Shows U.S. county boundary maps for the census decades superimposed on modern county boundaries. Gives background information on each census, including census availability for each county. Paperback 2005 edition. Includes index.

Introduction - Federal Censuses --History xiii -- Records xv -- Completeness xix -- U.S. Maps, 1790-1920 1 -- State Maps -- Alabama 11 -- Alaska 24 -- Arizona 26 -- Arkansas 32 -- California 43 -- Colorado 51 -- Connecticut 60 -- Delaware 152 -- District of Columbia 152 -- Florida 69 -- Georgia 79 -- Hawaii 91 -- Idaho 93 -- Illinois 99 -- Indiana 106 -- Iowa 114 -- Kansas 118 -- Kentucky 122 -- Louisiana 133 -- Maine 144 -- Maryland 152 -- Massachusetts 60 -- Michigan 159 -- Minnesota 169 -- Mississippi 179 -- Missouri 191 -- Montana 199 -- Nebraska 206 -- Nevada 211 -- New Hampshire 216 -- New Jersey 224 -- New Mexico 227 -- New York 236 -- North Carolina 245 -- North Dakota 259 -- Ohio 267 -- Oklahoma 275 -- Oregon 281 -- Pennsylvania 289 -- Rhode Island 60 -- South Carolina 297 -- South Dakota 306 -- Tennessee 314 -- Texas 326 -- Utah 342 -- Vermont 216 -- Virginia 349 -- Washington 360 -- West Virginia 367 -- Wisconsin 377 -- Wyoming 387 -- Pitfalls in Mapping Boundaries 395 -- National Projects 399 -- General Sources 400 -- State Sources 401.