DOI: 10.3886/icpsr06926.v1
title: Electoral and Demographic Data for New York, 1830-1875
title: Version 1

description: 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.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census, 1850: Place of Birth for United States Cities
DS2: Selected Tables of New York State and United States Censuses of 1835-1875: New York State Counties
DS3: New York State Negro Suffrage Referenda Returns, 1846, 1860, and 1869, by Election District
DS4: New York State Liquor License Referendum Returns, 1846, Town Level
DS5: New York State Censuses of 1845, 1855, 1865, and 1875: Counts of Churches and Church Membership by Denomination
DS6: New York State Election Returns, Censuses, and Religious Censuses: Merged Tables, 1830-1875, Town Level
DS7: New York State Election Returns, Censuses, and Religious Censuses: Merged Tables, 1844-1865, Town Level
description: Part 1: Participants in the 1850 United States
 Census. Part 2: Participants in the New York State and United States
 Censuses of 1835-1875. Part 3: Participants in the New York State
 Negro Suffrage Referenda, 1846, 1860, and 1869. Part 4: Participants
 in the New York State Liquor License Referendum, 1846. Part 5:
 Participants in the New York State Censuses of 1845, 1855, 1865, and
 1875. Part 6: Participants in the New York State Elections, Censuses,
 and Religious Censuses, 1830-1875. Part 7: Participants in the New
York State Elections, Censuses, and Religious Censuses, 1844-1865.
description: The codebook is provided by the principal investigator
 as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was
 developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF
 reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how
 to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web
site.