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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Principal Investigator(s): University of Minnesota. Department of History. Historical Census Project

Summary: This website contains information as well as data and documentation files relating to the historical censuses of the United States that make up the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) disseminated through the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota. Drawn from original census enumeration forms, the data collections in this series include samples of the American population taken from the censuses of 1850 to 1990 (excluding 1890 and 1930). Data files comprise b... (view full summary)

Link: IPUMS-USA and IPUMS-International

Access Notes

  • These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly for details on obtaining the data and documentation

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