Census Documentation, Guides, and History
1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | In General
1930 Census
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Alphabetical Index of Occupations. Census Bureau.
(Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1930 Z4)
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Classified Index of Occupations. Census Bureau.
(Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1930a Z4)
1940 Census
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Catalog of 16th Decennial Census Publications.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
C3.163:1)
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Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940. Housing.
Index of Reports. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row
12 HD7293 A5 1940k)
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Jenkins, Robert M. 1985. Procedural History of the
1940 Census of Population and Housing. (Davis
Reference HA201 1940)
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Alphabetical Index of Occupations and Industries.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1940 Z4)
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Classified Index of Occupations. Census Bureau.
(Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1940 Z42)
1950 Census
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Key to Published and Tabulated Data for Small
Areas. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal
Documents C3.2:D26/2)
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The 1950 Censuses: How They Were Taken. Procedural
Studies of the 1950 Censuses, No. 2, Population, Housing,
Agriculture, Irrigation, Drainage. Census Bureau. (Davis
Reference Federal Documents C3.950-10:2)
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Principal Data Collection Forms Used in the 1950
Censuses. Population, Housing, Agriculture,
Irrigation, Drainage. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
C3.950-2/a:D262). "Preprint of Appendix in 'The 1950
Censuses: How They Were Taken'"
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Alphabetical Index of Occupations and Industries.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 C3.950-2:Oc1/rev.)
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Classified Index of Occupations and Industries.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1950 Z43)
1960 Census
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Census User Dictionary. Census Bureau. (Davis
Reference Desk Federal Documents Census
C3.6/2:C33/2/1968)
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1960 Census of Population and Housing: Availability of
Published and Unpublished Data. Data Access
Descriptions No. 35. Census Bureau. 1974. (Davis
Reference Federal Documents Microfiche C3.240/7:35)
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1960 Census of Population and Housing: Procedural
History. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal
Documents C3.223:P94/2)
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Principal Data-Collection Forms and Procedures.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
C3.223:F76)
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Processing the Data. Census Bureau. (Davis
Reference Federal Documents C3.223:P94)
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Geographic Identification Code Scheme. Census
Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 C3.223/13:960/1; HA201
1960 A542)
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Alphabetical Index of Occupations and Industries.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 C3.223:Oc1/960-2;
HA201 1960 A452)
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Alphabetical Index of Occupations and Industries (1968
Revision). Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12
C3.223:Oc1/960-2/rev.; HA201 1960 A452 suppl.)
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Classified Index of Occupations and Industries.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 C3.223:Oc1/2;
HA201 1950 A453)
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Odum Institute for Research in Social Science has a
number of
technical documents available for 1960 census data.
1970 Census
1970 Census: Guides
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The 1970 Census and You, A General Introduction to
Census Data: Subjects, Areas, Reports, Tapes,
Microfilm. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
C3.2:C33/27/977). A concise overview.
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Census User Dictionary. Census Bureau. (Davis
Reference Desk Federal Documents Census
C3.6/2:C33/2/1968)
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1970 Census Users' Guide. Census Bureau. (Davis
Reference Desk Federal Documents Census
C3.6/2:C33/2/970-2)
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Reports Related to the 1970 Census of Population and
Housing. (Data Access Descriptions.) Census Bureau.
(Davis Reference Federal Documents C3.240/7:39/2) "This
is a comprehensive listing of printed reports published
and issued by the Bureau of the Census as a result of the
1970 Census of Population and Housing."
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Census Geography. (Data Access Descriptions.)
Census Bureau. (Davis Federal Documents C3.240/7:33/2)
Explains "geographic concepts, products, and programs"
focusing on the 1970 census. Included are: a table
showing what publications and tapes include statistics
for what geographical areas, diagrams and maps showing
the hierarchical relationships among 1970 census
geographic areas, a table showing what maps are available
for what geographical areas, definitions of geographic
concepts, and much more useful information.
