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Historical Census Data for Kansas City: 1940-2010

A guide and finding aid for key U.S. Census data about the Kansas City Metropolitan Region

Housing Census Block Statistics

UMKC Libraries (Print) - 16th census of the United States, 1940. Housing. Supplement to the First series, Housing bulletin for Missouri. Kansas City. Block statistics

Block Statistics, Kansas City, Missouri - 1950 Housing Census Report, Volume V, Part 91
Go to Page 87 in this PDF file. Kansas City report is pages 87-164. Click "more" for Table information
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Table 1: Characteristics of housing for the city
Table 2: Characteristics of housing by census tracts
Table 3: Characteristics of housing for census tracts, by blocks

City Blocks - Kansas City, Missouri - 1960 Housing Census Report, Volume III - City Blocks, Series HC(3)-230
Go to page 48 in this PDF for start of report. Kansas City, Missouri is pages 48-118. Click "more" for Table information.
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Table 1: Characteristics of Housing Units, for the City
Table 2: Characteristics of Housing Units, by Blocks
UMKC Libraries (Print) - Report HC(3)-230

Kansas City, MO.-Kans. Urbanized Area Block Statistics, 1970 Census of Housing, Block Statistics Report HC(3)-135
Entire PDF represents report on Kansas City metropolitan area.
UMKC Libraries (Print) - Report HC(3)-135

Housing Census Metropolitan Statistical Area Data

Characteristics of Housing for Metropolitan Distrcits, By Minor Civil Divisions: 1940 - Kansas City MO. - Kansas City, KANS. Metropolitan District
Table 3 for Kansas City is on pages 3-4, Table 7 for Kansas City is on page 42 of this PDF. Click "more" for Table information
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Table 3: "Characteristics of housing for urban places, and for wards of cities of 10,000 inhabitants or more: 1940"

Table 7 - "Characteristics of housing for metropolitan districts, by minor civil divisions: 1940"

Kansas City, Missouri Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, Census of Housing: 1950 Volume II Part 3 (report 75)
Kansas City data begins on page 13 of this PDF file and runs 13- 44. Ten Tables included, descriptions on page 13.
UMKC Libraries (Print) - United States census of housing: 1950 : Nonfarm housing characteristics: Kansas City, Missouri, Standard metropolitan Area. Report H-B75
1950 Census of Housing: Housing Characteristics of Kansas City, Missouri: April 1, 1950. Report HC-3-24

Kansas City Mo/KS Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, 1960 Census of Housing, Volume II Metropolitan Housing, Part 4. Report HC(2)-91
Kansas City data page 1-39 in this PDF. List of Tables available on page 1.
UMKC Libraries (Print) - 1960 census of housing, taken as a part of the eighteenth decennial census of the United States.
Pull Volume II, pt. 4.
Advance Reports: 1960 Census of Housing Characteristics: Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Report HC(A2)-27
Missouri's report HC(A2)-27 runs pages 73-100 in this PDF.

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans. Metropolitan Housing Characteristics, 1970 Census of Housing, Volume II, Series HC(2)-101
Entire PDF is Kansas City metropolitan area report.
UMKC Libraries (Print) - Report HC(2)-101.
Request Volume that contains no. 90 - no. 107.