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Historic Census Data and Boundary Files (Data between 1790 and 2000)

The National Historical Geographical Information System (NHGIS) "is a project to create and freely disseminate a database incorporating all available aggregate census information for the United States between 1790 and 2000" [Source: website, accessed 04/24/06]. Tabular data and boundary files (shapefile format) are available for download.

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