Historical U.S. Census Documents at the U of A - 1790-1970

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Census Documents

CENSUS	SUDOC NUMBER	TITLE
1st 1790	I 2.5:1	First Census of the United States. 1790.
1st 1790	C 3.11:[vol.]	Heads of Families. 1790. 12 volumes (one for each state of the union).
2nd 1800	I 3.5:1	Second Census of the United States. 1800.
3rd 1810	I 4.5:[vol.]	Third Census of the United States. 1810. vol.1: Aggregate Amount of Persons vol. 2: A Statement of the Arts and Manufactures of the United States
4th 1820	I 5.5:[vol.]	Fourth Census of the United States. 1820. 2 vols.
5th 1830	I 6.5:1	Fifth Census of the United States. 1830.
6th 1840	I 7.2:C	Sixth Census of the United States. 1840. Compendium.
6th 1840	I 7.5:[vol.]	Sixth Census of the United States. 1840. 3 vols.
7th 1850	I 8.2:C 73	Compendium of the Seventh Census of the United States. 1850.
7th 1850	I 8.5:[vol.]	Seventh Census of the United States. 1850. vol. 1: Statistics of the United States vol. 2: Mortality Statistics of the Census of 1850
8th 1860	I 9.5:[vol.]	Eighth Census of the United States. 1860. Vol. 1: Population Vol. 2: Agriculture Vol. 3: Manufactures Vol. 4: Statistics
9th 1870	I 10.2:C 73	Compendium of the Ninth Census of the United States. 1870.
9th 1870	I 10.5:[vol.]	Ninth Census of the United States. 1870. Vol. 1: Population & Social Statistics Vol. 2: Vital Statistics Vol. 3: Statistics of the Wealth and Industry of the United States
10th 1880	I 11.2:C 73/2/[pt.]	Compendium of the Tenth Census. 1880. Part 1: Population Part 2: Manufactures
10th 1880	I 11.5:[vol.]	Tenth Census of the United States. 1880. 22 volumes.
11th 1890	I 12.2:Ab 8	Abstract of the Eleventh Census of the United States. 1890.
	I 12.2:C 73/[pt.]	Compendium of the Eleventh Census. 1890. 3 parts.
	I 12.5:[vol.]	Eleventh Census of the United States. 1890. 25 volumes.
	I 12.7 In2	Extra Census Bulletins [Census of Indian Nations].
12th 1900	C 3.2:Ab 8	Twelfth Census of the United States. Abstract of the Twelfth Census. 1900.
	C 3.5:[book]	Twelfth Census of the United States. Special Reports. 1900. 28 reports.
	I 13.2:At 6	Twelfth Census of the United States. Statistical Atlas of the United States. 1900.
	I 13.2:Em 7	Twelfth Census of the United States. Special Reports: Employees and Wages. 1900.
	I 13.5:[vol.]	Twelfth Census of the United States. 1900. 10 volumes.
13th 1910	C 3.16:[vol.]	Thirteenth Census of the United States. 1910. 11 volumes.
13th 1910	C 3.16:Ab	Thirteenth Census of the United States. Abstract (with supplement for Arizona). 1910. 3 volumes.
14th 1920	C 3.28/5:[vol.]	Fourteenth Census of the United States. 1920. 11 volumes.
	C 3.28/7:920	Fourteenth Census of the United States. Abstract of the Fourteenth Census.
	Micro- film 7300	Fourteenth Census, 1920. Arizona (Manuscript Census). Soundex index at Microfilm 7301
15th 1930	C 3.37/5:[book]	Fifteenth Census of the United States. 1930. 28 books.
	C 3.37/7:930	Fifteenth Census of the United States. Abstract of the Fifteenth Census. 1930.
	Micro- film 7766	Fifteenth Census, 1930. Manuscript Census for Arizona
16th 1940	C 3.940-5:[vol./book]	Sixteenth Census of the United States. 1940. 4 volumes, 66 books.
17th 1950	C 3.940-7/5:[vol./pt.]	Seventeenth Census of the United States. 1950. Vol. 1: Number of Inhabitants. Vol. 2: Characteristics of the Population. 54 parts.
18th 1960	C 3.223/9:960/[vol.]	Eighteenth Census of the United States. 1960. Vol. 1: Characteristics of the Population. Vol. 2: Subject Reports.
18th 1960	C 3.223/10:960/[vol./pt.]	1960 Census of Population. vol. 1, Part A: Characteristics of the Population, Number of Inhabitants. vol. 2: Subject Reports.
19th 1970	C 3.223/9:970/[vol./pt.]	Census of Population. 1970. Vol. 1: Characteristics of the Population. 58 parts. Vol. 2: Subject Reports. 9 parts.