1930 Federal Population Census
Updated August 13, 2007
Part 2: Indexes and Other Finding Aids
- 1930 Census Microfilm Locator
- Microfilmed Soundex Indexes
- Geographic Descriptions of Census Enumeration Districts
- Enumeration District Maps
- Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts
- 1930 City Directories Available at NARA
Enumeration District Maps
Enumeration district (ED) maps for the 1930 census have been reproduced in two NARA microfilm publications:
M1930, Enumeration district maps for the Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930 (36 rolls), 35mm color microfilm, is $82 per roll ordered ($85 to foreign addresses), and can be shipped upon completion of your order. Credit card orders are accepted at 1-800-234-8861. These maps number some 8,345 separate sheets.
A3378, Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940 (73 rolls), 35mm black-and-white microfilm, is $65 per roll ordered ($68 to foreign addresses), and can be shipped upon completion of your order. Credit card orders are accepted at 1-800-234-8861.
See How to Order Publications to purchase one or more rolls of this microfilm publication.
Microfilm publications M1930 and A3378 are available for researchers at National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20408-0001, and at NARA's regional facilities nationwide.
Background. An enumeration district, as used by the Bureau of the Census, was an area that could be covered by a single enumerator (census taker) in one census period (2-4 weeks for the 1930 census). Enumeration districts varied in size from several city blocks in densely populated urban areas to an entire county in sparsely populated rural areas.
Enumeration district maps show the boundaries and the numbers of the census enumeration districts, which were established to help administer and control data collection. Wards, precincts, incorporated areas, urban unincorporated areas, townships, census supervisors` districts, and congressional districts may also appear on some maps. The content of enumeration district maps vary greatly. The base maps were obtained locally and include postal route maps, General Land Office maps, soil survey maps, and maps produced by city, county, and state government offices as well as commercial printers. Census officials then drew the enumeration district boundaries and numbers on these base maps.
Records Description, Arrangement, and Filming Conventions. Two types of enumeration district maps were used for the Fifteenth Census: county maps and maps of minor civil divisions, such as cities, towns, villages, precincts, and townships. The basic enumeration district map is the county map. As noted above the base maps vary from state to state and even among counties in the same state, so there is little uniformity in map scale, size, or sheet numbers. The unifying feature of this series of maps is the annotations added by the Bureau of the Census. These annotations include the boundaries and numbers of individual enumeration districts, usually added in an orange grease or wax pencil; the range of enumeration district numbers for that county (e.g., 17-1 to 17-24); and a table of enumeration district numbers used for specific institutions, such as hospitals, asylums, jails, schools, sanitariums, and convents; and a listing of any supplementary maps of minor civil divisions in that county.
The base maps used for the minor civil divisions are even more varied than those used for the county maps. Ward maps are common for some large cities, but for smaller urban places there is little uniformity in map scale, size, or sheet numbers. Sketch maps are not uncommon among the minor civil division maps; and minor civil division maps were used when a populated place spread over one or more county lines. Again, the unifying feature of this series is the annotations added by the Bureau of the Census. The annotations on the minor civil division maps are similar to those used on the county maps described above. As with the county maps, any printed numbers on the enumeration district maps refer not to the enumeration districts, but to the wards, precincts, districts, or other areas that were the subjects of the base maps. Enumeration district numbers are handwritten in color, and the boundary lines are added in color.
In Microfilm Publication M1930, the enumeration district maps were filmed in the order in which they are arranged: alphabetically by state, thereunder alphabetically by county, and thereunder alphabetically by minor civil division if such maps were used for that county. Maps of territories follow the maps of states. Because of this file arrangement and the lack of uniformity in this series of maps, a List of Maps was prepared to assist the user. The complete List of Maps is found as an appendix and at the beginning of roll 1, and the relevant part of the list was filmed at the beginning of each roll. There are some 8,345 enumeration district map sheets associated with the 1930 census, and all extant maps were filmed for this publication. Some maps in this large body of records were filmed out of order. These exceptions to the hierarchical, alphabetical order are noted in the List of Maps. The maps are listed in the order in which they appear on the film even if it is not strict alphabetical order. Other maps were not filmed until after the initial photography was completed. These maps are listed with an asterisk (*) in the List of Maps and appear at the end of their respective states.
