Rochester, Lewis Street Neighborhood, 1940

Mount Allegro: A Memoir of Italian American Life

Rochester 1940 US Census Tract 44 Map

1940 US Census tract 44 Rochester, Ny

1940 Census Tracts, Rochester, NY – Population born in Italy

Census Track Map of Rochester in 1940 showing % Italian birth
Color legend for the map

The map shows strong concentrations of Italian born population running across the center of the city from east side to the west side of the city. The Lewis Street neighborhood is just across the railroad tracks from the public market and about a mile east of city center. Map Created by American Communities Project: Brown University

Census Manuscript Data

I’ve made a start transcribing the 1940 census manuscripts into a spreadsheet. Eventually all will be available like this Enumeration District 65-195 Google Docs Spread Sheet