Census Information
This guide will help you locate and use demographic information for the United States. There is also some coverage of foreign census materials.
Library Resources
Most census volumes from 1860 to 1970 are available in Waldo Library at the call number HA 201.
Printed census volumes for the years 1980 to 2000 are available in the Government Documents Department of Waldo Library.
Microfilm copies of census volumes from 1790 to 1880 are available in the Microforms Collection on the second floor of Waldo Library at the call numbers Microfilm HA 13 through Microfilm HA 19.
Other Census Research Guides
- University of ChicagoThe University of Chicago Library provides this comprehensive guide to demographic and economic census material including links to the full text of volumes available at the Hathi Trust.
Web Resources
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Create maps and reports using current and historical census data and demographic information to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change.
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- Census of Population and HousingThe Census Bureau makes PDF copies of decennial census volumes from 1790 to 2010 available at this site.
Maps
- Census MapsIndiana University is trying to keep track of historic census maps that have been scanned. At this site you will find the 1940 and 1950 census tract maps.
- 1950 Census Tract mapsIndiana University Library has digitized the tract maps from the 1950 census
1940 Census
The 1940 census wase released on April 2, 2012. Learn more at: