A Brief Guide to the Microfilm Edition

Indiana University Bloomington, Herman B Wells Library
Government Information, Maps and Microform Services, LC Microfilm Collection
HA181 .U565 1972
ET 2 (East Tower 2 of the Wells Library)  holds 1790-1960


For detailed contents information, see Biblibliography and Reel Index: A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of United States Decennial Census Publications 1790-1970, HA181.U565 1972 guide, shelved ET 2 microforms reference shelf.  Print copies are available for most of these publications.  Check IUCAT by title or consult with reference staff in ET 2.  Major decennial publications have been digitized by the Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html.  Feel free also to consult the University of Virginia's Historical Census Browser.



Reel

Year

Census

Notes

Subject

1

1790 

1st 

Whole no.; v.1-6 

Population 

1790 

1st 

v. 7-10 

Population

3

1790 

1st 

v. 11-12 

Population 

4

1800 

2nd

 

Population  

1810 

3rd

 

Population  

1820 

4th 

 

Population  

4

1830 

5th 

 

Population  

1810

3rd

 

Manufactures 

1820 

4th 

 

Manufactures 

1840 

6th 

 

Manufactures  

1840 

6th 

 

Population

1850 

7th 

 

Manufactures  

7

1860 

8th 

 

Manufactures  

8

1850

7th 

 

Population 

1850 

7th

 

Vital statistics 

9

1880 

10th

[v. 11-12]

Vital statistics 

10 

1860

8th

 

Agriculture

11 

1860 

8th 

 

Population

12

1870

9th

v. 1-2

Population

13 

1870

9th

v. 3; compendium;
 statistical atlas 

 Population

14 

1880 

10th 

[v. 3]; pt. 1, [v. 5]

Agriculture

15

1880 

10th 

pt. 1, [v. 5];  

Agriculture

16 

1880 

10th

pt. 2, [v.6]; misc. 

Agriculture 

17 

1880 

10th 

[v. 2]; misc. 

Manufactures 

18

1880 

10th 

[v. 10], [v. 13],
[v. 16-17]

Manufactures

19 

1880

10th 

[v. 17], [v. 22] 

Manufactures 

20 

1880 

10th

[v. 14-15], [v. 10] 

Mining industries

21 

1880 

10th 

[v. 1], [v. 8], [v. 21] 

Population

22

1880 

10th 

[v. 18-19] 

Population 

23 

1880

10th 

Compendium 

Population

24 

1880

10th 

[v. 7], [v. 20]; misc.

Population 

25 

1880 

10th

[v. 4], etc. 

Transportation 


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Reel no.

 Year

Census

Notes 

Subject

26

1890

11th

[v. 5] 

Agriculture

27

1890

11th 

[v. 12-13] 

Housing

28

1890

11th

[v. 11]; bulletins

Manufactures

29

1890

11th 

[v. 12] 

Mineral Industries

30

1890

11th 

[v. 1] 

Population

31

1890

11th 

[v. 2-3] 

Population

32

1890

11th

[v. 4], pt. 1-2 

Population

33

1890

11th 

[v. 4], pt. 3-4 

Population

34

1890

11th 

[v. 8], [v. 10] 

Population

35

1890

11th

Indian population 

Population

35

1890 

11th 

Abstract 

Population

36

1890

11th

Compendium, pt. 1-2 

Population

37

1890

11th 

Compendium, pt. 3; Stat. atlas; misc.

Population

38

1890

11th 

[v. 10-11, pt. 1]

Population

39

1890

11th 

[v. 11], pt.2; [v. 15]

Population

40

1890

11th 

[v. 14] 

Transportation

41

1890

11th 

 

Vital Statistics

42

1900

12th 

v. 5-6 

Agriculture

43

1900

12th  

v. 7, pt.1; v. 8, pt. 2 

Manufactures

44

1900

12th  

v. 9, pt.3-v. 10, pt. 4; misc. 

