224/3:90CH-1
	Detailed Housing Characteristics (sample data)	Govt Docs C3.224/3:1990CH-2
1990	Census of Population and Housing	http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1990.htm
	Population and Housing Unit Counts (100% data)	Govt Docs C3.223/5:1990
	Summary Population and Housing Characteristics (100% data)	Govt Docs C3.223/18:990
	Population and Housing Characteristics for Congressional Districts of the 103rd Congress (100% and sample data)	Govt Docs C3.223/20:1990
	Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics (sample data)	Govt Docs C3.223/23:990
	Population and Housing Characteristics for Census Tracts and Block Numbering Areas	Govt Docs C3.223/11:1990/CPH-3-
	P. L. 94-171 Redistricting Data	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.281:
	Summary Tape File 1A (100% data)	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.282:990/
	Summary Tape File 3A (sample data)	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.282/2:CD90-3A-
	Summary Tape File 3C (sample data)	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.282/2:CD90-3C
	Summary Tape File 1D & 3D (Congressional Districts of the United States )	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.282/2:CD90-1
	Ancestry of the Population	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.286:CD90 SSTF02
	Block Statistics (STF1B)	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.282/3:CD90-1B
	Characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islanders	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.286:CD90 SSTF05
	Foreign Born Population of the U. S.	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.286:CD90 SSTF01
	Persons of Hispanic Origin in the U. S.	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.286:CD90 SSTF03
	Public Use Microdata Samples	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.285:CD90-PUMS
	Special Tabulation on Aging	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.281/2:CD90-ADA1
	TIGER/Line files	Govt Docs CD-ROM C3.279:
2000	Census of Population & Housing	http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/index.html
	Summary population & housing characteristics	C 3.223/18:2000 PHC-http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/
	Summary social, economic, & housing characteristics	C 3.223/23:2000 PHC-2- http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/
	Census 2000. Summary file 1	C 3.282:V 1-D 00-S 1 ST-08-NAT 1 DVD http://www.census.gov/support/SF1Data.html
	Census 2000 summary file 3	C 3.282/2:V 1-D 00-S 3 ST-08-US 1 http://www.census.gov/support/SF3Data.html
2010	Census of Population & Housing	http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/index.html

Useful websites:

American Factfinder: http://factfinder.census.gov

Population, housing, economic and geographic data for 2000 and 2010

County and City Data Book: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/ccdb.html (1944-2000)

Fedstats: http://www.fedstats.gov/

Historical Census Browser: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/

Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals for Large Cities and Other Urban Places

http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html

National Historical Geographic Information System: http://www.nhgis.org/

Provides aggregate census data from 1790 to 2000

Population of the 100 Largest Cities and other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990:
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/twps0027.html

Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts

http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html

Covers 1790 to 1990 for largest cities

Social Explorer 1790 - 2010
http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/smadb.htm

Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

USA Counties http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml

6,000 data items for U. S. states and counties

U. S. Congressional Serial Set [go/usss]

Seventh Census 1850 [Advanced search: Serial Set Vol. No. 686]

Eighth Census 1860 [Advanced search: Serial Set Vol. No. 1202]

Ninth Census 1870 [Advanced search: Serial Set Vol. No. 1473, 1474, 1475]

Tenth Census 1880 [Advanced search: Serial Set Vol. No. 2129]

Social Statistics of Cities [Advanced search: Serial Set Vol. No. 2148]

Eleventh Census 1890 [Advanced search: Serial Set Vol. No. 3011]

Census statistics for 1970-2000 are also available on DVD:
     CD-ROMS Circ. Desk HA201.122 .C45 2004

The following sources may be of assistance in finding and using specific statistics in the Census of Population:
     Population Information in Nineteenth Century Census Volumes, by Suzanne Schulze. Ref. HA214 A1 S3 1983
     Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes: 1900-1940, by Suzanne Schulze. Ref. HA214 A1 S3 1985
      Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes: 1950-1980, by Suzanne Schulze. Ref. HA214 A1 S3 1988

Finding Guide in the front of each Census volume and the chart of all report series in the back of each volume.

For assistance in using any of these products, please ask at the Reference Desk or room 211.

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