Note: Each excel file contains a worksheet describing where the data came from and explaining how they were gathered.
Post office -- national level data, 1740-1860 (excel file)
Post office -- state-level data, 1740-1860 (excel file)
Population -- state-level data, 1740-1860 (excel file)
Population -- number of urban areas & urban population, 1760-1860 (excel file)
Education -- number of Sunday schools in each state, 1740-1860 (excel file)
Education -- number of colleges founded in each state, 1639-1860 (excel file)
Religion -- number of congregations by denomination & state, 1740-1860 (excel file with data) (pdf describing data sources & prep)
Religion -- states where religious revivals occurred, 1740-1860 (excel file)
Coming soon...
Population & basic economic data -- national level data, 1740-1860 (excel file)
Magazine data -- list of magazines published 1740-1860 (excel file with data) (pdf describing data sources & data prep)