Population Characteristics in the U.S.: Decennial Census Information
Selected resources originating from Census data including population statistics, social characteristics and economic condition in the United States.
Questionnaires 1790 to 2000
Measuring America: the decennial censuses from 1790 to 2000.
Decennial Census in Microfilm
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Bibliography and reel index : a guide to the microfilm edition of United States decennial census publications, 1790-1970
2020 Census Information
1950 Census Records
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1950 Census RecordsReleased on Apr. 1, 2022
Decennial Census
The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years.
The UI Libraries has population counts, not population schedules that list family names. The State Historical Society of Iowa has selected population schedules.
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1790: Head of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790
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1800: Return of the whole number of persons within the several districts of the United States.
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1810: Aggregate amount of each description of persons within the United States..
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1820: United States Census for 1820
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1830: Fifth Census; or, Enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States.
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1840: Sixth Census of the United States.
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1850: Seventh census of the United States.
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1860: Eighth census of the United States.
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1870: Ninth census of the United States.
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1880: Tenth census of the United States.
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1890: Eleventh census of the United State.
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1900: Twelfth census of the United States
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1910: Thirteenth census of the United State taken in the year 1910.
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1920: Fourteenth census of the United States taken in the year 1920.
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1930: Fifteenth census of the United States.
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1940: Sixteenth census of the United States.
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1950: Census of population,.
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1960: Census of population
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1970: Census of population
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1980: Census of population
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1990: Census of population
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2000: Census of population
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2010 Census of population
