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Census Publication Locations

PAPER: 1790 – Present

Location:Special Census Section, C 3.X in Tutt Garden Level

  • census data collected at the 10 and 5 year intervals
  • arranged in chronological order by the type of census
    then use the document call numbers

Maps for the 1990 Census are filed in the Maps area on the 4th floor with the original SuDoc call number: C 3.223: –

Special reports for Colorado Springs “Neighborhoods”.
- statistics for neighborhoods instead of census tracts (an identified neighborhood may include several tracts or parts of tracts)

  • Neighborhood Statistics from the 1980 Census (CD-Rom with map), HA 201 1980

Note: paper for the 1980 Population and Housing Census cover Colorado, some neighboring states, and the United States Summary (not all states); the rest is on microfiche - C 3.X 1: year. Index guides  must be used to access these collections.

 

Special Census Section: Paper and Microfilm

Paper editions of Censuses from 1790- are arranged in the following chronological order. Within each census (year) the arrangement is by SuDoc call number.

C 3.X: year Population and Housing, 1790-1940 Census taken on “0” years
C 3.X 1: year Population and Housing, 1750- Census taken on “0” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Business, 1935- 1967 Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Economic Census, 1972- Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Census of Retail Trade Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Census of Wholesale Trade Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Census of Service Industries Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Economic Census of Outlying Areas Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Enterprise Statistics Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Ec: year Women-Owned Businesses Census taken on “2” and “7” years
C 3.X 2: Con: year Census of Construction Industries  
C 3.X 2: Man: year Census of Manufactures, 1905 1810-1940 C 3.X: year
C 3.X 2: Min: year Census of Mineral Industries, 1954- 1810-1940 C 3.X: year
C 3.X 2: Trans: year Census of Transportation, 1963-  
C 3.X 3: year Census of Governments, 1957- 1850 – 1940 C 3.X: year
C 3.X 4: year

Census of Agriculture 1925-

  

CD-ROM

  • These are located off-site and must be request through the catalog.
  • They can be checked out. See the catalog for detailed records.

1980 Census of Population and Housing and maps (privately published – U.S. statistics all on one disc)

1990 Census of Population and Housing. CD-ROM for each state and U.S. Summary.

  • Summary Tape File 1-questions asked of all households; C 3.282:
  • Summary Tape File 3-detailed sample data; C 3.282/2:
  • Other 1990 series; C 3.282/3 – C 3.286:
  • 1990 Census maps can be found online

TIGER Line (maps) for each state; C 3.229: and C 3.229/2:
These can take awhile to load/download. Census tract and block maps are also available online.

1992 Economic Census; C 3.277:  (also ONLINE)

  • Reports: Retail Trade, Wholesale Trade; Service Industries; Transportation, communications, and utilities; Financial, insurance, and real estate industries; Manufactures; Mineral industries; Construction industries; Enterprise Statistics; Minority and women-owned business; Zip Code Statistics