1950 Census Data for Connecticut

Location of Connecticut Information included in the 1950 United States Census:

	Title [online version is underlined]	Maps	Location in State Library Collections
1	Census of Population: 1950 Census, Volume II, Characteristics of the Population, Part 7 Connecticut.	Minor Civil Divisions, Towns, Cities, Boroughs, pg. 7-3 Urbanized Areas, p. 7-12 Counties, Standard Metropolitan Areas, p. 7-22	GIRS Ref C 3.950-7/5:v.2/pt.7
2	Census of Population: 1950, Volume I, Number of Inhabitants CT begins on pg. 7-1	Minor Civil Divisions, Towns, Cities, Boroughs pg. 7-2	GIRS Ref C 3.950-8/5:v.1/pt.2
3	Historical Census Browser, 1790-1960 posted  by the University of Virginia Library

Location of Connecticut Tract Information included in the 1950 United States Census:

	Title [online version is underlined]	Maps	Location in State Library Collections
1	1950 Census of Population, Bridgeport Conn. Census Tracts	Tracts on last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-7/2:C 76/B76
2	1950 Census of Population, Hartford Conn. Census Tracts (Click on thumbnail  #61, or scroll to Hartford publication)	Tracts on last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-7/2:C 76/H25
3	1950 Census of Population, New Haven Conn. Census Tracts	Tracts on last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-7/2:C 76/N 42h

Location of Connecticut Block Information included in the 1950 United States Census:

	Title [online version is underlined]	Maps	Location in State Library Collections
1	1950 Census of Housing, Bridgeport, Conn.  Block Statistics (click on thumbnail #94 or scroll to Bridgeport publication)	Tracts and Blocks, last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-8:C 76/B76
2	1950 Census of Housing, Hartford, Conn.  Block Statistics (click on thumbnail #54, or scroll to Hartford publication)	Tracts and Blocks, last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-8:C 76/H 25
3	1950 Census of Housing, New Britain, Conn.  Block Statistics (click on thumbnail #30, or scroll to New Britain publication)	Wards and Blocks, last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-8:C 76/N42b
4	1950 Census of Housing, New Haven, Conn.  Block Statistics (click on thumbnail #48)	Tracts and Blocks, last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-8:C 76/N42h
5	1950 Census of Housing, Stamford, Conn.  Block Statistics	Blocks, last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-8:C 76/St 2
6	1950 Census of Housing, Waterbury, Conn.  Block Statistics (click on thumbnail #72 or scroll to Waterbury publication)	Wards and Blocks, last page	GIRS Ref C 3.950-8:C 76/W 29

Questions asked on the 1950 Census:

Title [online version is underlined]	Location in the State Library Collections
Measuring America the Decennial Censuses for 1790-2000	GIRS Reference C 3.2:M46/2
200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: population and housing questions 1790-1990	GIRS Reference C 3.2:T 93

 1950 Census data for Connecticut is available for these geographic areas:

• State
• County
• City
• Metropolitan Districts
• Urban & Rural Areas
• Minor Civil Divisions
• Wards of Cities
• Tracts
• Blocks

(Note that not all information is available for all geographic levels)

Related Links:

• Census of 1950, link to the State Library Catalog for other related material
• United States Census Bureau, link to other online publications related to the 1950 Census including population data for other states, and special census returns such as manufactures, agriculture, and housing

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Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 3/2008.