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Decennial Population and Housing Censuses Guide
1900 Census Reports
- NCSU Libraries Guide to Census Data Resources - Provides links to online and other electronic data sources.
- US Census Bureau 1900 Documents as PDFs
Questionnaire, instructions, and table headers
* Questionnaire description and Instructions to Enumerators - from Measuring America (Sept. 2002)
Census Reports, Twelfth Census of the United States,
Population, in 2 pts.
U.S. Documents C3.14:900/v.1-2 (reclassed from I13.5:1-
2)
* GEOGRAPHIES: Nation, States, Territories, Counties, Incorporated places, Urban and Rural
* CONTENTS: Vol. 1 contains 92 tables on various topics:
- Population, 1790-1900, for States, Territories, and
Counties
- Population, 1890-1900, for Minor Civil Divisions
- Population, 1790-1900, for Cities with 1900 Populations
of 25,000 and more
- Population, 1890-1900, for 1900 Incorporated Towns
- Sex, General Nativity, and Color
- Chinese and Japanese, 1890-1900
- Native/Foreign born, White/Colored, 1900
- State or Territory of Birth
- Country of Birth
- Foreign Parentage
- Citizenship and Year in U.S.
Vol. 2 contains 115 tables on these topics:
- Ages
- School, Militia, and Voting Ages
- Conjugal Condition
- School Attendance
- Illiteracy
- Can Not Speak English
- Occupations
- Dwellings and Families
- Proprietorship of Homes
Census Reports, Twelfth Census of the United States, Vital
Statistics, in 2 pts.
U.S. Documents C3.900/v.3-4 (reclassed from I13.5:3-
4)
* Contents:
- Pt. 1. Analysis and Ratio Tables
- Pt. 2. Statistics of Death
* The Analysis section touches on some additional aspects of vital
statistics, but most of the two volumes addresses mortality, examining it from
a variety of perspectives (e.g., Birthplace of Mother, Conjugal Condition,
Occupation)
Statistical Atlas of the United States
U.S. Documents C3.14:900/12 (reclassed from I13.2:At
6)
* Contents:
- Population
- Vital Statistics (again Mortality)
- Agriculture
- Manufactures
From the 1870 Census forward, the number of published volumes grew each
decade. A comprehensive list of all these volumes is beyond the scope of this
guide that focuses on the volumes addressing population and housing
topics.
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