New Haven History

New Haven and the problem of change in the American city.

This site contains over 75 documents containing key census information and other data from New Haven over the past 150 years. For information on a project to collect and archive oral histories for New Haven visit The New Haven Oral History Project.

Additional data is available from DataHaven The Information Hub of South Central Connecticut.

For a select bibliography for New Haven history, visit the course site for the Yale Law School class, Urban Legal History: The Development of New Haven.

Census documents are in PDF Format
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Note: Some of these documents are large and may take a while to open across a dial-up network connection.

1900 Census:
Homes owned vs. homes rented: New Haven and Major American Cities, 1900
Manufacturing Industries, by capital, wage earners, value of product: New Haven 1900 [Page 1]
Population by sex and foreign/native born: New Haven and Connecticut Counties, 1880, 1890, 1900
Population of Ward and Towns: New Haven County, 1900, 1890
Racial Make-up of the Population: Major U.S. Cities, 1900
Urban Manufacturers, including capital, wage earners and value of products: Connecticut towns 1900

1910 Census:
Characteristics of New Haven by Ward, 1910
Connecticut Farms, 1910
Industries by Numbers and Expenses, New Haven 1910
Occupations by Race and Sex, New Haven 1910
Racial Makeup of U.S. Cities, 1910

1940 Census:
Characteristics of Connecticut by County, 1940
Characteristics of New Haven by Tracts 1940: Tracts 1-4 Tracts 5-9 Tracts 10-15 Tracts 16-21 Tracts 22-27 Tracts 28-33
Map of 1940 Census Tracts
Race and Nativity by Tract, New Haven 1940
Race and Nativity Totals, New Haven 1940
Employment Totals by Race and Sex, New Haven 1940
Housing Values by Tracts, New Haven 1940
Quality of Housing by Tracts New Haven 1940

1960 Census:
Housing Characteristics by tract, New Haven 1960: Tracts 1-7 Tracts 8-18 Tracts 19-28
Labor Force Characteristics by census tract, New Haven 1960: Tracts 1-7 Tracts 8-18 Tracts 19-28
Population Characteristics by tract, New Haven 1960: Tracts 1-7? Tracts 8-18 Tracts 18-28
Characteristics of the Population, by census tract: New Haven 1960 Tracts 1-7 and New Haven County
Economic Characteristics: Major Connecticut Cities, 1960
Education, Employment Status and Labor Force Characteristics: Major Connecticut Cities, 1960
Social Characteristics of the Population: Major Connecticut Cities, 1960

2000 Census:
Employment and Industry Characteristics, New Haven 2000
Social Characteristics, New Haven 2000
Other summary data tables for New Haven 2000 can be found at: factfinder.census.gov
Information for New Haven General can be found using the BasicFacts Finder.
Information for New Haven census tracts can be found using 2000 Summary File 1 and 2000 Summary File 3.
Select Quick Tables and then choose to see data at the census tract level.
A map of New Haven census tracts can be seen here [link to census tracts 2000.gif]

USA Historical Statistics:
(U.S. Bureau of the Cenusus, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Biecentennial Edition, Parts 1 and 2, Washington, D.C., 1975)
Electric energy growth of residential service, USA 1902-1970
Foreign born population by country of birth, USA 1950-1970
Foreign born population by sex and race, USA 1850-1970
Labor Force by Industry, USA 1800-1960
Mileage of roads and city streets, USA 1904-1970
Personal Expenditure on Recreation USA, 1909-1970
Retail prices of selected foods, USA 1890-1970
Retail sales by multiunit retail firms, USA 1920-1970
Value of private and public construction projects, USA 1915
Welfare spending, USA 1890-1970
Aliens Naturalized by sex and country of origin, USA 1907-1970
Population by Sex and Race, USA 1790-1970