Spotlight on: Census Resources. Although the Municipal Archives and Library Reading and Reference Rooms are currently closed to in-person researchers, we can still provide you with a quick overview of some historic demographic and census materials and online research assistance.
Spotlight on: Historic Census Resources. This week we offer a blog post from Commissioner Pauline Toole and Library/Archive Research Associate Marcia Kirk, originally published on March 15, 2020 at:
https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2020/3/13/the-city-and-the-census
Spotlight on: The 1890 New York City “Police” Census. The original 1890 “Police” census books were transferred to the Municipal Archives where they have served generations of genealogists with unique information for their family histories.
SPOTLIGHT ON 2020 CENSUS
New York City will lose billions of dollars in federal funds
every single year for schools, hospitals, health clinics, affordable housing,
transportation, and more, as well as our representation in Congress and in
Albany if we do not achieve a complete count.
Spotlight on: Census Update
The deadline to respond to the 2020 census is September 30. New York City's
response rate as of August 6 is 9.1 points behind the 2010 response. This is
as of August 6 when census began door-knocking. New York State's is 5.7
points behind 2010.
Here is a report from the Municipal Library vertical files dated 1932. It was prepared by the Regional Plan Association (RPA). Utilizing data from the 1930 census, engineers from the RPA determined that the center of population in New York City would be located in Calvary Cemetery in Queens.