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.

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