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Population and Housing Items on the General Census Schedules 1790 to 2000

Compiled by Grace York of University of Michigan, this chart details the population and housing items on the Census Questionnaires from 1790 to 2000.

Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000

This document provides questionnaires and enumerator instructions for each Decennial Census taken in the United States. It includes individual histories of each census.

Although American Fact Finder does not include data before the 1990, you can use one of these sites to electronically find data from older Decennial Censuses. If the data you need can not be aggregated in either of these browsers, consult the print volumes of the Census reports you need.

The Special Collections Research Center at Gelman Library has many resources relating to the census in and around Washington, DC. These include:

• Maps of census tract areas

• Reports by local government agencies on census data

• Books and other publications that analyze census results for the region

To find these in the ALADIN catalog, use the More Limits button to limit your location to GW: GELMAN Special Collections before starting your search.

If you would like more assistance, please contact the Special Collections Research Center (speccoll@gwu.edu, 202-994-7549). We are located on the seventh floor of Gelman Library and are open to the public M-F from 10 AM - 5 PM.