Census Questionnaires

American Community Survey Questionnaires -- 2007 : 2005 : 2003
Census questionnaires for 1990 [pdf] and 2000
Comparison of 1990 and 2000 Census Questionnaires
Population & Housing Items on General Census Schedules 1790-2000 (U of Mich) [pdf]

for earlier census questionnaires see: below

Census Geography and Maps

Census Bureau Geography
Census Bureau Map Products
Gazetteer
Map Gallery
TIGER

Historical Census Data

Census Bureau:
Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts

Historical Census Reports 179-1860, 1990, 2000

Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States

Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 (doc C 3.134/2:H 62/789-1970/pt.1&2)

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. : 1878 - date (ref HA202) & (doc C 3.134:)

Historical Census Browser 1790-1960 (University of Virginia)

Historical Census Populations of California State, Counties, Cities, Places, and Towns, 1850-1990 (California Department of Finance) (ref HA267 H57 2003)

Older Census Questionnaires and Forms:

Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 (doc C 3.2:M 46/2)
--- Contains questionnaires and instructions, plus individual histories of each census.

U.S. Census Forms : 1790-1930 (Ancestry.com)

Census Records Abstracts 1790-1930 lists questions for each census

Enumeration Forms / Census Questions (1850 Census Questions -2006 American Community Survey) (IPUMS, Minnesota Population Center, Univ. of Minnesota)

see also: Meriam Library -- Genealogy Information

California Census

Counting California

California. Dept. of Finance : Demographic Research Unit

Historical Census Populations of California State, Counties, Cities, Places, and Towns, 1850-2000 (California Department of Finance) (ref HA267 H57 2003)

California Quick Facts (Census Bureau)
California Quick Links (Census Bureau)

Census Tutorials/Guides

Census 2000 (University at Buffalo, State Univ.of New York)
Census 2000 Quick Links (UC San Diego)
Census 2000 Toolkit (University of Michigan Library)
Census Tutorial (Alaska Library Association Government Document Roundtable
Census of Population and Housing (GODORT Handout Exchange)
Public Use Presentation Library (Census Bureau)

American Factfinder Tutorials/Workshops

American Factfinder Tutorials (Census Bureau)
American FactFinder: Census Economic and Demographic Data (University of Michigan)
Census 2000: American FactFinder Workshop (University of North Carolina)
Finding Census Tract Data on the Internet (CSU, Northridge)

Glossary of Census Terms

American Factfinder - Glossary

Glossary of Basic Geography and Related Terms, Census 2000

Glossary of Census Bureau Terms

Glossary of Terms for the Economic Census

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