1970 Census: Indexes to the Census
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American Statistics Index. Congressional
Information Service. The 1974 Annual and Retrospective
Edition indexes the 1970 census. See the "Census of
Population", "Census of Population and Housing", and
other subject-oriented subject headings.
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Index to Selected 1970 Census Reports. Census
Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
C3.223:In2/970)
1970 Census: Other
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1970 Census of Population and Housing: Procedural
History. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal
Documents C3.223:P 94/2/970)
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Geographic Identification Code Scheme. Census
Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 C3.223/13-2:970/CT.;
HA201 1970 A4525)
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Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 C3.223:OC1/970;
HA201 1970 A58)
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Classified Index of Industries and Occupations.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12
C3.223:OC1/2/970/corr.; HA201 1970 A567)
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1970 Census of Population and Housing. Data-Collection
Forms and Procedures. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference
Row 12 HA201 1970 .A4524)
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Reference Manual on Population and Housing Statistics
from the Census Bureau. Census Bureau. (Davis
Reference Federal Documents Microfiche C3.6/2:P81/978)
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A Student's Workbook on the 1970 Census. (Davis
Reference Federal Documents C3.2:C33/28/970/rev.). "The
major topics covered include the publication program,
census geographic concepts, subject data content, and
reference sources. Exercises are provided to reinforce
the learning of these basics and to involve the reader in
the actual use of 1970 census publications."
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Appendix B: List of Areas with Approved Census Tracts
in 1970. Census Bureau. (Davis Library Reference
Federal Documents Microfiche C3.6/2:C33/970) Includes a
very useful table showing, for each geographical area,
the number of tracts in 1970 and the decennial census in
which tracts were first used.
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Data Access Description. Census Bureau. These
guides are written on a variety of decennial
census-related topics. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
C3.240/7:(nos.))
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Odum Institute for Research in Social Science has a
number of
technical documents available for 1970 census data.
1980 Census
1980 Census: Guides
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Users' Guide, Part A. Text. Census Bureau. (Davis
Reference Desk Federal Documents Census
C3.223/22:80-R1-A, HA201 1980jfa pt. A)
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Users' Guide, Part B. Glossary. Census Bureau.
(Davis Reference Desk Federal Documents Census
C3.223/22:80-R1-B, HA201 1980jfa pt. B)
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Census '80: Continuing the Factfinder Tradition.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
C3.2:C33/34). This text prepared for students
participating in an internship program provides 490 pages
on history, background, overview, issues, concepts and
definitions, governmental areas, geography, data
analysis, demography, 1980 census plans and procedures,
products and services, and the use of census data in a
variety of disciplines.
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Guide to 1980 Census Data on the Elderly. Census
Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal Documents C3.6/2:El2/2).
"Intended as a 'one-stop' reference book for locating
sources of 1980 census data pertaining to the older
population."
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Long, C. Michael. 1983. Understanding Census Data: A
Quick and Simplified Reference for Users of Census
Data. (Davis Folio HA201 1980o)
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United Community Planning Corporation. 1982. Making
Sense of the Census: A Users Handbook for the 1980
Census. (Davis Reference HA201 1980n)
1980 Census: Indexes to the Census
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Guide to 1980 U.S. Decennial Census Publications:
Detailed Abstracts and Indexes Derived from the American
Statistics Index. Congressional Information Service.
(Davis Reference Electronic Documents HA37 U55 G85 1986)
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Farrington, Polly-Alida. 1985. Subject Index to the
1980 Census of Population and Housing. (Davis
Reference HA201 1980zz)
1980 Census: Other
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History. Part A. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference
Federal Documents Microfiche C3.223/22:80-R2A)
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History. Part C. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference
Federal Documents Microfiche C3.223/22:80-R2 pt. C)
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Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1980ah;
C3.223/22:80-R3)
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Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations.
