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Population

Census of population : 1950 : a report of the seventeenth decennial census of the United States
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1952-1957
v. 1. Number of inhabitants -- v. 2. Characteristics of the population -- v. 3. Census tract statistics -- v. 4. Special reports [there are various parts to each volume]
HA201 1950 .B2P8 - Regenstein Stacks

Rand McNally geographical handbook
Rand McNally and Company
Chicago [1952]
On cover: A keyed index of the United States. All counties, all cities, and towns of over 100 population. 1950 census populations.
E154.R25 1952 - Regenstein Stacks

Comparability of census tracts, 1950 and 1960 censuses of population and housing, Chicago, Illinois [by] Alma F. Taeuber
Chicago Community Inventory
Chicago, 1963
"Community Renewal Program study."
HA730.C5C51 1963 - Regenstein Stacks, Regenstein, Reading Room, Floor 1

The people of Chicago : who we are and who we have been : census data on foreign born, foreign stock, and race, 1837-1970 : mother tongue addendum, 1910-1970
Chicago (Ill.). Dept. of Development and Planning
Chicago : The Dept., 1976
[Includes data from 1837 and 1843 City of Chicago censuses and 1840-1970 decennial U.S. censuses]
F548.9.A1C470 1976 - Regenstein Reading Room Floor 1 next to the Reference Desk, Regenstein Stacks, Social Service Administration Reference

Housing

United States census of housing: 1950
United States. Bureau of the Census
[Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1951-1954]
5 v. in 23 pts. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
1. General characteristics -- 2. Nonfarm housing characteristics -- 3. Farm housing characteristics -- 4. Residential financing -- 5. Block statistics
HA201 1950 .B2H8 - Regenstein Stacks

1950 census of housing : special tabulations for local housing authorities. Series HC-6. no. 1-221. Oct. 31, 1950-Feb. 18, 1952.
United States Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. : The Bureau, 1950-1952
221 nos. in 3 v. ; 28 cm.
HA201 1950 .B2H716 - Regenstein Stacks

Census statistics on housing for Chicago: 1950, 1940; a report to the Housing and Redevelopment Coordinator and the Chicago Plan Commission
Chicago Community Inventory
[Chicago] 1954
HD7304.C4C39 - Regenstein Stacks

Residential finance, 1950, by Richard U. Ratcliff, Daniel B. Rathbun [and] Junia Honnold for the Social Science Research Council in cooperation with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Ratcliff, Richard Updegraff, 1906-
HG2051.U5R3 - Regenstein Stacks

Maps

Portfolio of United States census maps, 1950. A selection of maps used in the publications of the 1950 censuses of population and agriculture.
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1953
f HA205.A3 1950 - Regenstein Stacks, Regenstein, Map Collection: Reference, Room 370

Selected basic population maps, Chicago - 1950. Source of population data: U.S. Census of Population and Housing 1950 [and] other surces as indicated.
Chicago Plan Commission
[Chicago] Chicago Plan Commission and Chicago Community Inventory, University of Chicago, 1953
f HB2197.C4A5 1953 - Regenstein Stacks

Centers of population for states and counties, 1950, 1960, and 1970
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Social and Economic Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974
HB3505.A5 1974 - Regenstein, Map Collection: Reference, Room 370

Chicago enumeration districts [cartographic material] : 17th U.S. census 1950
Chicago Plan Commission
[Chicago, Ill. : The Commission, 1950]
6 maps ; 86 x 56 cm.
G4104.C6E25 1950 .C6 - Regenstein, Map Collection, Room 370

17th U.S. Census, 1950 Chicago urbanized area
Chicago Plan Commission
[Chicago] : Chicago Plan Commission, [195-]
1 map ; 102 x 82 cm.
G4104.C6E25 1950 .C71 - Regenstein, Map Collection, Room 370

Percent increase in non-white population between the 1950 and 1960 census periods in 161 census tracts in which one or more members of the three samples resided in 1960
[S.l. : s.n., 196-]
1 map ; 66 x 55 cm.
"Source: U.S. Census of population and housing: 1960."
G4104.C6E13 1960 .P4 - Regenstein, Map Collection, Room 370

Miscellaneous

Key to published and tabulated data for small areas : United States censuses of population and housing, 1950
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print Off., 1951
HA201 1950 .B2S6 - Regenstein Stacks

Alphabetical index of industries and occupations. 1950 census of population
Rev. ed.
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, 1950 [i.e. 1951]
HA201 1950 .B2O2 - Regenstein Stacks

Classified index of occupations and industries. 1950 census of population
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1950
HA201 1950 .B2O21 - Regenstein Stacks

Electronic Availability:

Census of Population and Housing

Historical Census Browser

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts

Historical statistics of the United States on CD-ROM [electronic resource] : colonial times to 1970
U.S. Bureau of the Census ; edited by Susan B. Carter ... [et al.]
CDRomHA202.A3 1997 - Regenstein Reading Room, Floor 1 and D'Angelo Law Reference

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Guides:

Procedural studies of the 1950 censuses
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, 1953-
HA201 1950 .A3 - Regenstein Stacks

Census of population, 1950 (United States) : public use microdata sample
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1984
"This codebook documents the machine-readable data in ICPSR 8251. The data are available through the University of Chicago Computation Center."
HA201 1950 .B2P82 - Regenstein Stacks

Population information in twentieth century census volumes, 1950-1980
Schulze, Suzanne
Tuscon, AZ : Oryx Press, 1988
A guide to the U.S. Census Bureau's 1950-1980 decennial census volumes
Z7164.D3S460 1988 - Regenstein, Reading Room, Floor 1 next to the Reference Desk

Bureau of the Census catalog of publications, 1790-1972
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974
Z7554.U5U6 1974 - Regenstein, Stacks; Regenstein, Reading Room, Floor 1; Regenstein, Reading Room, Floor 2; and Crerar, Reference, Floor 1

Dubester's U.S. census bibliography with SuDocs class numbers and indexes
Cook, Kevin L
Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1996
Z7553.C3C660 1996 - Regenstein Reading Room, Floor 1 next to the reference desk

Population and Housing Items on the General Census Schedules 1790-2000
Compiled by Grace York, University of Michigan Library, March 2002

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