More 1940 Census Resources
1940 Federal Population Census
Indexes and Other Finding Aids
- Geographic Descriptions of Census Enumeration Districts
- Enumeration District Maps
- 1940 City Directories Available at NARA
- Stephen P. Morse's 1940 Search Engines:
Geographic Descriptions of Census Enumeration Districts
Geographic descriptions of census enumeration districts are reproduced in NARA microfilm publication T1224, Descriptions of Census Enumeration Districts, 1830-1950 (156 rolls).
Descriptions of enumeration districts for the 1940 census are arranged by state, then by county, on rolls 91 through 118, as shown in the table below.
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| T1224 Roll Number |
States and Territories |
|---|---|
| 91 | Alabama Arizona Arkansas |
| 92 | California: Long Beach City to San Francisco; Alameda Co. through Inyo Co. |
| 93 | California: Kern Co. through Yuba Co. Colorado |
| 94 | Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida |
| 95 | Georgia Idaho |
| 96 | Illinois: Chicago; Adams Co. to Macoupin Co. |
| 97 | Illinois: Madison Co. to Woodford Co. Indiana |
| 98 | Iowa Kansas |
| 99 | Kentucky Louisiana Maine |
| 100 | Maryland Massachusetts: Boston City to Worcester City; Barnstable Co. to Franklin Co. |
| 101 | Massachusetts: Hampden Co. to Worcester Co. Michigan: Detroit City, Flint City, Grand Rapids City; Alcona Co. to Allegan Co. |
| 102 | Michigan: Alpena Co. to Wexford Co. Minnesota: Duluth, St. Paul, Minneapolis; Aitkin Co. to Crow Wing Co. |
| 103 | Minnesota: Dakota Co. to Yellow Medicine Co. Mississippi Missouri: Kansas City, St. Louis; Adair Co. to Clark Co. |
| 104 | Missouri: Clay Co. to Wright Co. Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire |
| 105 | New Jersey New Mexico |
| 106 | New York: Albany, Buffalo, Bronx, Booklyn |
| 107 | New York: Richmond, Manhattan, Queens |
| 108 | New York: Rochester, Syracuse, Utica; Albany Co. to Yates Co. |
| 109 | North Carolina North Dakota |
| 110 | Ohio |
| 111 | Oklahoma Oregon |
| 112 | Pennsylvania: Erie, Philadelphia, Reading, Pittsburgh, Scranton |
| 113 | Pennsylvania: Adams Co. to York Co. |
| 114 | Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee |
| 115 | Texas |
| 116 | Utah Vermont Virginia |
| 117 | Washington West Virginia |
| 118 | Wisconsin Wyoming Alaska American Samoa Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Guam Puerto Rico Virgin Islands |
Enumeration District Maps
An enumeration district, as used by the Bureau of the Census, was an area that could be covered by a single enumerator (census taker) in one census period. Enumeration districts varied in size from several city blocks in densely populated urban areas to an entire county in sparsely populated rural areas.
Enumeration district maps show the boundaries and the numbers of the census enumeration districts, which were established to help administer and control data collection. Wards, precincts, incorporated areas, urban unincorporated areas, townships, census supervisors` districts, and congressional districts may also appear on some maps. The content of enumeration district maps vary greatly. The base maps were obtained locally and include postal route maps, General Land Office maps, soil survey maps, and maps produced by city, county, and state government offices as well as commercial printers. Census officials then drew the enumeration district boundaries and numbers on these base maps.
Enumeration district (ED) maps for the 1940 census have been reproduced on microfilm publication A3378, Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940 (73 rolls).
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This microfilm is available for researchers to view at the National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20408-0001, and at NARA's regional facilities nationwide.
1940 City Directories Available at NARA
The National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20408-0001, has a small collection of circa 1940 City Directories. The chart below lists the city directories available.
| Washington, D.C. | 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 |
| St. Louis City | 1935 1938 |
Additional City Directories can be found at the Library of Congress or at many local libraries.
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