2nd ed. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
Microfiche C3.223:Oc1/980-2)
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Classified Index of Industries and Occupations.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1980ai;
C3.223/22:80-R-4)
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Geographic Identification Code Scheme. Census
Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1980jff;
C3.223/22:80-R5)
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Census '80: Projects for Students. Census Bureau.
(Davis Library Reference Federal Documents Microfiche
C3.2:C33/36) "The exercises in this workbook have been
prepared for use by instructors of classes that deal with
the use of census data or the acquisition of
census-related skills."
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Odum Institute for Research in Social Science has a
number of
technical documents available for 1980 census data.
1990 Census
1990 Census: Guides
1990 Census: Indexes to the Census
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Guide to 1990 U.S. Decennial Census Publications:
Detailed Abstracts and Indexes Derived from the American
Statistics Index. Congressional Information Service.
(Davis Reference Electronic Documents HA201 1990zd)
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Lavin, Michael R., Jane Weintrop, and Cynthia Cornelius.
1997. Subject Index to the 1990 Census of Population
and Housing. (Davis Reference Desk HA201 1990ze) An
excellent index to print (CPH, CP, CH) and CD-ROM (STF)
series.
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Subject Index to 1990 U.S. Census Data on CD-ROM's in Van
Pelt Reference. University of Pennsylvania Library.
This index can be used to access the 1990 census CD-ROM
collection.
1990 Census: CD-ROM Technical Documentation
1990 Census: Tape Technical Documentation
1990 Census: American FactFinder
1990 Census: Histories
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History. Part A. Census Bureau. 1993. (Davis
Reference Row 12 HA 201 1990eo pt. A;
C3.223/22:1990-CPH-2A) Chapter 4, Chapter 6, Chapter 9.
Covers "such topics as checking for broken type in
printed questionnaires and leaving requests for
appointments with residents not at home. However, this
history at times goes beyond "how" into "why", to picture
the census in its place as part of our American social,
economic, and political scene. Consequently, this series
discusses, where appropriate, some of the
forces-litigation, legislation, perceived user needs,
public perception, budgetary constraints, and the
like-that shaped the 1990 census and its outcome. Chapter
4, on addresses and questionnaires printing, concentrates
on how the Census Bureau compiled the control lists for
mailing and canvassing and had contractors publish
several hundred million questionnaires. Chapter 6, on the
field enumeration, describes how the census was taken
across the 50 States and the District of Columbia (Puerto
Rico and Outlying areas are covered in chapter 13).
Chapter 9 deals, in as non-technical a way as possible,
with statistical sampling and estimation as they were
applied in the census."
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History. Part B. Census Bureau. 1995. (Davis
Reference Row 12 HA 201 1990eo pt. B;
C3.223/22:1990-CPH-2B) Chapter 2. Planning the Census;
Chapter 3. Census Promotional Program; Chapter 10. Data
Products Dissemination. "Chapter 2, on census planning,
describes the Census Bureau's efforts to solicit and
integrate advice from data users on 1990 census data
collection, questionnaire content, and data
dissemination; the internal management and coordinating
committees established to oversee census planning and
operations; and the test census program that tried out
and evaluated questionnaire design and content,
data-collection procedures, outreach and promotion, data
processing, geographic support, and data-product design
and promotion. Chapter 5, on census promotion, examines
the agency's efforts to increase people's awareness of
the decennial census's importance and to persuade them to
participate voluntarily. Chapter 10, on data products and
dissemination, discusses the 19900 census tabulation and
publication program, the various data products and the
media on which they were released, and the Bureau's
user-training and data-dissemination programs."
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History. Part C. Census Bureau. 1995. (Davis
Reference Row 12 HA 201 1990eo pt. C;
C3.223/22:1990-CPH-2C) Chapter 1. Introduction and
Overview; Chapter 3. Census Geography; Chapter 7.
Processing Offices--Establishment and Organization;
Chapter 8. Pretabulation Processing. "Chapter 1 provides
an overview of the major components of the 1990 decennial
census, from planning, preparation, and promotion to data
collection, processing, and dissemination, and
census-related litigation. Chapter 3 discusses geographic
preparations and support for the census , including the
development and uses of the Topologically Integrated
Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) System.
