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CITYPOP

City population

Description
CITYPOP indicates the population of the place in which the deceased person was located. The top 100 cities are identified in 1850 and 1860, and places of 10,000 or greater population in 1870 and 1880.

Availability
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880

Codes
CITYPOP is a 7-digit numeric variable.
0000000 = Not in an identified city