The large-format maps were photographed in multiple images to provide more detail to the user. Large maps were photographed once overall or once centered on the map title area, usually followed by four overlapping shots moving in sequence from the upper left corner (northwest) to the upper right corner (northeast) to the lower left corner (southwest) to the lower right corner (southeast). The largest maps were photographed in six, nine, or more detailed overlapping shots from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. Small-format maps were photographed in a single image. Some maps were photographed twice at different camera settings to maximize legibility. In some cases there are two or more enumeration district maps for a jurisdiction, and in these cases all maps were included.
M1930 Roll Number |
States and Territories List of Maps |
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1 | Alabama Arizona Arkansas: Arkansas through Montgomery Counties |
2 | Arkansas: Nevada through Yell Counties California: Alameda through Los Angeles (Inglewood) Counties |
3 | California: Los Angeles (La Brea) through Yuba Counties |
4 | Colorado |
5 | Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia |
6 | Florida |
7 | Georgia: Appling through Lanier Counties |
8 | Georgia: Laurens through Worth Counties Idaho |
9 | Illinois: Adams through Fulton Counties |
10 | Illinois: Gallatin through Monroe Counties |
11 | Illinois: Montgomery through Woodford Counties Indiana: Adams through Elkhart Counties |
12 | Indiana: Fayette through Whitley Counties |
13 | Iowa |
14 | Kansas |
15 | Kentucky |
16 | Louisiana |
17 | Maine Maryland Massachusetts |
18 | Michigan |
19 | Minnesota Mississippi: Adams through Sunflower Counties |
20 | Mississippi: Tallahatchie through Yazoo Counties Missouri: Adair through St. Louis Counties |
21 | Missouri: St. Genevieve through Wright Counties Montana Nebraska: Adams through Holt Counties |
22 | Nebraska: Hooker through York Counties Nevada New Hampshire |
23 | New Jersey New Mexico |
24 | New York: Albany through Saratoga Counties |
25 | New York: Schenectady through Yates Counties North Carolina |
26 | North Dakota Ohio: Adams through Meigs Counties |
27 | Ohio: Mercer through Wyandot Counties Oklahoma |
28 | Oregon Pennsylvania: Adams through Bedford Counties |
29 | Pennsylvania: Berks through Perry Counties |
30 | Pennsylvania: Philadelphia through York Counties Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota: Armstrong through Gregory Counties |
31 | South Dakota: Haakon through Ziebach Counties Tennessee |
32 | Texas: Anderson through King Counties |
33 | Texas: Kinney through Zavala Counties Utah Vermont |
34 | Virginia Washington |
35 | West Virginia Wisconsin: Adams through Ozaukee Counties |
36 | Wisconsin: Pepin through Wood Counties Wyoming Alaska Territory Guam Territory Hawaii Territory Panama Canal Zone Puerto Rico Commonwealth |
In Microfilm Publication A3378, the enumeration district maps are arranged alphabetically by state, then by county, then by census year, and then by local jurisdiction. There are gaps in coverage. Although most counties are included, not all census years may be represented. Coverage is more complete for the 1930 and 1940 censuses than for earlier years. Larger maps were filmed two or more times, each image being a portion of the entire map. Smaller maps were photographed as a single image.
A3378 Roll Number |
States and Territories List of Maps |
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1 | Alabama: Baldwin through Winston Counties |
2 | Arizona: Apache through Yuma Counties |
3 | Arkansas: Arkansas through Yell Counties |
4 | California: Alameda through Los Angeles (1930, Monrovia Twp.) |
5 | California: Los Angeles (1930, Montebello Twp.) through Sacramento (1940, all except county highway map) Counties |
6 | California: Sacramento (1940 county highway map only) through Yuba Counties |
7 | Colorado: Adams through Huerfano |
8 | Colorado: Jackson through Yuma |
9 | Connecticut: Fairfield through Windham Counties Delaware: Kent through Sussex Counties District of Columbia |
10 | Florida: Alachua through Washington Counties |
11 | Georgia: Appling through Hancock Counties |
12 | Georgia: Haralson through Worth Counties |
13 | Idaho: Adams through Washington Counties; Yellowstone National Park |
14 | Illinois: Adams through Cook (Chicago, 1940, Area 13, Tract 159) Counties. Note: Cook County maps are arranged alphabetically by town, then by census year. |
