Decennial Census Official Publications 1790-
The library has most of these in print: check the library catalog
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970. Bicentennial Edition. US Census Bureau
In the library: 1st floor, Reference and Government Information Reference, HA 202 B87 1975
Historical Statistics of the United States. Cambridge University Press.
in the library: Reference HA202 .H57 2006
Measuring America: the Decennial Censuses from 1790-2000
Also in the library: 1st floor, Government Information US C 3.2:M46/2
Includes questionnaires and instructions 1790-2000
Census History
Includes questions asked in each of the decennial Censuses
Social Explorer (Fresno State access)
Select Tables, then select a source.
National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)
Summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, from 1790 on for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks.