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Title: IPUMS Full Count Datasets of the U.S. Censuses of Population 1850-1880

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2024

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DOI: 10.18128/IPUMS2024-03

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Abstract: IPUMS has finalized databases for each of the United States population censuses from 1850 to 1880. These data are the result of collaborations between FamilySearch and Ancestry.com, which provided the raw data, and IPUMS, which enhanced the data with editing, standardized coding, inter-census harmonization, and documentation. We discuss the data capture process conducted by the nineteenth-century United States Census Office, construction of the modern datasets, and variable availability. We conclude by briefly discussing the potential and limitations of these data for social science research. The public data are distributed by IPUMS and available for researchers to use free of charge.

Url: https://assets.ipums.org/_files/ipums/working_papers/ipums_wp_2024-03.pdf

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Authors: Nelson, Matt A; Magnuson, Diana L; Hacker, J David; Sobek, Matthew; Huynh, Lap; Roberts, Evan; Ruggles, Steven

Series Title: IPUMS Working Papers

Publication Number: 2024-03

Institution: University of Minnesota

Pages: 1-30

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA - Ancestry Full Count Data

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection, Population Data Science

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