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Segregation and neighborhood change in northern cities: New historical GIS data from 1900–1930

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  • Allison Shertzer
  • Randall P. Walsh
  • John R. Logan

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Most quantitative research on segregation and neighborhood change in American cities prior to 1940 has utilized data published by the Census Bureau at the ward level. The transcription of census manuscripts has made it possible to aggregate individual records to a finer level, the enumeration district (ED). Advances in geographic information systems (GIS) have facilitated mapping these data, opening new possibilities for historical GIS research. This article reports the creation of a mapped public use dataset for EDs in ten northern cities for each decade from 1900 to 1930. The authors illustrate a range of research topics that can now be pursued: recruitment into ethnic neighborhoods, the effects of comprehensive zoning on neighborhood change, and white flight from black neighbors.

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  • Allison Shertzer & Randall P. Walsh & John R. Logan, 2016. "Segregation and neighborhood change in northern cities: New historical GIS data from 1900–1930," Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(4), pages 187-197, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vhimxx:v:49:y:2016:i:4:p:187-197
    DOI: 10.1080/01615440.2016.1151393
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    3. Collins, William J., 2021. "The Great Migration of Black Americans from the US South: A guide and interpretation," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    4. Chenghan Xiao & Yang Yang & Xiaohe Xu & Xiao Ma, 2020. "Housing Conditions, Neighborhood Physical Environment, and Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home: Evidence from Chinese Rural-to-Urban Migrant Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-13, April.
    5. Rowena Gray & Rocco Bowman, 2021. "Locating the Manhattan housing market: GIS evidence for 1880-1910," Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(3), pages 151-171, July.
    6. H. Spencer Banzhaf & William Mathews & Randall Walsh, 2024. "Hell with the Lid Off: Racial Segregation and Environmental Equity in America’s Most Polluted City," NBER Working Papers 32950, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    8. Camilo Andrés Acosta Mejía, 2021. "The Incidence of Land Use Regulations," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 19223, Universidad EAFIT.
    9. Shertzer, Allison & Twinam, Tate & Walsh, Randall P., 2022. "Zoning and segregation in urban economic history," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
    10. Prottoy A. Akbar & Sijie Li & Allison Shertzer & Randall P. Walsh, 2019. "Racial Segregation in Housing Markets and the Erosion of Black Wealth," NBER Working Papers 25805, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    11. Allison Shertzer & Tate Twinam & Randall P. Walsh, 2016. "Race, Ethnicity, and Discriminatory Zoning," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 8(3), pages 217-246, July.
    12. Allison Shertzer & Randall P. Walsh, 2019. "Racial Sorting and the Emergence of Segregation in American Cities," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 101(3), pages 415-427, July.
    13. Twinam, Tate, 2017. "Danger zone: Land use and the geography of neighborhood crime," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 104-119.

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