The Magazine of Early American Datasets (MEAD)
Document Type
Dataset
File Format
Excel
Abstract
This dataset includes information about Philadelphia from the City Directory of 1791, the US Census for 1790, and a 60% sample of the 1789 city tax list. We used the data to create numerous maps of Philadelphia; see a sample of maps and further explanation at http://www.mappinghistoricphiladelphia.org/
Time Period: Start Date of Data Collection
2009
Time Period: End Date of Data Collection
2019
Time Period: Start Date of Data Coverage
1789
Time Period: End Date of Data Coverage
1791
Date of this Version
2020
Source(s)
Clement Biddle, The Philadelphia Directory (Philadelphia, 1791).
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Heads of Families of the U.S. taken in the year 1790. Pennsylvania (Washington, DC, 1908)
The 1789 Provincial Tax List is in the Philadelphia City Archives.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Billy G. and Sivitz, Paul, "Mapping Historic Philadelhia 1791 Directory & 1790 US Census," 01/01/09 - 01/01/19. 45. Philadelphia, PA: McNeil Center for Early American Studies [distributor], 2020. https://repository.upenn.edu
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Article Location
Date Posted: 13 May 2021