Manufactures

45

1900

12th  

 

Mines & Quarries

46

1900

12th  

[v. 1-2]

Population

47

1900

12th  

Bulletins, no.1-106 

Population

48

1900

12th  

Bulletins, no. 107-208

Population

49

1900 

12th  

Bulletins, no. 209-247

Population

49 

1900 

12th

Other bulletins 

Population 

50

1900

12th  

Other bulletins; Abstract

Population

51

1900

12th  

Abstract, Stat. atlas, etc. 

Population

52-53

1900

12th  

Misc.

Population

54

1900

12th  

v. 3-4 

Vital Statistics

55

1910

13th 

v. 5-6

Agriculture

56

1910

13th  

v. 7; misc.

Agriculture

57

1910

13th  

v. 8-9

Manufactures

58

1910

13th  

v. 10; misc. 

Manufactures

59

1910

13th  

v. 11 

Mines & Quarries

60

1910

13th  

v. 1 

Population

61

1910

13th  

v. 2-3 

Population

62

1910

13th  

v. 4; misc. 

Population

63

1910

13th  

Stat. atlas, etc. 

Population

64

1910

13th  

Misc.

Population


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Reel

 Year

Census

Notes

Subject

65

1920

14th 

v. 5-6, pt.2

Agriculture

66

1920

14th  

v. 6, pt. 3; misc.

Agriculture

67

1920

14th  

v. 7

Irrigation & Drainage

68

1920

14th  

v. 8-9 

Manufactures

69

1920

14th  

v. 10; misc.

Manufactures

70

1920

14th 

v. 11 

Mines & Quarries

71

1920

14th  

v. 1-2 

Population

72

1920

14th  

v. 3 

Population

73

1920

14th  

v. 4 

Population

74

1920

14th  

Abstract; State compendium, no. 1-5 

Population

75

1920

14th  

State, no. 6-18 

Population

76

1920

14th  

State, no. 19-33 

Population

77

1920

14th  

State, no. 34-45 

Population

78

1920

14th  

State, no. 46-49; Stat. atlas 

Population

79

1920

14th  

Misc.; Monographs 1-5

Population

80

1920

14th 

Monographs 6-11; misc.

Population

81

1930

15th

v. 1-v.2, pt.1

Agriculture

82

1930

15th

v.2, pt. 2-3

Agriculture

83

1930

15th

v. 3, pt. 1-2

Agriculture

84

1930

15th

v. 3, pt.3-v.4

Agriculture

84-85

1930

15th

Misc.

Agriculture

86

1930

15th

v. 1, pt.1

Distribution

87

1930

15th

v. 1, pt.2

Distribution

88

1930

15th

v. 1, pt.3

Distribution

89

1930

15th

v. 2

Distribution

90-91

1930

15th

Misc.

Distribution

92

1930

15th

 

Irrigation & Drainage

93

1930

15th

v. 1-3

Manufactures

94

1930

15th

Misc. 

Manufactures

95

1930

15th

 

Mines & Quarries

96

1930

15th

v.1-2

Population

97

1930

15th

v. 3, pt.1

Population

98

1930

15th

v. 3, pt.2

Population

99

1930

15th

v. 4

Population

100

1930

15th

v. 5-6

Population

101-102

1930

15th

Misc.

Population

103

1930

15th

Unemployment, etc.

Population

104

1940

16th

v. 1, pt.1-2

Agriculture

105

1940

16th

v. 1, pt.3-5

Agriculture

106

1940

16th

v. 1, pt.6-v. 2, pt. 1

Agriculture

107

1940

16th

v. 2, pt.2-3-v. 3

Agriculture

108-111

1940

16th

Misc.

Agriculture

112

1940

16th

v.1, pt.1-2

Business

113

1940

16th

v. 1, pt.3-v. 2

Business

114

1940

16th

v. 3-5

Business

114-115

1940

16th

Misc.

