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Geographic Tools

The following links provide detailed geographic information available in select IPUMS samples. 

  • Geography Of The Federal Census
  • County Composition of Nineteenth Century Metropolitan Areas, 1850-1990
  • County Composition of All Metropolitan Areas, 1900-1990
  • ICPSR County Codes
  • State Economic Area Codes
  • County Composition of 1970 Metropolitan Areas
  • County Composition of 1970 County Groups
  • 1970 Neighborhood Characteristics
  • 1970 County Group Maps
  • 1980 County Group Maps and Detailed Composition
  • 1990 PUMA Maps and Detailed Composition
  • 1990 Consolidated Metropolitan Areas
  • Detailed Geographic Codes, 1850-1920
  • 1990 1% Metro Sample Interstate PUMAs ("99" file)

  • The following links provide detailed geographic information in machine-readable (ASCII) format
    (NOTE: These files are in ZIP format--you will need to use decompression software to open the files)


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