Chapter 7 describes the establishment, administrative
functions, and closing of the Census Bureau's seven
decennial census processing offices. Chapter 8 reviews
the coding, editing, data- processing, and related
operations that took place in the processing offices."
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History. Part D. Census Bureau. 1996. (Davis
Reference Federal Documents Row 12 HA 201 1990eo pt. D;
C3.223/22:1990-CPH-2D) Chapter 11. Census Research,
Evaluation, and Experimental (REX) Program; Chapter 12.
Legislation and Litigation; Chapter 13. Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Islands Territories;
Chapter 14. 1990 Census Content: Population and Housing
Items; Appendix A. 1990 Decennial Census Appropriations,
Obligations, and Costs. "Describes the 1990 content (that
is, the population and housing items) and its procedures
(in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific
Territories). It also discusses the Census Research,
Evaluation, and Experimental (REX) program. The text
includes both legislation and litigation, while an
appendix deals with finances. These detail
appropriations, costs, and obligations in each fiscal
year."
1990 Census: Maps
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What Do I Need to Map Out 1990 Census Data? Census
Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal Documents C3.2:C33/45)
1990 Census: Other
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1990 Census Questionnaires and Other Public-Use
Forms Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 HA201
1990ei CPH-R-5; C3.223/22:90-R-5)
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Geographic Indentification [sic] Code Scheme.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Electronic Resource
C3.275:G29/994-2)
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Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1990en
CPH-R-3; C3.223/22:90-R-3)
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Classified Index of Industries and Occupations.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Row 12 HA201 1990em
CPH-R-4; C3.223/22:90-R-4)
2000 Census
2000 Census: General Guides and Tutorials
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Census
2000 via the Census Bureau
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Strength
in Numbers: Your Guide to Census 2000 Redistricting
Data (PDF) Census Bureau.
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Census
2000 Geographic Definitions. Census Bureau.
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Public Use Presentation Library. Census Bureau. "The
Public Use Presentation Library is a collection of
downloadable PowerPoint presentations, including slides
and speaker notes, designed to inform data users about
our various products and services. "
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Public
Use Training Modules. Census Bureau.
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Presentations
from the Texas SDC/BIDC Annual Affiliates Meeting (April
16-18, 2001), PDF versions of presentations at the
Texas State Data Center meeting. Most focus on Texas, but
many are of more general interest.
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Census Tutorial. Sponsored by the Alaska Library
Association Government Documents Roundtable; presented by
Daniel Cornwall, Alaska State Library
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2000
U.S. Census, University of California, Berkeley
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Census
2000 Quick Links, University of California at San
Diego
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Census Watch, ESRI
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Census
and Demographics, Mansfield University
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Census 2000, University of Michigan
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A Guide to the Decennial Census
with a focus on 1990 and 2000 census data, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Census
2000 Resources, University of Pennsylvania
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Census
2000, Proximity
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2000
US Census Data: Data and Resources, Geostat at the
University of Virginia
2000 Census: American FactFinder
2000 Census: Technical Documentation
2000 Census: Maps
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How to Print out Census 2000 Maps
in PDF Format, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Provides techniques for printing out these maps on
the paper of your choice, providing flexible control over
map extent, display resolution, and map size.
Printing From the PDF Map Files (Census Bureau)
provides detailed instructions for how to use Adobe
Acrobat Reader to display and print maps.
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Census
2000: A Workshop on Maps in PDF Format, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Maps
for Census 2000: Directions We Can Take. Texas
Library Association, March 29, 2001
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Maps
for Census 2000: Directions We Can Take. 2001 Federal
Depository Conference and Fall Depository Library Council
Meeting, Wednesday, October 17, 2001
In General
In General: Guides and Encyclopedias
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Anderson, Margo J. ed. 2000. Encyclopedia of the U.S.
