Electoral and Demographic Data for New York, 1830-1875

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, total
value of church property, church seating capacity, usual number of
persons attending church, and number of church members from the New
York State Censuses of 1845, 1855, 1865, and 1875. Counts are by
denomination at the state summary level. Part 6, New York State
Election Returns, Censuses, and Religious Censuses: Merged Tables,
1830-1875, Town Level, presents town-level data for the elections of
1830, 1834, 1838, 1840, and 1842. The file also includes various summary
statistics from the New York State Censuses of 1835, 1845, 1855, and
1865 with limited data from the 1840 United States Census. The data
for 1835 and 1845 include male eligible voters, aliens not
naturalized, non-white persons not taxed, and non-white persons taxed.
The data for 1840 include population, employment by industry, and
military service pensioners. The data for 1845 cover total
population and number of males, place of birth, and churches. The
data for 1855 and 1865 provide counts of persons by place of birth,
number of dwellings, total value of dwellings, counts of persons by
race and sex, number of voters by native and foreign born, and number
of families. The data for 1865 also include counts of Colored not
taxed and data for churches and synagogues such as number, value,
seating capacity, and attendance. The data for 1875 include
population, native and foreign born, counts of persons by race, by
place of birth, by native, by naturalized citizens, and by alien
males aged 21 and over. Part 7, New York State Election Returns,
Censuses, and Religious Censuses: Merged Tables, 1844-1865, Town
Level, contains town-level data for the state of New York for the
elections of 1844 and 1860. It also contains data for 1850 such as
counts of persons by sex and race. Data for 1855 includes counts of
churches, value of churches and real estate, seating capacity, and
church membership. Data for 1860 include date church was founded and
source of that information. Also provided are total population counts
for the years 1790, 1800, 1814, 1820, 1825, 1830, 1835, 1845, 1856,
1850, 1855, 1860, and 1865.