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Census Resources and Links

General

• Genealogical CD-ROMs in the Archives Library Information Center, in the National Archives Building, Washington, DC
  
  
• Nonpopulation Census Records, about researching in agriculture, mortality, business, and social statistics schedules
  
  
• Order copies of Census Records online or with NATF Form 82
  
  
• The Soundex Indexing System
  
  
• How to Use NARA's Census Microfilm Catalogs
  
  
• African Americans in the Federal Census, 1790-1930, a Powerpoint slideshow
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (Special Reports, 1790s-1980s) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

2010

• Official U.S. Census Bureau News and Information About the 2010 Census
  
  

2000

• Population and Housing Reports (2000 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1990

• Population and Housing Reports (1990 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1980

• Population and Housing Reports (1980 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1970

• Population and Housing Reports (1970 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1960

• "Myths and Realities about the 1960 Census," Prologue, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Winter 2000)
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1960 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1950

• Population and Housing Reports (1950 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1940

• 1940 Census Records
  
  
• Use the search utilities at http://stevemorse.org/census
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1940 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  
• 1940 Census: An Invitational Workshop with the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Science Foundation, National Archives and Records Administration, and the University of Maryland
  - Monday, September 13, 2010, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
  
  
• Blog posts on NARAtions
  
  
• Search the 1940 Census maps in the Archival Research Catalog
  
  
• Search the 1940 Census enumeration district descriptions
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Census

1930

• 1930 Census Resources
  
  
• Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA
  
  
• How the 1930 Census Enumerators were Appointed, by Joseph A. Hill
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
  
  
• "The WPA Census Soundexing Projects," Prologue, Vol. 34, No. (Spring 2002)
  
  
• "'Plans of Division': Describing the Enumeration Districts of the 1930 Census", Prologue, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Fall 2003)
  
  
• 1880-1940 Enumeration District Definitions
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1930 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1920

• 1920 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
  
  
• "The WPA Census Soundexing Projects," Prologue, Vol. 34, No. (Spring 2002)
  
  
• 1880-1940 Enumeration District Definitions
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1920 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1910

• 1910 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
  
  
• 1880-1940 Enumeration District Definitions
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1910 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1900

• 1900 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
  
  
• "The WPA Census Soundexing Projects," Prologue, Vol. 34, No. (Spring 2002)
  
  
• 1880-1940 Enumeration District Definitions
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1900 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1890

• 1890 Census Records
  
  
• 1890 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• The Fate of the 1890 Census, article from Spring 1996 issue of Prologue magazine.
  
  
• 1890 Census Fragment for Delaware
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1890 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1880

• 1880 Federal Population Census Catalog, Soundex, Census
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
  
  
• "The WPA Census Soundexing Projects," Prologue, Vol. 34, No. (Spring 2002)
  
  
• Use the search utilities at http://stevemorse.org/census
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1880 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1870

• 1870 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1870 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1860

• 1860 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1860 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1850

• 1850 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1850 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1840

• 1840 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1930 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1830

• 1830 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1830 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1820

• 1820 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1820 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1810

• 1810 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1810 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1800

• 1800 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1800 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

1790

• 1790 Federal Population Census Catalog
  
  
• Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
  
  
• "Who Talked to the Census Taker? [1790-1870]," NGS NewsMagazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005): 32-35.
  
  
• Population and Housing Reports (1790 Census) published by Bureau of the Census
  
  

Other Census Resources Online:

Informative Articles

Americans Overseas in U.S. Censuses by Karen M. Mills, U.S. Census Bureau Technical Paper No. 62 (issued November 1993) describes which components of the U.S. population living abroad were enumerated in the 1930 and earlier and later censuses.

Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States, 1850-1990 by Campbell J. Gibson and Emily Lennon, U.S. Census Bureau Population Division Working Paper No. 29 (February 1999)

Historical Forms and Questions: 1930 shows pictures of the forms and instructions used by census enumerators.

Publications by the Bureau of the Census

Online Data

• Statistical Census Data for the Year 1930
  
  
• Availability of Census Records About Individuals 
  
  
• 1790-1930 United States: homepage of a free database of the USGenWeb Census Project.
  
  
• 1790-1930 Census Records: homepage of a fee-for-search database from Ancestry.com
  
  
• 1790-1960 Historical Census Data Browser
  
  
• Census Online: Links to Online Census Records
  
  
• 1850-1880 Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  
  
• 1880 United States Census (also 1881 British and Canadian Censuses)
  
  
• 1885 Dakota Territory Census: project of the Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, ND
  
  
• Census Facts