The St. Louis Public Library has the 1930
Census for Missouri and Illinois on microfilm. Census records can be located using
the address of the individual or household to identify an enumeration district. From the
enumeration district, it is possible to identify the microfilm reel that contains the
census information for that individual or household.
| To use the 1930 Enumeration
District map for the City of St. Louis:
1. Find the number and street for the individual or household;
Searchers can look up names up in city directories to get these
addresses. St. Louis Public Library has city directories for St. Louis, St. Louis County,
as well as for many Illinois towns located in St. Clair or Madison County, Illinois.
Street listings appear at the bottom of the map. A block in St. Louis is
usually equal to 100. Odd numbered addresses are usually on the north or west side
of the street, even numbered addresses are on the south or east side of a street.
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Addresses beginning with "North" or "South" are located north or south
of Market Street.
2. Identify the enumeration district (ED) number for that
address by;
- Using the map; the EDs are the red two or three digit uncircled
numbers, Circled numbers show city wards
OR
3. Go to the 1930 Missouri
Census Guide to see which reel of microfilm will contain records for that individual
or household;
Enumeration Districts prefixes:
St. Louis City - 96
St. Louis County - 95
Madison County - 80
St. Clair County - 82
4. Bring that information to the St. Louis Public Library’s
History and Genealogy Department. |
Searchers may find the following websites helpful when working with the
1930 Census:
National Archives & Records
Administration – NARA provides a comprehensive guide to the entire 1930 Census.
Learn how the census was taken and which records survive today.
Obtaining EDs for the
1930 Census in One Step - Search for 1930 census information in large U.S. cities
including St. Louis.
1930
St. Louis Metropolitan Area Federal Census - Various finding aids for census
information related to the St. Louis Metropolitan area.
For further assistance contact the staff at the St. Louis Public
Library’s History and Genealogy Department
or send email to the library’s Reference Desk
(webref@slpl.lib.mo.us).
Maps are taken from the 1931 publication by the Saint
Louis Missouri Community Council Research Committee entitled, 1930 Federal Census for
Metropolitan Saint Louis. |
