The complete set of 1990 Census volumes is shelved in the U.S. Government Documents stacks in Lehman Library, at: C 3.223 ... 990 and C 3.224 ... 990.
Detailed description of 1990 depository print holdings.
The library also has the complete set of depository CD-ROMs with downloadable files of all 1990 Census data, located in the Electronic Data Service in Lehman Library. Detailed description of 1990 depository CD-ROM holdings.
1990 Census of Population and Housing : Summary Tape File 3. New York, N.Y. : Port Authority of N.Y. & N.J., Office of Business Development, Strategic Information Resource Group, 199? HA 547 .N5 A15 1990z - Lehman Consists of printouts of the sample data for population & housing, for each of the 26 counties in the NY/NJ metro region, and for NYC as a whole. Each printout is 29 pages long.
The Electronic Data Service Service (EDS) provides access to data files for the 1990 Census. Sources include: online data extraction, GIS products, CD-ROMs and FTP files. For full description, see the EDS guide, Census 1990: A Guide to Census Resources. |
United States Census Bureau:
American FactFinder Information from the 1990 census is most easily available here. Data is available as Quick Tables, Detailed Tables, and Community Profiles. It also will help you to create your own extracts and custom tabulations online. Use the FactFinder to summarize information for geographic areas and generate maps online.
1990 Decennial Census PDF Products PDF versions of most of the 1990 Census. Individual sections are also linked from the Detailed Description of Columbia Holdings (in the left column)
1990 Decennial Census, including:
1990 Census Mail Response Rates Rates for state, county, and local entities.
1990 Census Questionnaire and Instructions
1990 Census Official (Unadjusted) and Adjusted Census Data (Public Law 94-171 Data) The Census Bureau released to the Subcommittee on the Census, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, a copy of the Public Law 94 - 171 data adjusted to reflect the measured net undercounts based on the 1990 Census Post-Enumeration Survey. The full data file includes information for areas as small as census blocks.
Population and Housing Characteristics for Congressional Districts of the 103rd Congress
Guide to Census Tract Resources How to locate census tracts/BNAs, with links to maps; info about "qualified census tracts," HUBZones, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs).
Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
Dr. William A. Bowen, Dept. of Geography, California State University, Northridge:
Digital Atlas of New York City Maps plot data on the census tract level for data from the 1990 Census on these topics: Population and Race, Ancestry, Income and Poverty, Adult Educational Attainment, Household Types.
Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN):
1990 Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS)
New York Metropolitan Transit Council:
Census Journey-to-Work in the NYMTC area and the surrounding Tri-State Metropolitan Region: data for 1980 & 1990, and analysis and comparison between the two.
University of Virginia Geospatial & Statistical Data Center:
1990 Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS)
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Barrett, Richard Edward. Using the 1990 U.S. Census for Research. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1994. HA 201 1990ad - Lehman Reference
Bohme, Fredrick G. 200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990. Washington : Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1989. C 3.2:T 93 - U.S. Government Documents
Bryant, Barbara Everitt. Moving Power and Money: the Politics of Census Taking. Ithaca, N.Y. : New Strategist Publications, c1995. HA 37 .U62 B79 1995g - Lehman
Choldin, Harvey M. Looking for the Last Percent: the Controversy Over Census Undercounts. New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, c1994. HA 214 .C57 1994 - Lehman
Demographic Profiles: a Portrait of New York City's Community Districts from the 1980 & 1990 Censuses of Population and Housing. New York : Dept. of City Planning, 1992. HA 730 .N5 D45 1992g - Lehman Reference AA9127 N4So1 N43 - Avery Reference Community District Profiles An interactive site with maps of each Community District, showing land use, and statistics on population, vital statistics, income support, land use, and population & housing unit changes.
Lavin, Michael R. Understanding the Census: a Guide for Marketers, Planners,Grant Writers, and Other Data Users. Kenmore, N.Y. : Epoch, 1996. HA 37.U55 L38 1996g - Lehman Reference HA 37.U55 L38 1996g - Lehman Electronic Data
Mattson, Mark T. Atlas of the 1990 Census. New York : Macmillan Publishing, c1992. G 1201.E2 M3 1992 - Lehman Reference G 1201.E2 M3 1992 - Lehman Atlas Collection
Mollenkopf, John H. New York City in the 1980's : a Social, Economic, and Political Atlas. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993. G 1254 .N4 E1 M6 1993 - Lehman Reference R978N48 M73 - Butler Reference AA9127 N4So1 M73 - Avery Reference
Roberts, Sam. Who We Are : a Portrait of America Based on the Latest U.S. Census. New York, NY : Times Books, 1995. HA 201 1990l - Lehman
Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990. Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1996. HA 214 .F67 1996g - Lehman Reference C 3.2:P 81/26 - U.S. Government Documents
Socioeconomic Profiles : a Portrait of New York City's Community Districts from the 1980 & 1990 Censuses of Population and Housing. New York : Dept. of City Planning, 1993. HA 730 .N5 S73 1993g - Lehman Reference AA7544 N48 So13 - Avery Reference
Strength in Numbers: Your Guide to 1990 Census Redistricting Data. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1990. C 3.6/2:N 91 - U.S. Government Documents
United States. Bureau of the Census. Geographic Areas Reference Manual. Washington, D.C. : Bureau of the Census, 1994. C 3.6/2:G 29/4 - U.S. Government Documents
United States. Bureau of the Census. Maps and More: Your Guide to Census Bureau Geography. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1994. C 3.2:G 29/4/994 - U.S. Government Documents
U.S. Census Monitoring Board: Congressional Members Presidential Members The Board has released numerous studies of 1990 census data.
United States. General Accounting Office. Decennial Census: 1990 Results Show Need for Fundamental Reform. Washington, D.C. : GAO, 1992. GA 1.13:GGD-92-94 - U.S. Government Documents microfiche |