15 | Illinois: Cook (Chicago, 1940, Area 14, Tract 160) through La Salle (1930, Peru) Counties. Note: La Salle County maps are arranged by census year, then by town. |
16 | Illinois: La Salle (1930, Streator) through Woodford Counties |
17 | Indiana: Adams through Lake (1920) Counties |
18 | Indiana: Lake (1930) through Whitley Counties |
19 | Iowa: Adair through Mills Counties |
20 | Iowa: Mitchell through Wright Counties Kansas: Allen through Gove Counties |
21 | Kansas: Graham through Wyandotte Counties |
22 | Kentucky: Adair through Henderson Counties |
23 | Kentucky: Henry through Woodford Counties |
24 | Louisiana: Acadia through Rapides Counties |
25 | Louisiana: Red River through Winn Counties Maine: Androscoggin through York Counties |
26 | Maryland: Allegany through Worcester Counties |
27 | Massachusetts: Barnstable through Middlesex Counties |
28 | Massachusetts: Nantucket through Worcester Counties |
29 | Michigan: Alcona through Tuscola Counties |
30 | Michigan: Van Buren through Wayne Counties Minnesota: Aitkin through Jackson Counties |
31 | Minnesota: Kanabec through Yellow Medicine Counties |
32 | Mississippi: Adams through Montgomery Counties |
33 | Mississippi: Neshoba through Yazoo Counties Missouri: Adair through Gentry Counties |
34 | Missouri: Greene through Saint Louis (1940, Maplewood) Counties |
35 | Missouri: Saint Louis County (1940, Olivette); Saint Louis City (1900-1940); Saline through Wright Counties Montana: Beaverhead through Meagher Counties |
36 | Montana: Mineral through Yellowstone Counties; Yellowstone National Park Nebraska: Adams through Grant Counties |
37 | Nebraska: Greeley through York Counties Nevada: Churchill through White Pine Counties |
38 | New Hampshire: Belknap through Sullivan Counties New Jersey: Atlantic through Essex (1930, Montclair) Counties |
39 | New Jersey: Essex (1930, Newark) through Warren Counties New Mexico: Bernatillo through McKinley Counties |
40 | New Mexico: Mora through Valencia Counties; New York: Albany through Erie Counties |
41 | New York: Essex through Nassau Counties; New York City Boroughs, 1900: Bronx only |
42 | New York City Boroughs (1900-1940 except Bronx 1900); Niagara through Rockland Counties |
43 | New York: Saint Lawrence through Yates Counties |
44 | North Carolina: Alamance through Rowan Counties |
45 | North Carolina: Rutherford through Yancey Counties North Dakota: Adams through Williams Counties |
46 | Ohio: Adams through Franklin Counties |
47 | Ohio: Fulton through Miami Counties |
48 | Ohio: Monroe through Wyandot Counties |
49 | Oklahoma: Adair through Pushmataha Counties |
50 | Oklahoma: Roger Mills through Woodward Counties Oregon: Baker through Lane Counties |
51 | Oregon: Lincoln through Yamhill Counties Pennsylvania: Adams through Allegheny (1930, Pittsburgh) Counties |
52 | Pennsylvania: Allegheny (1930, Port Vue) through Blair Counties |
53 | Pennsylvania: Bradford through Cumberland Counties |
54 | Pennsylvania: Dauphin through Lackawanna Counties |
55 | Pennsylvania: Lancaster through Montgomery Counties |
56 | Pennsylvania: Montour through Venango Counties |
57 | Pennsylvania: Warren through York Counties Rhode Island: Bristol through Washington Counties |
58 | South Carolina: Abbeville thorugh York Counties South Dakota: Armstrong through Douglas Counties |
59 | South Dakota: Edmunds through Ziebach Counties |
60 | Tennessee: Anderson through Sequatchie Counties |
61 | Tennessee: Sevier through Wilson Counties Texas: Anderson through Cochran Counties |
62 | Texas: Coke through Guadalupe Counties |
63 | Texas: Hale through La Salle Counties |
64 | Texas: Lavaca through Rusk Counties |
65 | Texas: Sabine through Zavala Counties |
66 | Utah: Beaver through Weber Counties |
67 | Vermont: Addison through Windsor Counties Virginia: Accomac through Norfolk Counties |
68 | Virginia: Northhampton through Rappahannock Counties; Richmond City; Richmond through York Counties Washington: Adams through Jefferson Counties |
69 | Washington: King through Yakima Counties |
70 | West Virginia: Barbour through Wyoming Counties |
71 | Wisconsin: Adams through Portage Counties |
72 | Wisconsin: Wisconsin: Price through Wood Counties Wyoming: Albany through Weston Counties; Yellowstone National Park |
73 | Alaska American Samoa Guam Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands |
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