Where can I find Census data for 1990 and earlier?
The Web page for the 1990 Census of Population and Housing is: http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen1990.html. Two data sets from this census are available in American FactFinder on the Data Sets page. The Web page that explains where to locate historical census data held by the Census Bureau is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html. This is where you would begin the search for any data related to any decennial census prior to 1990. If these addresses do not work for some reason, go to the Census Bureau’s Homepage, click People, and then select Historical Census Data. The National Archives and Records Administration is the official holder of historical Census data. There are two other historical census data sites on the Web where many of our users have located historical census data. • http://www.lib.clemson.edu/qr/census.htm • http://icg.fas.harvard.edu/~census We ask that you accept these sites as recommendations only and realize that the Census Bureau in no w