Business

116

1940

16th

v. 1-v.2, pt.1

Housing

117

1940

16th

v. 2, pt. 2-3

Housing

118

1940

16th

v. 2, pt. 4-5

Housing

119

1940

16th

v.3-v. 4, pt. 1

Housing

120

1940

16th

v. 4, pt.2-3

Housing

121

1940

16th

Misc.

Housing

121

1940 

16th 

Blocks, pt. 1-2 

Housing

122

1940

16th 

Blocks, pt. 2-3 

Housing

123 

1940 

16th 

Blocks, pt. 3-5

Housing 

124

1940 

16th 

Blocks, pt. 5-6

Housing

125 

1940

16th

Blocks, pt. 6

Housing

125

1940 

16th 

Misc. 

Housing

126

1940

16th

v. 1-2, pt. 1

Manufactures

127

1940

16th

v. 2, pt. 2-v. 3

Manufactures

128

1940

16th

Misc.

Manufactures

129

1940

16th

 

Mineral Industries

130

1940

16th

v. 1

Population

131

1940

16th

v. 2, pt. 1-2

Population

132

1940

16th

v. 2, pt. 3-4

Population

133

1940

16th

v. 2, pt. 5

Population

134

1940

16th

v. 2, pt. 6-7

Population

135

1940

16th

v. 3, pt. 1-2

Population

136

1940

16th

v. 3, pt. 3-4

Population

137

1940

16th

v. 3, pt. 5-v. 4, pt. 1

Population

138

1940

16th

v. 4, pt. 2-3

Population

139

1940

16th

v. 4, pt. 4

Population

139-144

1940

16th

Misc.

Population

145

1940

16th

Blocks, pt. 1-2

Population

146 

1940 

16th

Blocks, pt. 2-3 

Population

147 

1940 

16th 

Blocks, pt. 3-5 

Population

148 

1940 

16th

Blocks, pt. 5-6 

Population

149

1940

16th 

Blocks, pt. 6-8 

Population 

150

1940

16th

Blocks, pt. 8; tracts

Population

151-153

1940

16th

Tracts

Population

153

1940

16th

Misc. 

Population 

154

1940

16th

 

