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Census Compilations
Most links below go to the NUSearch, where you will find location information for print volumes as well as links to online editions.
In addition to the titles listed below, the Census Bureau publishes data analyses on topics related to Education, Employment, Family & Living Arrangements, Health, Housing, Income & Poverty, and Population
- A century of population growth, from the first census of the United States to the twelfth, 1790-1900Census years: 1790-1900. Also available in Special Collections and Microfiche Format
- County population Census countsCensus years: 1900-1990
- Demographic trends in the 20th CenturyCensus years: 1900-2000 (Note: does not include statistics). Also available in print edition.
- Historical statistics of the United StatesCensus years: 1790-2000
- Historical statistics of the United States: colonial times to 1970Census years: 1790-1970
- Population abstract of the United StatesCensus years: 1790-1980
- Population history of Western U.S. cities and towns, 1850-1990Census years: 1850-1990
- Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990Census years: 1790-1990
- Selected historical Census dataCensus years: 1790-1990
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesCensus years: 1790-2010.
Complete run available in print. Also available online from the Census Bureau in PDF format. - Women's occupations through seven decadesCensus years: 1870-1940
- Interstate migrations among the native white population as indicated by differences between state of birth and state of residence : a series of maps based on the census, 1870-1930A series of maps showing the state-of-birth data for certain native-born elements of the population using 1920 and 1930 census data.
Catalog of United States census publications, 1790-1945. by Call Number: Oak Grove Library Center C3.2: P96/8/ 790-945Publication Date: 1950"A comprehensive listing of all materials issued by the Bureau of the Census and its predecessor organizations."
Print edition
Search & view online via HathiTrust
1971 reprint available by request from Oak Grove Library Center- Dubester's U.S. census bibliography with SuDocs class numbers and indexes byCall Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section 016.3173 U58c 1996Publication Date: 1996Census years: 1790-1940
Finding Additional Studies That Use Demographic Data
Other demographic studies that focus on specific groups within the U.S. population can be found in NUSearch. Try usng these (or similar) subject headings in your searches:
- African Americans - Census
- African Americans - Population
- African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century -- Statistics
- Asian Americans - Census
- Asian Americans - Population
- Hispanic Americans - Census
- Hispanic Americans - Population
- Indians of North America - Census
- Indians of North America - Economic Conditions - Statistics
- Indians of North America - Population
- Indians of North America - [state name] - Population
- Indians of North America - [state name] - Statistics
- Navajo Indians - Population
- Navajo Indians - Statistics
- [Tribal Name] - Statistics
- [Tribal Name] - Vital Statistics
- Pacific Islanders - Census
- Pacific Islanders - Population
- Pacific Islanders - United States - Census
- Pacific Islanders - United States - Economic Conditions
- Pacific Islanders - United States - Statistics