Census Materials in the Government Documents Department

Population Census Schedules

The 1790 census schedules exist for most of the states in which the census was taken and are available in printed form, in indexed volumes for each state (VA, PA, CT, EM, MD, VT, SC, RI, NY, NC, NH, and MA). The schedules are arranged by county and in some cases by minor subdivisions of counties. An entry shows the name of a head of the family, the number of free white males of 16 years, the number of free white females, the number of all other free persons, and the number of slaves. The name of the head of the family is included in the numerical statistics. The library has a reprint edition call Heads of Families. Call Number: C 3.11: state.

The county boundaries in 1790 and 1800 of the Thirteen Original States and areas carved our of them: Maine, Vermont, Kentucky, tennessee, and West Virginia, are shown on maps in Bureau of the Census, A Century of Population Growth, 1790 - 1900 Call Number: C 3.2:P 81.

Minor subdivision of the counties are given in Census Office, 6th Census, 1830, Sixth Census or Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the United States, as Corrected at the Department of State in 1840. Call Number: I 7.5:1

For a printed list of minor subdivisions of counties see Population by Subdivisions of Counties in the Census Office, 7th Census, 1850 The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, Embracing a Statistical View of Each of the States and Territories, Arranged by Counties, Towns, Etc. Call Number: I 8.5:1.

The names of the cities, towns, and other minor subdivisions of the counties in 1860 are listed under the name of each State and Territory in the Census Office, 8th Census, 1860, Population of the United States in 1860 : Compiled from the Original Returns of the Eighth Census. Call Number: I 9.5:1.

Detailed information about each population, mortality, and other census, 1790 - 1890, appears in Carroll D. Wright, The History and Growth of the United States Census, 1790 - 1890. Call Number : Serial Set 3856, Misc. Senate Doc. 194.

Please note that parts of the recent census may be found in five different places:

• Government Documents Stacks 5th Floor: 1790 -
• Documents Service Desk: U. S. Summary and Ohio 1960 - current
• Documents Microfiche drawers across from Documents Service Desk
• CD-ROMs shelved at the Documents Service Desk
• Internet: http://www.census.gov

Electronic Historical Census Data

United States Historical Census Data Browser
For a description of the people and the economy of the United States for each state and county from 1790-1960

Federal Census Images for Ohio, 1790 - 1920
Some population schedules have also been purchased on CD-ROM, produced by Heritage Quest. Use this link to find the disk you need and ask at the Alden Library First Floor desk to use these CD-ROMs. HeritageQuest census images are also available online; access if limited to members of the Athens campus of Ohio University.

Deciphering Occupation Codes Appended to the 1930 Census in One Step
Occupation codes summarized from the 200+ page 1930 Census Bureau publication Classified Index of Occupations. These codes were put on the census pages well after the enumeration was done, and therefore provide no additional information.