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Decennial Census Information
1950 Census -- Detailed Holdings

The final reports of the 1950 Census were published in two series, one for Population and one for Housing. The reports in Lehman Library are incomplete for Population, complete for Housing.

Volumes which contain tables specifically about New York are highlighted in green.
References to maps & their locations are highlighted in red.


Population

Volume I. Number of Inhabitants.
HA 201 1950 .A4, v.1 - Lehman Non-Circulating
This volume presents statistics on the number of inhabitants for States, counties, and minor civil divisions (townships, etc.), with separate figures for cities and other incorporated places, for unincorporated places, for wards of cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more, and for urbanized areas. There are separate chapters for each State, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and one for American Samoa, the Canal Zone, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Volume 1 contains numerous population maps of the U.S., including showing the location of Standardized Areas. For each State, there are maps showing Minor Civil Divisions, Election Precincts, and Urbanized Areas.
Volume II. Characteristics of the Population. 54 pts.
HA 201 1950 .A4, v.2, pts.1-54 - Lehman Non-Circulating
This volume presents statistics on the size, distribution, and characteristics of the total population of the U.S. Some summary data for the several States, Territories, possessions, etc., are also provided. This volume is divided into a U.S. Summary part, a part for each State, and parts for the Territories and possessions, etc.
For each State, there are maps showng Minor Civil Divisions, Urbanized Areas, and Counties.
Pt.1: U.S. Summary
Pt. 32: New York
Volume III. Census Tract Statistics. 64 pts. in 4 pts.
HA 201 1950 .A4, v.3, ch.37 - Lehman Non-Circulating
Have only Chapter 37: New York City
NYC tract maps located in the back of the volume.
Akron-Dayton, Denver-Nashville, New Haven-Philadelphia, Pittsburgh-Wichita, Honolulu,
Volume IV. Special Reports. 16 pts.
HA 201 1950 .A4, v.4, [pt.,chpt.] - Lehman Non-Circulating
Have only Part 3, Chapter A: Nativity and Parentage

Housing

Volume I. General Characteristics. 7 pts.
HA 201 1950 .A6, v.1, pts.1-7 - Lehman Non-Circulating
This volume contains data on practically all subjects enumerated in the 1950 Census of Housing. Part 1 presents statistics on the general characteristics of dwelling units for continental U.S., regions, and geographic divisions, as well as summaries of the statistics for the States and the District of Columbia, standard metropolitan areas, cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more, and urbanized areas. In the State chapters (Parts 2 to 6), statistics are presented for the State by residence (urban, rural nonfarm, and rural farm), standard metropolitan areas, urbanized areas, counties, urban places, places of 1000 to 2500 inhabitants, and rural-nonfarm and rural-farm portions of counties. Part 7 presents statistics for Territories and possessions.
Contains maps of Regions and Geographical Divisions for the U.S., and for each State, maps of Standard Metropolitan Areas, Counties, and Urbanized Areas.
Part 4: Michigan - New York
Volume II. Nonfarm Housing Characteristics. 5 pts.
HA 201 1950 .A6, v.2, pts.1-5 - Lehman Non-Circulating
This volume contains analytical data for nonfarm occupied dwelling units. Part 1 contains the chapters for the U.S. and the nine geographic divisions. Parts 2-5 contain the chapters for the standard metropolitan areas and cities.
Part 1: U.S. and Divisions, Part 2: Akron-Des Moines, Part 3: Detroit-Memphis, Part 4: Miami-Salt Lake City, Part 5: San Antonio-Youngstown
Volume III. Farm Housing Characteristics.
HA 201 1950 .A6, v.3 - Lehman Non-Circulating
This volume presents statistics on housing and household characteristics of rural-farm occupied dwellings for the U.S. and for each of the 119 economic subregions.
Volume IV. Residential Financing. 2 pts.
HA 201 1950 .A6, v.4, pts.1,2 - Lehman Non-Circulating
This volume presents data relating to the characteristics of the financing of residential nonfarm properties for the U.S., for each of the four regions, and for each of 25 large standard metropolitan areas. Part 1 contains data on interrelationships of various characteristics of the property, the owner, and the mortgage for the U.S. and the four regions. Part 2 contains less extensive data for each of the 25 largest standard metropolitan areas.
Part 2, Chapter 17: New York - Northeastern New Jersey
Part 1: U.S., Part 2: Large Standard Metropolitan Areas
Volume V. Block Statistics. 213 pts. in 7 vols.
HA 201 1950 .A6, v.5, pts.1-213 - Lehman Non-Circulating
This volume consists of separate reports for each of the 209 cities which in 1940, or in a subsequent census prior to 1950, had a population of 50,000 or more. Each report presents for the city, by blocks, tabulations for a limited number of subjects obtained in the Census of Housing.
Maps are at the end of each part, for either Blocks, Wards and Blocks, or Census Tracts and Blocks.
Also have: Pts. 126-130, cop.2
Special Tabulations for Local Housing Authorities. 221 pts.
No holdings.
There was no tabulation issued for New York City.
No. 1-79, No. 80-149, No. 150-221
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Procedural Studies of the 1950 Censuses.
HA 203 .Un3 - Offsite
Includes:

Other Reports

Alphabetic Index of Occupations and Industries.
No holdings.
Puerto Rico. Censo de Población: 1950. Indice Alfabético de Ocupaciones e Industrias. Puerto Rico Census of Population, 1950. Alphabetic Index of Occupations and Industries.
261 Un3676 - Offsite
Classified Index of Occupations and Industries.
HA 201 .Un3 1950 - Offsite
Farms and Farm People; Population, Income, and Housing Characteristics by Economic Class of Farms.
301.2 Un385 - Offsite
General Coding Instructions.
Portfolio of United States Census Maps: 1950. A Selection of Maps used in the Publications of the 1950 Censuses of Population and Agriculture.
HA 201 1950 .A5 Un3 - Lehman
R317.3 Un35 - Butler Reference