Historical Census Projects at the University of Minnesota

Since 1995, three issues of the journal Historical Methods have been devoted to detailing the procedures involved in creating the IPUMS samples from 1850-1930. We have included links to the most useful of those articles below. Researchers seeking even more information about the creation of census samples at the University of Minnesota should consult Historical Methods issues from Summer 1995, Summer 1999, and Winter 2003.

• Overview
• IPUMS: An Update
• IPUMS Documentation
• Software Development
• Data Entry and Verification in the Minnesota Samples
• IPUMS Data Extraction System
• Coding Complex Variables
• Classification of Work
• Handbook of International Historical Microdata for Population Research
• Creating the 1860-1870 IPUMS samples