Maps showing distribution of racial and national groups in the Los Angeles area, according to the 1940 United States census: Distribution of foreign born from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, U.S. Census data, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Maps showing distribution of racial and national groups in the Los Angeles area, according to the 1940 United States census: Distribution of foreign born from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, U.S. Census data, 1940

Date Created

1943

Date

1943

Publisher

Los Angeles (Calif.). City Planning Commission.

Language

English

Collection

Maps Showing Distribution of Racial and National Groups in Los Angeles, according to the 1940 United States Census

Notes

Description

All maps use the same grid, showing cities and towns in Los Angeles County, as well as boundary lines of the adjoining counties and some features and delineations of cities surrounding LA County (within the map's borders). A legend of various sized dots is given for each map, from the largest dot representing the highest population figure per dot to the smallest dot representing the smallest population figure this number varies per map. In rare cases, some population figures are represented by dots for some of the adjoining (non-LA County) cities
Digitization took place as part of the California Cultures Project.
Summary of findings: "Foreign born in Los Angeles from Netherlands, 2,013, Switzerland, 1,940, Belgium, 816, France, 3,196, Total, 7,965"
Scale: 2 3/4 mi. to the inch

Physical Description

Extent

1 map

Dimensions

67 x 47 cm.

Keywords

Genre

maps

Location

Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Population--Statistics--Maps
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Population--Statistics--Maps

Resource type

cartographic
still image

Subjects

Ethnology--California--Los Angeles--Statistics--Maps
Ethnology--California--Los Angeles County--Statistics--Maps