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Census Resources - Federal

A brief guide to Federal census data.

Census Volumes in Alexander Library

Print volumes from the Federal decennial census and other censuses (such as those for agriculture, economics, and manufacturing) are located in the Census Area (STACKS 103-107), part of the DOCUSR section of the government publications collection on the first floor or Alexander Library. Generally, volumes that include data are shelved in this section while related manuals and reference volumes are filed by Superintendent of Documents number in the DOCUSR section (STACK 101).

CENSUS YEARS STACK SECTION
Agriculture [see also 9th Census - Industry & Wealth (Stack 103D)] 1860+ 105 D - H
American Housing Survey [see Current Housing Reports]      
Annual Housing Survey [see Current Housing Reports]      
Annual Survey of Manufactures 1949+ 107 E
Business - Retail 1930-1940 105 H
Business - Retail 1940+ 106 A
Business - Wholesale 1930+ 106 A - B
Business - Services includes Banks, Hotels, Radio Broadcasting 1933+ 106 B
Business [see also Financial, Insurance & Real Estate Industries]      
Commercial Fisheries 1963 & 1967 106 H
Construction 1930+ 105 H
Current Housing Reports - H-121 1990+ 107 A
Current Housing Reports - American Housing Survey, H-150 (previously Annual Housing Survey); (+fiche) 1973+ 107 A
Current Housing Reports - American Housing Survey, H-170 (previously Annual Housing Survey) 1974+ 107 A - C
Current Housing Reports - American Housing Survey, H-151 (previously Annual Housing Survey) 1973+ 107 A
Current Housing Reports - American Housing Survey, H-171 (previously Annual Housing Survey) 1974+ 107 C
Economic - includes Characteristics of Bus. Owners; Minority Owned; Women Owned  1972+ 106 B - C
Economic - Geographic Reference Manual 1977+ 106 B
Economic - Outlying Areas 1972+ 106 C
Economic [see also Business, Commercial Fisheries, Construction]      
Economic [see also Enterprise Statistics, Manufactures]      
Economic [see also Mining/Mineral Industries/Transportation]      
Enterprise Statistics [NOTE: 1977 is in microfiche] 1958+ 106 C
Financial, Insurance & Real Estate Industries 1992+ 106 C
Governments - GC series 1977+ 106 C
Governments - GE series (Government Employment) 1976+ 106 C
Governments - GF series (Government Finances) 1974+ 106 C
Governments - State & Local Governments - Special Reports 1974+ 106 C
Housing 1940 - 1990 106 C - H
Housing 1990+ 107 A
Housing - Characteristics of Housing Units 1980 106 G
Housing - Detailed Housing Characteristics 1990 107 A
Housing - General Housing Characteristics 1990 106 H
Housing - General Housing Characteristics 1990 107 A
Housing - Metropolitan Housing Characteristics 1970 - 1980 106 G - H
Housing - Subject & Supplementary Reports 1970 - 1980 106 G - H
Housing [see also Population]      
Manufactures [see also 4th-9th Census - Industry & Wealth (Stack 103D)] 1810+ 107 C - E
Mining/Mineral Industries [includes Mines/Quarries, Petroleum, Coke & Build. Stones] 1880+ 107 E
Miscellaneous Census Docs. [includes Water Power, Crime, Pauperism, Public Debt, etc.] 1790 - 1940 103 D - E
Mortality and Vital Statistics 1850 - 1940 103 D - E
Outlying Areas - Economic [includes Guam, Alaska, Hawaii, & Puerto Rico] 1972+ 106 C
Population 1790 - 1970 103 D - H
Population 1970 - 1990 104 A - H
Population 1990+ 105 A - C
Population - Census Tracts 1940 - 1970 103 E - H
Population - Census Tracts 1970 104 A
Population - Census Tracts 1980 104 C - E
Population - Census Tracts & Block Number Areas 1990 104 G - H
Population - Census Tracts & Block Number Areas 1990 105 A
Population - Congressional Districts 1980 104 E
Population - Congressional Districts 1990 105 B
Population - Detailed Population Characteristics 1980 104 B
Population - General Population Characteristics 1980 104 A
Population - General Population Characteristics 1990 104 E - F
Population - General Social & Economic Characteristics 1980 104 A - B
Population - General Social & Economic Characteristics 1990 104 F - G
Population - Population & Housing Units 1990 104 E
Population - Subject Reports 1990 104 G
Population - Summary Characteristics for Government units & SMSAs 1980 104 E
Population - Summary Population & Housing Characteristics 1990 105 A - B
Population - Summary Social, Economic, & Housing Characteristics 1990 105 B
Population - Supplemental Reports 1980 104 E
Population - Supplementary Reports 1990 105 A
Population & Housing [see Population]      
Retail [see Business]      
Services [see Business]      
Transportation 1880+ 107 F
Vital Statistics and Mortality 1850 - 1940 103 D - E
Wholesale [see Business]      
SPECIAL NOTE: For early special reports (1790-1890) see Stack 103D and DOCUS C 3.2, etc.      
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