United States Census of 1850 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1850

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Reference ID

USA_1850_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Department of the Interior, IPUMS

Metadata

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Sep 03, 2025

Last modified

Sep 03, 2025

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Permanent historical census ID (US1850A_HISTID)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 469

End: 504

Width: 36

Range: -

Format: character

Description

Definition

This variable is a unique ID that is stable across all iterations of this 1850 full count database. It can be used to link IPUMS International data to extracts created by the IPUMS USA dissemination system (variable HISTID).

Universe

United States 1850 (100%): All persons

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 36-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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