History

Publications

Publications - Other

The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, contains summary statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other federal agencies and private organizations.

• Historical Statistics from the Statistical Abstract

Statistical Atlases:

• Census Atlas of the United States (2007)
• 1870 Statistical Atlas of the United States
• 1880 Statistical Atlas of the United States
• 1890 Statistical Atlas of the United States

Tracts and Block Numbering Areas:

• Census Tract Manual: 1934 Edition [861KB PDF]
• Census Tract Manual: 1937 Edition [647KB PDF]
• Census Tract Manual: 1947 Edition [2.96MB PDF]

Other:

• Excerpt from The Boy With the U.S. Census [PDF 395KB]
• Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970 Part I and Part II [PDF]
• History Staff monograph on Privacy and Confidentiality. [PDF 1.61 MB]
• History Staff monograph on The Development and Implementation of the Commerce Administrative Management System (CAMS) at the U.S. Census Bureau [PDF 270KB]
• Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 [PDF 16.5MB]
• 200 Years of Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990 [PDF 11.4MB], November 1989
• Twenty Censuses: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1980 [PDF 8.49MB], October 1979
• History and Growth of the United States Census: 1790-1890 [PDF 117MB], by Carroll D. Wright and William C. Hunt