Nonwhite households by blocks for Austin, Texas, 1940
Title
Nonwhite households by blocks for Austin, Texas, 1940
Subject
Segregation
City planning
Austin (Tex.)--Maps
Population density
Census
Description
Map of Austin dwelling units shaded by racial makeup. “Nonwhite” was a category used by the 1940 Census that included Black people and people with African, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Indian, or Korean ancestry.
NOTE: This item uses the term “Negro” as a racial term for Black people . This term is outdated and derogatory, but is uncensored in this item for the purposes of preserving the item’s original context.
NOTE: This item uses the term “Negro” as a racial term for Black people . This term is outdated and derogatory, but is uncensored in this item for the purposes of preserving the item’s original context.
Creator
United States Department of Commerce publication--Bureau of the Census
Source
“Block statistics supplement to the housing bulletin for Texas, Austin, 1940 Census.”
Call Number A 317.6431 Un 1940
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Call Number A 317.6431 Un 1940
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Date
1940
Contributor
Power, Eleanor
Rights
Austin History Center Owns Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted.
Format
Portable Document Format
Language
English
Type
Map
Coverage
Austin (Tex.)
Original Format
Map
Citation
United States Department of Commerce publication--Bureau of the Census, “Nonwhite households by blocks for Austin, Texas, 1940,” Hidden Histories at the University of Texas at Austin, accessed September 16, 2026, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/659.
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