Census. (Davis Reference HA37 U55 C66 2000)
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Lavin, Michael R. 1996. Understanding the Census: A
Guide for Marketers, Planners, Grant Writers and Other
Data Users. (Davis Reference Desk HA37 U55 L385 1996)
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Geographic
Areas Reference Manual. 1994. Census Bureau;
Geographic Areas Reference Manual via Odum
Institute; (Davis Reference Electronic Documents
C3.6/2:G29/4) The "Bible" of census geography.
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A Guide to State and Local Census Geography
(PDF via Odum Institute). 1993. Census Bureau. (Davis
Reference Electronic Documents C3.6/2:G29/3)
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Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. 1987. Map
Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. (Davis
Reference G1201.F7 T467 1987). Organized by state, "shows
county outline maps at ten-year intervals, the old county
boundaries being superimposed over the modern lines".
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Census of Population and Housing: Historical,
1790-1980 from the University of Michigan.
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Sources
of U.S. Census Data and Information, via Odum
Institute
In General: Catalogs
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Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications,
1790-1972. Census Bureau. "This volume comprises two
catalogs. The Catalog of United States Census
Publications, 1790-1945 [Dubester] was published in
1950 and lists all materials issued by the Bureau of the
Census and its predecessor organizations starting with
the first census report of 1790. The new Bureau of the
Census Catalog of Publications, 1946-1972 updates the
historical compilation and describes more than 60,000
reports issued by the Bureau since 1946. The 1790-1945
Catalog has been out of print for several years and is
now reissued with the new Catalog in order to provide a
complete bibliography of sources for Bureau of the Census
statistics from 1790 to December 31, 1972."
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Cook, Kevin L. 1996. Dubester's U.S. Census
Bibliography with SuDocs Class Numbers and Indexes.
(Davis Reference Wall Shelf 13 HA214 C665 1996) A catalog
of U.S. Census publications from 1790 through 1945 with a
short description of each publication.
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Census Catalog and Guide. Census Bureau.
(Davis Reference WS-13)
In General: Indexes
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Schulze, Suzanne. 1983. Population Information in
Nineteenth Century Census Volumes. (Davis Reference
Z7164 D3 S44 1983)
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Schulze, Suzanne. 1985. Population Information in
Twentieth Century Census Volumes: 1900-1940. (Davis
Reference Z7164 D3 S45 1985)
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Schulze, Suzanne. 1988. Population Information in
Twentieth Century Census Volumes: 1950-1980. (Davis
Reference Z7164 D3 S46 1988)
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Topical Index of Population Census Reports,
1900-1930. Census Bureau. (Davis Reference HA201 1930
.Z2)
In General: Questionnaires
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200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and
Housing Questions, 1790-1990. Census Bureau. 1989.
(Davis Reference Desk Federal Documents C3.2:T93.)
Includes questionnaires and a very useful bibliography.
Some similar older volumes:
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Population and Housing Inquiries in U.S. Decennial
Censuses, 1790-1970. Working Paper 39. 1973.
Census Bureau. (Davis Reference Federal Documents
C56.229:39.)
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Twenty Censuses: Population and Housing Questions,
1790-1980. Census Bureau. 1979. (Davis Reference
Federal Documents C3.2:C33/33.)
In General: Miscellaneous
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United States Decennial Census Publications, 1790-1970.
Research Publications. (Davis Microforms Collection
Microfilm 1-5056) UNC-Chapel Hill holdings are complete
for the 1790-1940 censuses. This collection includes
documentation. See the accompanying print guide:
Bibliography and Reel Index: A Guide to the Microfilm
Edition of United States Decennial Census Publications,
1790-1970. See the catalog
record for more details.
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The History and Growth of the United States
Census. U.S. Senate. 56th Congress, 1st Session.
(Senate Document 194. Serial Set 3856.) 1900. (Davis
Reference Federal Documents Serial Set 3856.) Covers
1790-1890.
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