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Decennial Census Information
the 1950 Census
     
Columbia Holdings Web Information Reference Guides
The complete set of 1950 Census volumes is shelved in the Lehman Library stacks :
HA 201 1950...

Detailed description of 1950 depository print holdings.




United States. Bureau of the Census.
Portfolio of United States Census Maps, 1950.
Washington, United States Govt. Print. Off., 1953.
R317.3 Un35 - Butler Reference Atlas Stand
HA 201 1950 .A5 Un3 - Lehman
G 1201.E2 Un3 - Offsite


Electronic Data Service Service (EDS) Dataset:
1950 Census: Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS)

Census Tract Data, 1950: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File
1950 Census of Population and Housing

Most volumes are available in both PDF and ZIP files, from the Census Bureau.


Census Data for the Year 1950

From the United States Historical Census Data Browser, presented by the University of Virginia. Select variables and display data.


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.

1950 Census Questions


United States Census Bureau:

Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts

Standard Metropolitan Areas (SMAs) and Components, 1950, with FIPS Codes


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Includes not only the published census data for NYC, but also unpublished census data and special tabulation performed by the NYC Planning Dept.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.


Characteristics of the Population by Health Areas, New York City: 1950. 4 vols.
New York : Research Bureau, Welfare and Health Council of New York City, 1953.
HB 3527 .N7 C58 - Lehman Reference
Presents selected characteristics from the 1950 Census for the 352 health areas in New York City.


Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000.
Washington : Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002.
HA 37.U55 M376 2002 - 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


Schulze, Suzanne.
Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes, 1950-1980.
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1988.
R317.3 Sch8533 - Butler Reference
Z 7164 .D3 S46 1988 - Lehman

Social Planning Council of St. Louis and St. Louis County.
Comparison of the 57 Largest Metropolitan Areas in 41 Population and Housing Characteristics Based Upon Data from the 1950 and 1940 U.S. Census for the 57 Standard Metropolitan Areas Defined as Multiples of Counties Which Had a Population of 250,000 or More in 1940.
St. Louis, Research Bureau, the Society, 1952.
AA 7545 OL1 - Avery


1950 Census Monograph Series.
The 1950 series was sponsored by the Bureau of the Census and the Copmmittee on Census Monographs of the Social Science Research Council. The books were published by John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Columbia holdings are:
  • American Agriculture: Its Structure and Place in the Economy
    No holdings
  • American Families
    304.2 G49 - Butler
    HQ 535 .G6 - Offsite
  • American Housing and Its Use : the Demand for Shelter Space
    HD 7293 .W73 - Offsite
    AA7545 W735 - Offsite Avery
  • The American Labor Force: its Growth and Changing Composition
    HD 5724 .B22 - Offsite
  • America's Children
    362.7 B52 - Social Work
  • The Changing Population of the United States
    HB 3505 .T3 - Barnard
    317.3 T12 - Butler
    317.3 T122 - Offsite
  • The Educational Characteristics of the American People
    No holdings
  • Farm Housing
    AA8200 B4643 - Offsite Avery
  • The Fertility of American Women
    No holdings
  • Immigrants and Their Children, 1850-1950
    HB 2595 .H8 - Butler
    325.1 H975 - Offsite
  • Income of the American People
    HC 110.I5 M61 - Offsite
  • The Older Population of the United States
    339.42 Sh43 - Offsite
  • Population Mobility Within the United States ( never published)
  • Residential Finance, 1950
    HG 2051.U5 R18 - Offsite
  • Social Characteristics of Urban and Rural Communities, 1950
    338.02 D91 - Offsite