Statistics included: For 1950, Agriculture, Area and Population, Banking, City
Government Finances and Employment, Construction, Education, Family Income,
Housing, Labor Force, Vital Statistics, and other subjects; for 1947 and 1950, Manu.
factures; for 1948, Trade and Services; and Climate.

Prepared under the direction of

MORRIS B. ULLMAN
in the Office of the Assistant Director

for Statistical Standards

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON, D. C.

1953

The County and City Data Book is prepared in the Office of Morris H. Hansen, Assistant
Director for Statistical Standards. This issue was compiled by William Lerner under the
direction of Morris B. Ullman, Chief, Statistical Reports Section. The late Bruce L.
Jenkinson was largely responsible for the planning of the report. Mr. Lerner, Chief, Statistical
Abstract Unit, was assisted by Elma D. Beynon and Enes M. Basile.

The cooperation of many persons who contributed to the preparation of this volume is
gratefully acknowledged. The specific sources shown for each item indicate the various
Government and private agencies which contributed information and assistance.

The County and City Data Book, 1952 is issued as a part of the publication program of the 1950 Censuses of Agriculture, Population, and Housing.

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Table 1.-Selected Data for the United States, by Regions, Divisions, and States..
Table 2.-Selected Data for Specified Standard Metropolitan Areas and Included Counties.-
Table 3.—Selected Data for all Counties...
Page

Page
Alabama.
90 Maine...

210 Oklahoma Arizona. 90 Maryland...

218 Oregon... Arkansas. 98 Massachusetts.

218 Pennsylvania California. 106 Michigan..

218 Rhode Island. Colorado.--114 Minnesota.

226 South Carolina. Connecticut. 114 Mississippi.

242 South Dakota. Delaware..

122
Missouri.

250 Tennessee.
District of Columbia.
122 Montana.

258 Texas. Florida.-122 Nebraska.

266 Utah. Georgia 130 Nevada.

274 Vermont. Idaho.

146
New Hampshire

282 Virginia Illinois.

146
New Jersey

282 Washington.
Indiana.
162 New Mexico.

282 West Virginia. Iowa.

170
New York

290 Wisconsin... Kansas.

178
North Carolina.

298 Wyoming Kentucky.

194
North Dakota.

306
Louisiana..
210 Ohio...

314 Table 4.- Selected Data for Cities Having 25,000 Inhabitants or More in 1950..

Cities listed alphabetically by States.

Page 322 330 338 338 346 346 354 362 394 394 402 410 418 426 434

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Appendixes

Appendix A. Lists of Urban Places, 1950:

A-1.-Cities Having 25,000 Inhabitants or More in 1950, in Rank Order, With 1950 Population..
A-2.-Urban Places in 1950, Alphabetically by County, With 1950 Population.

A-3.- Urban Places in 1950, Alphabetically by State, With County of Location.
Appendix B. County Governments and Related Areas..
Appendix C. Climate: Substituted Weather Stations (Items 327-333).
Appendix D. New England State Economic Areas..

508 510 535 552 553 554

Maps for States

Maps for individual States, showing counties, standard metropolitan areas, and cities having 25,000 inhabitants or more in 1950..

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County List—COLUMN HEADINGS FOR TABLES 1, 2, AND 3: STATES, STANDARD METROPOLITAN

AREAS, AND COUNTIES

County List—COLUMN HEADINGS FOR TABLES 1, 2, AND 3: STATES, STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS,

AND COUNTIES—Continued