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Decennial Census Information
the 1930 Census
     
Columbia Holdings Web Information Reference Guides
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Fifteenth census of the United States taken in the year 1930.
29 vols.
HA 201 1930 .U55 2003g - Butler Stacks


Detailed description of 1930 depository print holdings.
United States. Census Office. 15th census, 1930.
Census of population, 1930.
10 reels.
MICROFLM F d5003 - Lehman
The complete set of 1930 census volumes is available in a reprint set, at the call number above. The volumes for the Census of Population only are also on microfilm, at the call number above.

The 1930 Census

Background information, data, geography products, and contact information, from the U.S. Census Bureau.


Census Data for the Year 1930

From the United States Historical Census Data Browser, presented by the University of Virginia.


Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
The IPUMS consists of twenty-five high-precision samples of the American population drawn from thirteen federal censuses, 1850-1990. These samples collectively comprise our richest source of quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population.

1930 Census Questions


National Archives & Records Administration:

How to Research the1930 Census Microfilm


United States Census Bureau:

Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts

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


Bowser, Benjamin P.
Census Data With Maps for Small Areas of New York City, 1910-1960.
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Libraries : Distributed by Research Publications, 1981.
HA 730 .N5 B68 1981 - Lehman Reference
Includes not only the published census data for NYC, but also unpublished census data and special tabulation performed by the NYC Planning Dept. Levels include block, tract, and health area for 1910-1960, as well as assembly district, statistical area, and sanitation district for some earlier censuses. All data, including maps, is on microfilm (F d901) located in Lehman Library.


Cities Census Committee, Inc., New York.
Population of the City of New York, 1890-1930.
New York City, Cities Census Committee, Inc. <c1932>
HA 730 .N5 C5 1930 - Lehman Reference
HA 730 .N5 C5 1932a - Business Reference
Compiles population data from Federal censuses, 1790-1930, and from New York State censuses, 1855-1925. Contains six general sections: City of New York, Its Regions and the Nation; Population Changes in Census Tracts, 1905-1930; Breakup of Congestion, 1905-1930; Nativity and Color of the City's Population, 1890-1930; Religious Composition of the City, 1855-1930; Distribution by Age-Periods of the City's Population, 1855-1930.


Cook, Kevin L.
Dubester's U.S. Census Bibliography with SuDocs Class Numbers and Indexes.
Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1996.
R016.3173 C772 - Butler Reference
Z 7553.C3 C66 1996 - Lehman Reference
Covers the 1790-1940 censuses, with a complete list of all census publications. Particularly useful for identification of the multiplicity of items in censuses after 1870.


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


Schulze, Suzanne.
Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes, 1900-1940.
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1985.
R317.3 Sch853 - Butler Reference
Z 7164 .D3 S45 1985 - Lehman Reference


U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Topical Index of Population Census Reports, 1900-1930.
Washington, The Bureau, 1934.
R317.3 Un76801 - Butler Reference

Welfare Council of New York City. Research Bureau.
Heads of Families by Color and Nativity and Country of Birth of Foreign Born Head, by Health Areas, New York city, 1930 ...
New York : The Council, 1934.
MICROFLM F b4873 - Butler Microfilm Reading Room