Electoral and Demographic Data for New York, 1830-1875 / Lee Benson, Joel Silbey.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Benson, Lee.

Silbey, Joel.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 6926.

ICPSR ; 6926

Language:

English

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

ICPSR version.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

This study contains an assortment of data files relating to the electoral and demographic history of New York State. Part 1, Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census, 1850: Place of Birth for United States Cities, contains counts of persons by place of birth for United States cities as reported in the 1850 United States Census. Place of birth is coded for states and for selected foreign countries, and percentages are also included. Part 2, Selected Tables of New York State and United States Censuses of 1835-1875: New York State Counties, contains data from the New York State Censuses of 1835, 1845, 1855, 1865, and 1875, and includes data from the United States Censuses of 1840 and 1850. The bulk of the tables concern church and synagogue membership. The tables for 1835 and 1845 include counts of persons by sex, legal male voters, alien males, not taxed Colored, taxed Colored, and taxed Colored can vote. The 1840 tables include total population, employment by industry, and military pensioners. The 1855 tables provide counts of persons by place of birth. Part 3, New York State Negro Suffrage Referenda Returns, 1846, 1860, and 1869, by Election District, contains returns for 28 election districts on the issue of Negro suffrage, with information on number of votes for, against, and total votes. Also provided are percentages of votes for and against Negro suffrage. Part 4, New York State Liquor License Referendum Returns, 1846, Town Level, contains returns from the Liquor License Referendum held in May 1846. For each town the file provides total number of votes cast, votes for, votes against, and percentage of votes for and against. The source of the data are New York State Assembly Documents, 70 Session, 1847, Document 40. Part 5, New York State Censuses of 1845, 1855, 1865, and 1875: Counts of Churches and Church Membership by Denomination, contains counts of churches,... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06926

Contents:

Part 1: Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census, 1850: Placeof Birth for United States Cities; Part 2: Selected Tables of New York State and United StatesCensuses of 1835-1875: New York State Counties; Part 3: New York State Negro Suffrage Referenda Returns, 1846,1860, and 1869, by Election District; Part 4: New York State Liquor License Referendum Returns, 1846,Town Level; Part 5: New York State Censuses of 1845, 1855, 1865, and 1875:Counts of Churches and Church Membership by Denomination; Part 6: New York State Election Returns, Censuses, and ReligiousCensuses: Merged Tables, 1830-1875, Town Level; Part 7: New York State Election Returns, Censuses, and ReligiousCensuses: Merged Tables, 1844-1865, Town Level

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

Start: 1830; and end: 1875.

OCLC:

61158423

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Restricted for use by site license.