General Sources
Historical Census Browser
The University of Virginia Library maintains the United States census historical data for the census from 1790 through the 1960 census. The census volumes are also available in the Finley Room in Seymour Library.
Historical Statistics of the United States
Includes over 37,000 data series. Topics range from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America and are placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field. Data is downloadable in Excel and CSV formats.
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970
In print: Seymour Library Reference HA 202.B7 1976. Summarizes statistics for the U.S. as a whole on population, environment, the economy, and more.
Statistical History of the United States From Colonial Times to the Present
In print: Seymour Library Reference HA 202.A385 1976. Summarizes statistics for the U.S. as a whole on population, environment, the economy, and more.
World Almanac
In print: Seymour Library Main Stacks AY 67.N5 W7, volumes for 1902-present. Content in almanacs varies with the times, but generally they contain information about demography and population, some socio-economic data, transportation, commerce and environmental data, and usually data on more popular or cultural themes such as sports and entertainment.
Sources on Specific Topics
Slave Movement During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Has raw data plus documentation on eleven topics related to the slave trade. Data sets contain information about ports of arrival, vessel and owner information and the numbers and origins of slaves carried. There is no analysis, only raw data on this site.
Did you know?
The World Almanac has published a variety of interesting facts over the years.
For instance, the 1913 Almanac reported that Pennsylvania had the most brewers of any state in the Union in 1911 at 247, followed by New York with 194 brewers and Wisconsin with 151 and Illinois with 116. Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Vermont had no registered brewers in their states.
