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Maine: A Community and Environmental History, Hist 2607/ENVS 2447: Census: Data

Individual Censuses

Important: Please note the sources available for multiple censuses above. The list of call numbers for print and CD-ROM/DVD below may not be complete. Not all census volumes are in our catalog.

Sources of data for individual census years
Census year (number) Format Location Geographical areas available
1790 (1st) print Govt Folio I 2.5:1/reprint No.1  
1800 (2nd) print Govt Folio I 3.5:1/reprint No.2  
1810 (3rd) print Govt Folio I 4.5:1/reprint No.3
Govt Folio I 4.5:2/reprint No.4
 
1820 (4th) print Govt Folio I 5.5:1/reprint No.5
Govt Folio I 5.5:2/reprint No.6
 
1830 (5th) print Govt Folio I 6.5:1/reprint  
1840 (6th) print Volume 1: Govt Folio I 7.5:1/reprint
Volume 2: Govt Folio I 7.5:2/reprint
Volume 3: Govt Folio I 7.5:3/reprint
Volume 4: Govt Folio I 7.5:4/reprint
 
1850 (7th) print Volume 1: Govt Folio I 8.5:1/reprint
Volume 3: Govt Folio I 8.5:3/reprint
Volume 4: Govt Folio I 8.5:4/reprint
 
1860 (8th) print Volume 1: Govt Folio I 9.5:1/reprint
Volume 2: Govt Folio I 9.5:2/reprint
Volume 3: Govt Folio I 9.5:3/reprint
Volume 4: Govt Folio I 9.5:4/reprint
 
1870 (9th) print Volume 1: Govt Folio I 10.5:1/reprint
Volume 2: Govt Folio I 10.5:2/reprint
Volume 3: Govt Folio I 10.5:3/reprint
Volume 4: Govt Folio I 10.5:4/reprint
 
1880 (10th) print Govt Doc C 3.5:  
1890 (11th) print Govt Doc C 3.5:  
1900 (12th) print Govt Doc C 3.5:  
1910 (13th) print Govt Doc C 3.16:  
1920 (14th) print Govt Doc C 3.28/5:  
1930 (15th) print Govt Doc C 3.28/5:
Govt Doc C 3.37/5:
 
1940 (16th) print Govt Doc C 3.940-5:  
1950 (17th) print Govt Doc C 3.950-7/5:  
1960 (18th) print Govt Doc C 3.223/9:960
Govt Doc C 3.223/10:
Govt Doc C 3.223/11:
Govt Doc C 3.224/9:
 
1970 (19th) print Govt Doc C 3.223/9:970
Govt Doc C 3.223/10:
Govt Doc C 3.223/11:
Govt Doc C 3.223/17:
Govt Doc C 3.224/6:
 
1980 (20th) print Govt Doc C 3.223/8:
Govt Doc C 3.223/9:980
Govt Doc C 3.223/10:
Govt Doc C 3.223/11:
Govt Doc C 3.223/20:
Govt Doc C 3.223/23:
Govt Doc C 3.224/3:
Govt Doc C 3.224/4:
 
zipped text or dbf files (require considerable expertise to use) Census Bureau FTP site  
1990 (21st) print Govt Doc C 3.223/5:
Govt Doc C 3.223/6:
Govt Doc C 3.223/11:
Govt Doc C 3.223/12:
Govt Doc C 3.223/23:
Govt Doc C 3.224/3:
 
CD-ROM/DVD Govt Doc C 3.281/2:
Govt Doc C 3.282:
Govt Doc C 3.282/2:
Govt Doc C 3.282/3:
Govt Doc C 3.282/14:
Govt Doc C 3.283:
Govt Doc C 3.285:
Govt Doc C 3.286:
 
zipped text or dbf files (require considerable expertise to use) Census Bureau FTP site  
2000 (22nd) print  
print Govt Doc C 3.223/5:
Govt Doc C 3.223/18:
Govt Doc C 3.223/23:
Print holdings are more limited than what is in data.census.gov.
CD-ROM/DVD Govt Doc C 3.282:
Govt Doc C 3.282/2:
Govt Doc C 3.282/2-2:
Govt Doc C 3.282/2-3:
Govt Doc C 3.282/4:
Govt Doc C 3.285:
 
zipped text or dbf files (require considerable expertise to use) Census Bureau FTP site  
2010 (23rd) online database data.census.gov All geographies.
print Govt Doc C 3.223/5: Print holdings are more limited than what is in data.census.gov.
CD-ROM/DVD Govt Doc C 3.282:2010  
zipped text or dbf files (require considerable expertise to use) Census Bureau FTP site  
Census year (number) Format Location Geographical areas available

Important: Please note the sources available for multiple censuses in the box above this one. The list of call numbers for print and CD-ROM/DVD may not be complete. Not all census volumes are in our catalog.

U.S. Census Statistics

PDFs of print publications from the Census Bureau. Note: Not complete for all censuses, states, and/or series.

Social Explorer
Access to current and historical census data and demographic information and create thematic maps. Including over 40 billion data elements, 200,000 variables and more than 18,000 interactive maps from 1790 to 2010. The US Census from 1790 to 2010. All annual updates from the American Community Survey (from 2005 to 2010). All annual updates from the American Community Survey. InfoGroup data on religious congregations for the United States for 2009, including maps for counties, and special census areas, as well as point maps of the actual congregation locations (to be updated yearly). The Religious Congregations and Membership Study (RCMS) from 1980 to 2000.

Historical Statistics of the United States.
Comprehensive, searchable collection of statistics, including 37,000+ data sets that can be downloaded. A historical supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States. A great place to start looking for data. Footnotes to tables lead you to more detailed or more current data. The introduction to each section provides a helpful summary of major sources. Previous editions are available from the Census Bureau, HathiTrust, and elsewhere online and in print.

A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790-1900. Census Bureau. 1909.

Sample Statistical Table, Maine

Source: The Seventh Census of the United States, 1850