Vital Statistics


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Reel

 Year

Census

Notes

Subject

155

1950

17th

v. 1, pt. 1-2

Agriculture

156

1950

17th 

v. 1, pt. 3-7

Agriculture

157

1950

17th 

v. 1, pt. 8-11 

Agriculture

158

1950

17th 

v. 1, pt. 12-15

Agriculture

159

1950

17th 

v. 1, pt. 16-19

Agriculture

160

1950

17th 

v. 1, pt. 20-25 

Agriculture

161

1950

17th 

v. 1, pt. 26-32 

Agriculture

162

1950

17th 

v. 1, pt. 33-v. 2 

Agriculture

163

1950

17th 

v. 3-v. 5, pt.5

Agriculture

164

1950

17th 

v. 5, pt. 6-10

Agriculture

165

1950

17th

v. 1, pt. 1-3

Housing

166

1950

17th

v. 1, pt. 4-5

Housing

167

1950

17th

v. 1, pt. 6-v. 2, pt. 2

Housing

168

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 3-5

Housing

169

1950

17th

v. 3-v. 4

Housing

170-175

1950

17th

v. 5, H-E, pt. 1-9

Housing

176

1950

17th

v. 5, H-E, pt. 9

Housing

176

1950 

17th 

HC-6, pt. 1 

Housing 

177

1950

17th 

HC-6, pt. 1-2

Housing 

178

1950 

17th 

HC-6, pt. 2-3

Housing 

179 

1950 

17th 

HC-6, pt. 3 

Housing 

180

1950

17th

v. 1-v. 2, pt. 1

Population

181

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 2-6

Population

182

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 7-11

Population

183

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 12-15

Population

184

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 16-20

Population

185

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 21-24

Population

186

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 25-30

Population

187

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 31-34

Population

188

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 35-37

Population

189

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 38-41

Population

190

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 42-44

Population

191

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 45-49

Population

192

1950

17th

v. 2, pt. 50-54-

Population

192

1950

 17th

v. 3, P-D1-9 

Population 

193

1950

17th

v. 3, P-D10-34

Population

194

1950

17th

v. 3, P-D35-57

Population

195

1950

17th

v. 3, P-D58-64

Population

195

1950 

17th

v.4, P-E1A-3D 

Population

196

1950

17th

v. 4, P-E4A-5C

Population

196

1950 

17th

Ser. PC-10, no. 3-4, 19, 33, 43, 57 

Population 

196

1950 

17th

Ser. PC-14, no. 21

Population

197-198

1950

17th

Misc.

Population

199

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 1-3

Housing

200

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 4-5

Housing

201

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 6-7

Housing

202

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 8-9-v. 2, pt. 1

Housing

203

1960

18th

v. 2, pt. 2-4

Housing

204

1960

18th

v. 2, pt. 5-7

Housing

205

1960

18th

v. 3, pt. 1-3

Housing

206

1960

18th

v. 3, pt. 4-6

Housing

207

1960

18th

v. 3, pt. 7-8

Housing

208

1960

18th

v. 3, pt. 9-10

Housing

209

1960

18th

v. 3, pt. 11-12

Housing

210

1960

18th

v. 3, pt. 13-14

Housing

211

1960

18th

v. 3, pt. 15-16

Housing

212

1960

18th

v. 4, pt. 1A-1B

Housing

213

1960

18th

v. 4, pt. 2-v. 5

Housing

214

1960

18th

v. 6-7

Housing

214

1960 

18th

HC(S1)-1-HC(S1)-30

Housing

215

1960

18th

HC(S1)-31-HC(S1)-112

Housing

216

1960

18th

HC(S1)-113-HC(S1)-140, etc.

Housing

217

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. A

Population

218

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 1-3

Population

219

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 4-6

Population

220

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 7-11

Population

221

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 12-15

Population

222

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 16-19

Population

223

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 20-23

Population

224

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 24-27

Population

225

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 28-32

Population

226

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 33-36

Population

227

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 37-39

Population

228

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 40-42

Population

229

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 43-45

Population

230

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 46-50

Population

231

1960

18th

v. 1, pt. 51-57

Population

231

1960 

18th

v. 2, PC(2)-1A

Population 

232

1960

18th

PC(2)-1B-PC(2)-2C

Population

233

1960

18th

PC(2)-2D-PC(2)-4A

Population

234

1960

18th

PC(2)-4B-PC(2)-5C

Population

235

1960

18th

PC(2)-6A-PC(2)-7A

Population

236

1960

18th

PC(2)-7B-PC(2)-8B

Population

237

1960

18th

PC(2)-8C

Population

237

1960 

18th

v. 3, PC(3)-1A-PC(3)-1E

Population 

238

1960

18th

v. 4, PHC(1)-1-PHC(1)-24

Population

239

1960

18th

PHC(1)-25-PHC(1)-40

Population

240

1960

18th

PHC(1)-41-PHC(1)-71

Population

241

1960

18th

PHC(1)-72-PHC(1)-92

Population

242

1960

18th

PHC(1)-93-PHC(1)-104

Population

243

1960

18th

PHC(1)-105-PHC(1)-118

Population

244

1960

18th

PHC(1)-119-PHC(1)-137

Population

245

1960

18th

PHC(1)-138-PHC(1)-167

Population

246

1960

18th

PHC(1)-168-PHC(1)-180

Population

246

1960 

18th

PHC(2) 

Population

247

1960

18th

PHC(3)

Population

247

1960

18th

Misc.

Population 

248

1960

18th

GE-10, no. 1-4, GE-20, no. 1-43

Population

249

1960

18th

GE-20, no. 44-52

Population

249

1960

18th 

Misc. 

Population


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