Included here are official census publications covering the decennial censuses from 1840 to 1880. Some of the publications have been digitized and links are provided. The Census Bureau Publications page is a good place to get an overview of each census and find publications related to them. For further research please follow the suggested search links to the Library of Congress Online Catalog that include publications by specific geographic locations.
The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.
Sixth Census or Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the United States, as Corrected at the Department of state, in 1840. Published, by Authority of an Act of Congress, Under the Direction of the Secretary of State. by Statistics of the United States of America: as Collected and Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the ... Act for Taking the Sixth Census; Corrected at the Department of State. June 1, 1840. by Compendium of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants and Statistics of the United States: as Obtained at the Department of State from the Returns of the Sixth Census, by Counties and Principal Towns, Exhibiting the Population, Wealth, and Resources of the Cou by A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, with Their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. by The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850. by Statistical View of the United States ... Being a Compendium of the Seventh Census to Which are Added the Results of Every Previous Census, Beginning with 1790 by Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850 by Report of the Superintendent of Census. Census office, Washington. December 1, 1851 ... by Statistics of the United States, (including mortality, property, &c.,) in 1860 by Agriculture of the United States in 1860: Compiled from the Original Returns of the Eighth Census, Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior by Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Superintendent of Census.Manufactures of the United States in 1860 by Preliminary Report on the Eighth Census. 1860. by Statistics of Population ... by The Statistics of the Wealth and Industry of the United States, Embracing the Tables of Wealth, Taxation, and Public Indebtedness; of Agriculture; Manufactures; Mining; and the Fisheries, with which are Reproduced, from the Volume on Population, the MajorStatistics of Wealth, Taxation, and Public Indebtedness. by Statistical Atlas of the United States Based on the Results of the Ninth Census 1870 with Contributions from Many Eminent Men of Science and Several Departments of the Government Comp. under the Authority of Congress by Francis A. Walker, M. A., Superinte by A Compendium of the Ninth Census by [Census reports] Tenth census. by Compendium of the tenth census by Additional works in the Library of Congress on the 1840-1880 censuses may be identified by searching the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Choose the census you wish to search from the list of pre-constructed search links below. Please note that some publications may be located off-site that requires 24 hours to fulfill your request. For additional assistance, please Ask a Librarian.
