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Decennial Census Information
the 1950 Census
     
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A partial set of 1950 Census volumes is shelved in the U.S. Government Documents stacks in Lehman Library, at:
C 3.223 ... 950
and
C 3.224 ... 950.

Detailed description of 1950 depository print holdings.


United States. Census Office. 17th census, 1950.
Census of population, 1950.
19 reels.
MICROFLM F d5006 - Lehman

The population volumes only for the 1950 census are available on microfilm, at the call number above. Partial holdings of the original volumes can be found at the locations below. Check the Butler Library card catalog and CLIO for holdings in Butler, Offsite, and the Annex.


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 205 .Un3 1950 - Health Sciences
Electronic Data Service Service (EDS) Dataset:
1950 Census: Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS)
Census Data for the Year 1950

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.

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

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Includes not only the published census data for NYC, but also unpublished census data and special tabulation performed by the NYC Planning Dept.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


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.


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, 1950-1980.
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1988.
R317.3 Sch8533 - Butler Reference
Z 7164 .D3 S46 1988 - Lehman Reference

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 .T12 1958 - Health Sciences
    317.3 T12 - Butler
    317.3 T122 - Offsite
  • The Educational Characteristics of the American People
    No holdings
  • Farm Housing
    AA8200 B4643 - 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
    Income of the American People - Offsite
  • The Older Population of the United States
    HB 1545 .Sh3 1958
    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