Population and Housing Statistics for Census Tracts: Austin, Texas, 1940

Population and Housing Statistics for Census Tracts: Austin, Texas, 1940

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This item shows population and housing data statistics for the city of Austin collected from the 1940 Census.

Contents
Map of city by census tracts. (Page IV)

General: Historical background, Definition of a census tract, Suburban tracts, Uses of census tract data, Other publications including data for census tracts, Available unpublished tract data.

Definitions of terms and explanations: Race, nativity, and age, Highest grade of school completed, Employment status, Occupation and class of worker, Dwelling unit, Population per occupied dwelling unit, Occupancy and tenure, Value and monthly rent, Gross rent, Type of structure, State of repair and plumbing equipment, Size of household, Persons per room, Heating fuel by central heating, Evaluation of data for small areas.

TABLE 1.-Population by race and nativity, and occupied dwelling units, by census tracts: 1940. (Page 4)
TABLE 2.—Age, race, and sex, by census tracts: 1940. (Page 4)
TABLE 3.—Years of school completed, employment status, class of worker, major occupation group, country of birth, and citizenship, by sex, by census tracts: 1940. (Page 7)
TABLE 3 a .- Non-white population by years of school completed, employment status, class of worker, major occupation group, and sex , by census tracts: 1940. (Page 10)
TABLE 4.—Dwelling units by occupancy status and race of occupants, by census tracts: 1940. (Page 11)
TABLE 5.—Value of owner-occupied dwelling units, contract or estimated rent of all dwelling units, and gross rent of tenant-occupied
units, by census tracts: 1940. (Page 12)
TABLE 6 . — Type of structure, state of repair and plumbing equipment, size of household, persons per room, radio , refrigeration and heating equipment, by census tracts: 1940. (Page 13)
TABLE 6a.-Dwelling units occupied by nonwhite households, by value or rent, size of household, persons per room, and state of repair and plumbing equipment, by census tracts: 1940. (Page 14)


NOTE (1): 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 This term is outdated and derogatory, but is uncensored in this item for the purposes of preserving the item’s original context.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 (2): The term “Non-White” is used throughout this item and includes Black people and people with African, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Indian, or Korean ancestry.

United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census

Call Number A 317.6431 Po, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

United States Government Printing Office

1942-06-12

Leon E. Truesdell--Chief Statistician for Population

A. Ross Eckler--Assistant Chief Statistician for Population (U.S. Census Bureau)

J.C. Capt--Director (U.S. Census Bureau)

William Lane Austin--Director (U.S. Census Bureau)

Philip M. Hauser–Assistant Director (U.S. Census Bureau)

Howard H. McClure–Assistant Director (U.S. Census Bureau)

Power, Eleanor

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