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Historical Census Data by Blocks for early Central Phoenix, 1920-1940

Publication date: 2014-04-25

Author(s):

  • Joseph Tuccillo

Abstract:

Block-level census coverage of early Central Phoenix for 1920, 1930, and 1940, including population, race/ethnicity, household ownership and rentership, and temporary residency. This dataset was designed for use in combination with parcel-level land-use data derived from Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps to assess environmental justice issues in Phoenix’s early 20th Century development.


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Temporal Coverage:

1940-01-01 to 1920-01-01

Temporal Coverage:

1920-01-01
1930-01-01
1940-01-01

Geographic Coverage:

Geographic Description: Present-day Downtown Phoenix North-South from Roosevelt Street to Buckeye Road and East-West from 7th Street to 7th Avenue; 1st Street east to 7th Street south of Grant Street was not included due to lack of parcel-level coverage in the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map dataset.
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-113.34 to -111.59
Latitude:+34.01 to +32.91

Contact:

Information Manager, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, 
POB 875402,TEMPE
 caplter.data@asu.edu

Methods used in producing this dataset: Show


Data Files (1) :

Spatial Vector: Phoenix_Census_1920-1940_Blocks
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Description: NO_METADATA_PROVIDED
Horizontal Coordinate System:WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_12N
Geometry Type: Polygon

Column Description Type Units
FID Internal feature number.
 OID
Shape Feature geometry.
 Geometry
Shape_Area Area of feature in internal units squared.
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HH_20 Count of households by block, 1920
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Pop_20 Count of residents by block, 1920
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W_20 Count of individual residents of White, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1920
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HL_20 Count of individual residents of Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1920
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B_20 Count of individual residents of Black, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1920
 string
Ch_20 Count of individual residents of Chinese, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1920
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Jp_20 Count of individual residents of Japanese, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1920
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NA_20 Count of individual residents of Native American, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1920
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Ot_20 Count of individual residents of other, less frequently-observed race/ethnicity households by block in 1920
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MixW_20 1920 Count of individual residents living in households with any combination of White non-Hispanic/Latino residents and residents of any non-White race/ethnicity; This may result from temporary residency, intermarriage, or shared household occupancy at a single address.
 string
MixNW_20 1920 Count of individual residents living in households with any combination of non-White races/ethnicities; This may result from temporary residency, intermarriage, or shared household occupancy at a single address.
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HH_Temp20 1920 Count of households with temporary occupancy by boarders, lodgers, or roomers
 string
HH_Imm20 1920 Count of households with non-US born residents (temporary residents OR members of a family unit).
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HH_Own20 1920 Households with owner occupancy
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HH_30 Count of households by block, 1930
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Pop_30 Count of residents by block, 1930
 string
HmVal_30 Mean home value by block 1930,
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RtVal_30 Mean household rent value by block, 1930,
 string
W_30 Count of individual residents of White, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1930
 string
HL_30 Count of individual residents of Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1930
 string
B_30 Count of individual residents of Black, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1930
 string
Ch_30 Count of individual residents of Chinese, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1930
 string
Jp_30 Count of individual residents of Japanese, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1930
 string
NA_30 Count of individual residents of Native American, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block in 1930.
 string
Ot_30 Count of individual residents of other, less frequently-observed race/ethnicity households by block in 1930.
 string
MixW_30 1930 Count of individual residents living in households with any combination of White non-Hispanic/Latino residents and residents of any non-White race/ethnicity; This may result from temporary residency, intermarriage, or shared household occupancy at a single address.
 string
MixNW_30 1930 Count of individual residents living in households with any combination of non-White races/ethnicities; This may result from temporary residency, intermarriage, or shared household occupancy at a single address.
 string
HH_Temp30 1930 count of households with temporary occupancy by boarders, lodgers, or roomers
 string
HH_Imm30 1930 Count of households with non-US born residents (temporary residents OR members of a family unit).
 string
HH_Own30 1930 Households with owner occupancy
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HH_Rent30 1930 Households with renter occupancy only
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HH_40 Count of households by block, 1940
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Pop_40 Count of residents by block, 1940
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RtVal_40 Mean household rent value by block 1940 (reporting households only)
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HmVal_40 Mean home value by block 1940 (reporting households only)
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W_40 1940 Count of individual residents of White, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block
 string
HL_40 1940 Count of individual residents of Hispanic/Latino households by block
 string
B_40 1940 Count of individual residents of Black, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block
 string
Ch_40 1940 Count of individual residents of Chinese, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block
 string
Jp_40 1940 Count of individual residents of Japanese, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block
 string
NA_40 1940 Count of individual residents of Native American, Non-Hispanic/Latino households by block
 string
Ot_40 1940 Count of individual residents of other, less frequently-observed race/ethnicity households by
string
MixW_40 1940 Count of individual residents living in households with any combination of White non-Hispanic/Latino residents and residents of any non-White race/ethnicity; This may result from temporary residency, intermarriage, or shared household occupancy at a single address.
 string
MixNW_40 1940 Count of individual residents living in households with any combination of non-White races/ethnicities; This may result from temporary residency, intermarriage, or shared household occupancy at a single address.
 string
HH_Temp40 1940 count of households with temporary occupancy by boarders, lodgers, or roomers
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HH_Imm40 1940 Count of households with non-US born residents (temporary residents OR members of a family unit).
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HH_Own40 1940 Households with owner occupancy
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HH_Rent40 1940 Households with renter occupancy only
 string
HH_Rent20 1920 Households with renter occupancy only
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Notes Special case blocks. Blocks with unique uses/temporary residents (hospitals, jails) that the user may wish to exclude from the rest of the population data.
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